List Sites According to the Following Site Types:
(Ancient Placenames and Archaeological Sites)
Settlements:
- castrum, castellum, arx
(Fort, Tower)
- civitas (City, Administrative Center)
- colonia (Roman Colony)
- mansio (Road Station)
- mutatio (Road Station)
- oppidum (Celtic Center)
- portus (Port)
- thermae (Spa)
- vicus, dioecesis, bourgade, mint
(Local Settlement)
- villa, fundus, praedium,
domus, locus (Villa, Farm, Estate)
Artificial Constructions:
- aquaeducta (Aqueduct)
- necropolis (Cemetery)
- Centuriation
- ecclesia (Church)
- fanum, templum (Temple, Sanctuary,
Monument, Trophy)
- Mine
- monasterium (Monastery)
- pons (Bridge)
- Quarry
- via (Road Segment)
Geographical Features:
- fluvius (River)
- fons (Fountain)
- insula (Island)
- lacus (Lake)
- litus (Shore, Coast)
- mons (Mountain)
- oceanus (Ocean, Gulf)
- palus (Swamp)
- promontorium (Promontory)
- regio (Region)
- silva (Forest)
- sinus (Bay)
Populations:
- populus (People)
Please send comments and corrections to:
Ralph W. Mathisen,
Department of History, Univ. of S. Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA