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Avernus (lake) — by N. Purcell — last modified Jul 09, 2024 09:33 AM

A volcanic crater lake located in the Phlegraean Fields, Lake Avernus served a major ritual role for ancient Romans and Greeks as they viewed it as an entrance to Hades.

Beberaci L. — by M. Roaf — last modified Jun 29, 2021 09:43 AM

Beberaci L. (Bahrat Khatuniyah بحرة خاتونية)

Begorritus lacus — by E.N. Borza — last modified Dec 11, 2019 06:44 PM

Lake Vegoritida, once known as Lake Ostrovo, is a large natural lake located in western Macedonia, northern Greece.

Benacus (lake) — by M. Pearce — last modified Apr 06, 2024 03:15 PM

Benacus L. (Lake Garda) is the largest lake in Italy.

Birket Habu — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified May 31, 2022 08:22 PM

An artificial lake created to bring water from the Nile to the Palace of Amenhotep III at Malkata in Egypt.

Bistonis (lake) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Oct 14, 2024 05:09 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 51 E2 Bistonis L.

Boane/Sunonensis (lake) — by C. Foss — last modified Jan 31, 2025 03:21 PM

A lake in Bithynia located between the Ascania Lacus and the river Sangarius.

Boibe (lake) — by J. Fossey — last modified Aug 14, 2023 07:50 PM

An ancient lake of Thessaly in Greece whose modern remnants were drained in the 20th century. A lake restoration project, inaugurated in 2018, has produced the modern Lake Karla in the same general area.

Bolbe (lake) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Jan 28, 2025 10:08 AM

Lake Volvi is located on the Chalkidiki peninsula.

Brigantinus (lake) — by H. Bender — last modified Oct 30, 2024 09:27 AM

Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine consisting of three bodies of water: the Obersee, the Untersee, and the Seerhein.

Buduntini — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 12, 2023 11:41 PM

Buduntini, the only freshwater lake in Sardinia.

Bykes Limne — by David Braund — last modified Jan 21, 2023 05:13 PM

Bykes Limne (the Putrid Lake)

Campoverde — by L. Quilici — last modified Jun 07, 2020 04:29 AM

Campoverde (Lazio) lies some 60 km south of Rome. In 1977-1978 a quantity of votive material was recovered from a body of water known as the "Laghetto del Monsignore". This spring-fed body of water was interpreted as an open-air votive depository.

Caspium/Hyrcanium Mare — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Dec 08, 2024 10:28 PM

The Caspian Sea is a remnant of a larger, inland sea and is now the world's largest enclosed body of water. It has been classified as both a lake and as a sea.

Cephisis — by M. Euzennat — last modified Sep 17, 2022 08:33 PM

An ancient body of water, mentioned by Skylax and Pliny the Elder (who terms it a "lacus") bordering the Atlantic coast in what is now northwest Morocco. Some modern scholars believe it should be associated with the modern Oued Tahadart/Oued Khobs near El Khaoucha.

Ceresius (lake) — by M. Pearce — last modified Apr 19, 2020 07:57 AM

Ceresius L. (Lake Lugano)

Chaldaici? L. — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jul 01, 2019 07:59 PM

Chaldaici? L. was an extensive marshland near the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

Ciminius (lake) — by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 06, 2024 01:50 PM

A caldera lake of northern Latium.

Clusinus (lake) — by W.V. Harris — last modified Aug 15, 2024 05:07 PM

The modern Lake Chiusi in Italy.

Cocanicus L. — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Aug 06, 2021 03:29 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 47 unlocated Cocanicus L.

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