Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
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Sean Gillies
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Velini L. — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jun 13, 2023 05:05 PM
- In the Roman period the Lacus Velinus was a larger body of water than the surviving remnant that is now known as Lake Piediluco. Modern intervention drained water away from the lake into the lower Nera River.
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Verbanus (lake) — by M. Pearce — last modified Jan 23, 2024 04:56 PM
- Modern Lake Maggiore.
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Villards-d’Heria — by G.D. Woolf — last modified Jul 27, 2024 03:55 PM
- A sanctuary of the Sequani at modern Villards-d'Heria in France. It is archaeologically represented by a two-part architectural complex comprising (1) north of the modern town the monumental "Pont des Arches", which supported a temple over a watercourse that supplied a large spa, and (2) at the nearby Lac-d'Antre, which supplied the majority of the water for the spa complex and also hosted additional temples along its shoreline. Plans in Vurpillot 2016 and Nouvel 2019.
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Volsiniensis L. — by W.V. Harris — last modified Mar 15, 2024 11:03 AM
- A volcanic lake of northern Latium formed by the collapse of the Vulsini volcano. Roman sources record volcanic activity at the site as late as the second century B.C.
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Zotha L. — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Jan 01, 2023 07:57 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 6 unlocated Zotha L.
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Zouchis — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Dec 03, 2021 06:46 AM
- Strabo provides the ancient Greek name Zouchis for the modern Bahiret el Bibane, a coastal lagoon located in Tunisia.