Historical place profile

Algae

An ancient place, mentioned in the maritime portion of the Antonine Itineraries as between Centum Cellae (modern Civitavecchia) and Rapinium (modern Bagni Sant'Agostino). BAtlas identifies Algae with modern Torre Valdaliga; whereas NP considers it unlocated.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:413008
Catalogue ID
pleiades:413008
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
42.123735, 11.759068
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient place, mentioned in the maritime portion of the Antonine Itineraries as between Centum Cellae (modern Civitavecchia) and Rapinium (modern Bagni Sant'Agostino). BAtlas identifies Algae with modern Torre Valdaliga; whereas NP considers it unlocated.

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 42 B4 Algae

Source and reuse

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Research path

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