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- Ismaris L. — by E.N. Borza — last modified Aug 12, 2013 10:24 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 51 E3 Ismaris L.
- Kabalitis L. — by C. Foss — last modified Sep 24, 2016 12:57 AM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 C3 Kabalitis L.
- Kanopike Limne — by A. Bernand — last modified Jul 23, 2024 03:20 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 74 C2 Kanopike Limne
- Kapria L. — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 14, 2012 09:28 PM
- An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 65 F4 Kapria L.
- Karalis (lake) — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 10, 2023 09:32 AM
- Karalis (modern Lake Beyşehir or Beyşehir Gölü) is a large freshwater lake in Asia Minor.
- Kataderbis L. — by A. Hausleiter — last modified May 23, 2017 12:29 PM
- An ancient lake, attested by literary or documentary sources, whose precise location cannot be determined today
- Kerkinitis L. — by E.N. Borza — last modified Sep 06, 2021 10:18 PM
- Kerkinitis L. was an extensive marshland in antiquity and is now a reservoir.
- Keşiş Gölü — by Jamie Novotny — last modified May 26, 2023 09:01 AM
- Keşiş Gölü (“Priest Lake”), which known today as Turna Gölü, is an artificially-created lake located 23 km east of Van, in the Varak Dağı massif. The lake was made by the Urartian king Rusa, son of Erimena, to ensure a constant water supply water supply of the capital Tušpa. Four Urartian inscriptions, including a rock relief, were discovered in its vicinity. The upper part of a stele, the so-called Keşiş Göl stele (CTU I A 14-1), records the creation of Rusai Sue (“Lake Rusa”).
- Labeatis L. — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Jan 20, 2014 08:06 PM
- Labeatis L., modern Lake Skadar, is the largest lake of the Balkan peninsula.
- Ladyward Roman Fort — by A.S. Esmonde Cleary — last modified Apr 11, 2022 04:38 PM
- Remains of a Roman fort have been identified between modern Lochmaben and Lockerbie in Scotland. The site -- or an as-yet undiscovered nearby settlement, sanctuary, or road station -- may have been named *Locus Maponi by the Ravenna Cosmographer.
- Lago dell'Accesa (lake) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 19, 2024 12:27 PM
- Lago dell'Accesa is a lake located in the Colline Metallifere.
- Lago di Castiglione — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 16, 2019 08:13 AM
- An ancient caldera lake near Gabii (ancient name unknown) that has been drained and filled in modern times.
- Lago di Giulianello — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 23, 2022 03:32 PM
- The Lago di Giulianello is a lake located in the territory of Giulianello in Lazio, central Italy.
- Lago di Monterosi — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 03, 2021 12:35 PM
- A volcanic crater lake located near Viterbo, Italy. The study of lacustrine sediments has revealed palynological evidence that has helped to reconstruct the ancient environment and vegetation of peninsular Italy.
- Lago di San Floriano — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 10, 2021 08:43 AM
- The lake of San Floriano is located in the Maremma plain near Capalbio.
- Lake Bafa — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 14, 2024 11:00 AM
- Lake Bafa (Bafa Gölü) in Ionia formed as a result of the silting of the Latmian Gulf.
- Lake Eğirdir — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Feb 03, 2023 04:16 PM
- Lake in the southwestern Konya Plain; ancient name unknown.
- Lake Matese — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 21, 2024 02:41 PM
- Lake Matese is a glacial lake located in the Matese mountains at the foot of Monte Miletto and Monte Gallinola.
- Lake Mezzano — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 19, 2022 07:48 AM
- Lake Mezzano is a small crater lake of central Italy that formed 400,000 years ago.
- Lake Sannaus — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 11, 2024 01:16 PM
- Pliny the Elder mentions a Lake Sannaus in Asia that is dyed by the wormwood that grows around it.