Historical place profile
Col. Baeterrae
Colonia Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum is located where the Via Herculia crosses the Orb river. It is now modern Béziers, France. The site has been inhabited at least since 750-650 B.C.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:148056
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:148056
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 43.341676, 3.217941
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Colonia Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum is located where the Via Herculia crosses the Orb river. It is now modern Béziers, France. The site has been inhabited at least since 750-650 B.C.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 15 A3 Col. Baeterrae
Source and reuse
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Research path
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