Adrianopel

[Jona Lendering]

I know where Edirne is, but I do not know the exact location of the battlefield at Adrianopel. Where is that bloody hill?! I need it for our map [url:37jtqlei]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/option,com_google_maps/Itemid,99/[/url], so that people, who switch on the satellite view, can see the battlefield from space. So I need coordinates.

[P. Lilius Frugius Simius]

Jona,

I'll try to find it out, although I am not sure it will be very easy, but there are some authors who propose some locations...

In the meantime, the map looks really cool! But I'm afraid the Legio marker is in the wrong part of Gallaecia...

Parts of the army camp of Legio VII Gemina that guarded the gold mines of the NW, specially in Las Médulas, is being recovered slowly, in the modern town of León (which is the NW logical, Romance evolution from Latin: legione(m) > legion > *le[sh]ion > *leion > leon)

I will try to find out the GPS coordinates for you... :-) )

laters and keep up the great job!

[Jona Lendering]

Thanks for any coordinates. Leon was indeed wrong, I don't know how this could happen, it should have been OK.

[Robert Vermaat]

I know where Edirne is, but I do not know the exact location of the battlefield at Adrianopel. Where is that bloody hill?! I need it for our map [url:2euq1hk1]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/option,com_google_maps/Itemid,99/[/url], so that people, who switch on the satellite view, can see the battlefield from space. So I need coordinates.

Description from Osprey Campaign 84 (Adrianople AD 378), p. 92:

"Heading out of Edirne on a small but paved road..passing through the village of Büyük Döllük (where Valens may have died) you will ee the domineering ridge where the Goths were likely to have depoloyed."

p. 70 mentions that the Goths may hae had their camp at the site of the current hamlet Muratcali.

I think it's 41°46'57.27"N, 26°36'50.30"E

[Jona Lendering]

Sounds very plausible and the coordinates look OK. I've used this coordinate, unless someone knows better.

[P. Lilius Frugius Simius]

Nothing to object, that was my likest source as well... :-) )

Another interesting site for you:

the Iberic-Roman town of Lucentum, in Alicante, Spain.

Google maps link: Lucentum (Albufereta, Alacant, Spain)

I cannot get the right geographical coordinates, but they must be close to 40º 00' N, 4º 00' W (anyone has Google Earth? it doesn't work on GNU/Linux)

As for Legio VI and VII Gemina:

It's in Armunia, León, Spain, google maps link: Armunia, León, Spain

Lastly, a wonderful Roman display of work, the Aqueduct of Segovia, in Spain: Segovian Aqueduct, Segovia, Spain

(it's south-east from the place of the link, and if you zoom enough you can it's shadow showing the archs in the satellite pictures!)

There are loads more, but I hope this helps so far...

laters!