Historical place profile

*Igaeditania?

Egitania (Civitas Igaeditanorum) was a Roman city whose name was bestowed by the Swabians and Visigoths. This settlement achieved municipal status under the Flavian emperors.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:256220
Catalogue ID
pleiades:256220
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
39.996287, -7.144917
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Egitania (Civitas Igaeditanorum) was a Roman city whose name was bestowed by the Swabians and Visigoths. This settlement achieved municipal status under the Flavian emperors.

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 26 C2 *Igaeditania?

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