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The river Batman, in eastern Turkey / Kurdistan, was part of the Roman frontier, probably between 298 and 363, and perhaps even later. TIgranocerta/Martyropolis was situated on its west bank. It was called Nymphius, I think. Does anyone know whether 298 and 363 are correct? The site was fortified by Justinian, which suggests that the Batman was Rome's frontier at a later stage.
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Quote:the Batman was Rome's frontier at a later stage
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Frontiers were often fluid, especially in such places where natural defences were lacking. Judging from some pictures I found, if the river was of similar size in antiquity it was almost literally a stone-throw's in width. Couldn't it have been part of the frontier on multiple occasions?
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Quote:Quote:the Batman was Rome's frontier at a later stage
Sorry. Couldn´t resist....
He is still around...Here is a picture I took in Istanbul last year
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That part of the Livius site is a fantastic resource Jona, I've used it extensively when writing Roman fiction.
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Thanks, Guys!! I needed a good laugh; it's Monday after all :lol:
Seriously, though, it is interesting about the Batman River as the Romans did use other rather small rivers for "boundaries" - think the Rubicon in Italy - it is not much of a river.
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Isn't it pronounced "Bot Mon"?
(sorry for being a party pooper)