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Book II, Chapter 4
Location of Lusitania Hispania
(Second Map of Europe)
Thayer's Note: Stevenson's "translation" of Ptolemy, to which this page belongs, is abysmally bad. It should not be used for any serious purpose. For details and correctives, see my Ptolemy homepage.
The south side of Lusitania, as we have indicated, is the northern boundary of Baetica; the north side borders on Tarraconensis along the western part of the Dorius river,
| the mouth of which opens into the Outer sea in the locality | 5*20 | 41°50 |
| where the river first touches the borders of Lusitania is in | 9*10 | 41°50 |
| sources of the river are in | 11*40 | 41°40 |
The eastern side also borders on Tarraconensis, and its termini as we have said, are near the Anas river and the Dorius river.
The west side, which extends along the Western ocean, is thus described:
After the mouth of the Anas river
the Turditani
| Balsa | 3*40 | 37°45 |
| Ossonoba | 3*00 | 37°50 |
| Sacrum (Sacred) promontory | 2*30 | 38°15 |
| mouth of Calipodis river | 5*00 | 39°00 |
| Salacia | 5*05 | 39°25 |
| Caetobrix | 4*55 | 39°30 |
the Lusitani
The Turdetani inhabit the vicinity of the Sacred promontory, whose interior cities in Lusitania are
The Celtici inhabit that region which from these (towns) lies toward the interior; their cities in Lusitania are
| Laccobriga | 5*45 | 40°15 |
| Caepiana | 5*20 | 40°00 |
| Braetoleum | 6*00 | 40°00 |
| Mirobriga | 5*20 | 39°45 |
| Arcobriga | 5*40 | 39°45 |
| Meribriga | 6*10 | 39°40 |
| Catraleucus | 5*40 | 39°20 |
| Arandis | 6*10 | 39°05 |
Above these are the Lusitani, whose interior towns are
The Vettones are farthest east, whose towns are
Island adjacent to Lusitania
