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Place Tanitike Limne by A. Bernand — last modified May 09, 2022 11:52 AM
During the period of Greek and Roman engagement with Egypt, the Tanitike Limne (one of the Nile Delta's many lake/lagoons) was bounded by the Phatnitikon (modern Damietta branch) and Mendesion (now disappeared) mouths of the Nile. The lake's ancient extent corresponds roughly to the western half of the modern Lake Menzala.
Place Tatta L. by S. Mitchell — last modified Apr 10, 2023 06:37 AM
Tatta L. (Lake Tuz or Tuz Gölü) is one of the largest of the world's hypersaline lakes and the second largest lake in Turkey.
Place Thospitis Limne by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 31, 2020 11:32 AM
Lake Van, the largest lake in Asia Minor, is a saline soda lake.
Place Tiberiadis Mare/Gennesar Lacus by E.M. Meyers — last modified Nov 04, 2024 09:30 AM
The Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias, is the largest freshwater lake in Israel.
Place Torrebia L. by C. Foss — last modified Mar 30, 2020 09:26 AM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 G5 Torrebia L.
Place Trasumennus L. by W.V. Harris — last modified Nov 15, 2020 11:55 PM
Trasumennus L. (Lake Trasimeno) is the largest lake of the Italian peninsula and the site of a major engagement of the Second Punic War on June 21, 217 B.C.
Place Trephia L. by J. Fossey — last modified Feb 14, 2012 08:11 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 E4 Trephia L.
Place Trichonis L. by J. Fossey — last modified Feb 23, 2024 07:44 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 55 B3 Trichonis L.
Place Tritonis? L. by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Jul 06, 2023 07:54 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 37 D2 Tritonis? L.
Place Tritonis? Palus by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Jul 17, 2023 10:29 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 38 B1 Tritonis? Palus
Place Trogitis by S. Mitchell — last modified Feb 27, 2023 04:02 AM
Known now as Lake Suğla, or in Turkish, Suğla Gölü, the ancient Trogitis is a lake that is located in Turkey's Konya Province.
Place Trogitis (lake) by C. Foss — last modified Oct 29, 2024 01:57 PM
The modern Lake Suğla is a lake located in Turkey's Konya Province.
Place Umber L. by W.V. Harris — last modified Oct 16, 2022 08:12 PM
An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 42 unlocated Umber L.
Place Urias Sinus by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Dec 06, 2024 08:57 PM
The Lago di Varano.
Place Vadimonis (lake) by W.V. Harris — last modified Nov 30, 2021 04:05 PM
A partially dry lake of ancient Etruria near Orte. The Romans were victorious in two battles fought against the Etruscans there (310 and 283 BC).
Place Velini (lake) by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 05, 2021 07:12 AM
A lake formed by three rivers (Avens, Himella and Tolenus) in the territory of the Sabines.
Place 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.
Place Verbanus (lake) by M. Pearce — last modified Jan 23, 2024 04:56 PM
Modern Lake Maggiore.
Place 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.
Place 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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