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Book IV, Chapter 2

Location of Mauritania Caesariensis
(from the First Map of Libya)

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.

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No information has been added to Ptolemy's text as I have it, so there is almost no topographic data; the courses of the rivers also remain unmapped.

Mauritania Caesariensis is terminated on the west by the east side of Mauritania Tingitana as we have said above; on the north by the Sardoum sea from the mouth of the Malva river to the mouth of the Ampsaga river, of which the following is a description:

After the mouth of the Malva river

Magnum promontory 11*30 35°00
Gypsaria harbor 11*50 34°45
Siga city, colonia 12*00 34°40
mouth of the Siga river 12*15 34°40
mouth of the Assarath river 12*30 34°30
Portus Magnus 12*45 34°30
mouth of the Chylimath river 13*00 34°00
Quiza colonia 13*20 34°00
Deorum harbor 13*30 33°45
Arsenaria colonia 13*50 33°50
mouth of the Cartennus river 14*15 33°40
Cartenna 14*30 33°40
Carepula 14*50 33°40
Iar vicus 15*10 33°30
Lagnouton colonia 15*30 33°30
Apollinis promontory 15*50 33°40
Castra Germanorum 15*50 33°35
Canucis 16*30 33°30
mouth of the Chinalaph river 16*40 33°20
Iol Caesarea colonia 17*00 33°20
Tipasa 17*30 33°20
Via 17*40 33°00
Icosium 18*00 33°00
mouth of the Savus river 18*10 33°00
Rustonium 18*30 32°45
Rusicibar 18*45 32°50
Modunga 19*10 32°55
mouth of the Serbetis river 19*30 32°50
Cissa 19*45 32°50
Addyme 20*00 32°50
Rusuccoru 20*15 32°45
Iomnium 20*30 32°45
Rusubirsir 20*45 32°40
Rusazus 21*00 32°40
Vabar 21*30 32°30
Saldae colonia 22*00 32°30
mouth of the Nasabath river 22*10 32°30
Chobath 22*40 32°20
mouth of the Sisar river 23*00 32°15
Iarsath 23*20 32°05
Audum promontory 23*40 32°15

and in the Numidian bay:

mouth of the Audus river 23*50 32°00
Igilgili 24*00 32°00
mouth of the Gulus river 24*40 31°50
Assarath 25*10 31°45
mouth of the Ampsagas river 26*15 31°45
river sources 26*00 26°00

It is bounded on the east by Africa along the Ampsagas river

to that point which is in 26*20 26°00

on the south side by the Libyan races along the line, which above Gaetulia joins the southern termini.

The mountains in this province most celebrated are the Durdus mountains,

the eastern parts of which are in 15*00 29°30
the western, as stated, in 10*00 29°30
the Zalacus mountains in 16*00 31°40
the Garaphi mountains in 16*00 28°40
the Madethubadus mountains the limits of which are in 13*00 26°40
and 17*30 26°00
the Cinnaba mountains 19*30 26°00º
the Beryn mountains 20*30 31°00
the Phruraesus mountains, the limits of which are in 18*30 28°40
and 21*00 26°00
the Garas mountains 23*00 28°00
the Valva mountains 22*00 26°00
the western part of the Buzara located in 25*00 25°00

The Herpeditani inhabit the western parts of this province which are above the iron mines; below whom are the Taladusi; then the Sorae, to the south of whom are the Masaesyli; and below these are the Dryitae; then near the Durdus mountains are the Eluli and the Tolotae and also the Nacmusi extending to the Garaphi mountains; from the Taladusi toward the east extending as far as the mouth of the river Chinalaph are the Machusi, below whom are the Zalacus mountains and beyond this are the Mazices; then the Banturari; and beyond the Garaphi mountains are the Aquenses, the Myceni, and the Maccurae; and above the Cinnaba mountains are the Enabasi; to the east from the Zalacus mountains on the sea coast are the Machurebi below whom are the Tulenses; then the Baniuri below whom are the Machures; then the Salassi, the Malchubi and the Montani; then toward the east from the Tulenses dwell the Mucuni and the Chituae to the river Ampsagas, below these moreover are the Coedamusi; then the Toducae next to the sources of the river Ampsaga.

The inland towns in this province are:

Vasbaria 12*30 34°00
Celama 12*10 33°30
Urbara 12*50 33°30
Lanigara 12*00 33°00
Villa vicus 12*40 32°00
Atoa 12*30 31°10
Mina 12*50 33°00
Timici 13*00 33°10
Astacilis 13*20 33°10
Arina 13*30 30°50
Aripa 14*00 30°50
Victoria 14*10 33°00
Giglui 14*30 32°30
Bunogora 14*30 31°30
Vagae 15*15 30°45
Manliana 15*50 28°50
Apphar 16*20 33°15
Oppidum Novum colonia 16*00 32°40
Burca 16*50 30°45
Tarrum 16*15 30°00
Garra 16*30 32°50
Zuchabbari 16*50 32°40
Irath 17*00 32°00
Tenissa 17*50 31°10
Lamida 18*30 32°20
Vasana 18*20 31°40
Casmara 18*10 30°50
Binsitta 18*30 30°40
Pegava 18*50 30°30
Nigilgia 18*15 30°15
Thisizima 18*30 29°30
Choezala 18*40 32°30
Aquae Calidae, colonia 18*00 32°10
Floria 19*20 31°40
Oppidium 19*10 31°10
Labdia 19*50 29°50
Tucca 20*00 31°30
Badea 20*00 30°45
Gasmara 18*00 32°40
Bida colonia 18*30 32°30
Symoetha 20*20 32°15
Thibinia 21*00 31°10
Izatha 21*00 30°20
Auximis 21*00 29°30

also near the sources of the Rhoemius river, which flows into the Savus river,

Suburgia 21*00 28°20

Then again beginning in another part, the towns are

Thudaca 19*10 32°20
Tigis 19*30 32°30
Turaphilum 21*20 31°45
Sudava 22*20 32°00
Tusiatath 22*20 31°30
Ussara 22*00 30°40
Vazagada 22*30 30°10
Auzia 22*10 29°40
Tubusuptus 23*45 31°40
Robonda 23*20 31°20
Ausum 23*00 30°40
Zaratha 23*30 30°30
Nababurum 23*00 30°00
Vitaca 23*45 29°30
Thubuna 23*50 28°30
Thamaritha 23*10 27°15
Augala 24*50 31°20
Suptu 24*20 30°45
Hippu 24*50 30°30
Vamicaeda 25*10 30°00
Sitiphi colonia 26*00 29°20
Tumarra 26*00 29°00
Germiana 26*00 28°30
Paepia 24*50 28°15
Vescethra 24*30 27°30
Aegaea 26*00 27°10
Taruda 25*45 26°30

An island is near the famous town Iol Caesarea, which is called Iol Caesarea island,

in which island is a town of this same name located in 17*10 33°40
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