Corpus Topographicum Indiae Antiquae III: Indian Toponyms in Ancient Greek and Latin Texts

Volume III of the Corpus Topographicum Indiae Antiquae deals with

Indian toponyms in ancient Greek and Latin texts. Anyone who is interested

in ancient Greeks and Romans and their contacts with India and Sri Lanka

is faced with the inconvenience of the vague location of places as well as

the often arbitrary spelling of the names.
The present monograph

fills the gap. It consists of an alphabetical index and an atlas. The data

of this volume is compiled from Diodorus, Strabo, Pomponius Mela, Quintus

Curtius, Plinius Maior, Periplus, Arrianus, Ptolemaios, Kosmas

Indicopleustes, in chronological order. Each entry is followed by a

reference to the ancient work and to modern authors dealing with it. The

index contains the names with their synonyms, variant spelling and

essential notes regarding their identification and location. A system of

cross-references interlinks synonymous toponyms.
In order to

complete the link between the place-names and their exact location it

proved useful to appendix a set of gridded maps (33). Places are plotted

on the maps. For the orthography as well as for the location of the names

the authority of the Survey of India was adopted.
The index and

atlas form an indispensable research and work tool for all interested in

ancient toponyms and in their identification and location.