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Laos

a Pleiades name resource

Creators: I.E.M. Edlund Berry, A.M. Small

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified May 09, 2023 11:30 AM — History

In recording this toponym, Strabo notes that it is the name for both "a river and city".

Romanized Name(s):
Laos

Name as attested:

Λᾶος

Language:
Greek (ancient)

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

References:

Evidence:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 46 C2 Laos fl.

Details: