*Caput Bovis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.J. Wilkes Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: J.J. Wilkes Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 21 E5 *Caput Bovis
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/207008
44.675207, 22.474592
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 7500 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Caput Bovis (30 BC - AD 640)
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fort, tower (deprecated)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 21 E5 *Caput Bovis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Sip YUG
J.J. Wilkes, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, '*Caput Bovis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/207008> [accessed: 18 April 2024]
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Incorrect position. Fort Caput Bovis was located in the current bed of the Danube River. The fort controlled traffic on the canal built by Trajan. See : https://www.academia.edu/780731/Minor_Fortifications_in_the_Balkan-Danubian_Area_from_Diocletian_to_Justinian