(Καυκάσιαι Πύλαι; Kaukásiai Pýlai). Pass in the Caucasus, only mentioned in Plin. HN 6,30; the same as what is now the Georgian military road, described in Ptol. 5,8,9 as Σαρματικαὶ Πύλαι (Sarmatikaì Pýlai).
Caucasiae Pylae(44 words)
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Brentjes, Burchard (Berlin) and Treidler, Hans (Berlin), “Caucasiae Pylae”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 04 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e611170>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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