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Wess. 582, 8 fines Syriae Coelis et Foenicis 9 mutatio Maraccas mil. X 10 mansio Antaradus mil. XVI 11 est civitas in mare a ripa mil. II 12 mutatio Spiclin mil. XII 583, 1 mutatio Basiliscum mil. XII 2 mansio Arcas mil. VIII 3 mutatio Bruttus mil. IIII 4 civitas Tripoli mil. XII 5 mutatio Triclis mil. XII 6 mutatio Brutto salia mil. XII 7 mutatio Alcobile mil. XII 8 civitas Birito mil. XII 9 mutatio Heldua mil. XII 10 mutatio Parphirion mil. VIII 11 civitas Sidona mil. VIII inde Sarepta mil. VIIII 12 ibi Helias ad viduam ascendit et petiit sibi cibum 13 mutatio Ad Nonum mil. IIII 584, 1 civitas Tyro mil. XII 2 fit ab Antiochia Tyro usque milia CLXXIIII, 3 mutationes XX, mansiones XI. Wess. 584, 4 mutatio Alexandroschene mil. XII 5 mutatio Ecdeppa mil. XII 6 civitas Ptolomaida mil. VIII 7 mutatio Calamon mil. XII 8 mansio Sicaminos mil. III 585, 1 ibi est mons Carmelus, ibi Helias sacrificium faciebat 2 mutatio Certha mil. VIII 3 fines Syriae Finices et Palestinae 4 civitas Caesarea Palestina id est Iudaea mil. VIII 5 fit a Tyro Caesarea Palestina milia LXXIII, 6 mutationes II, mansiones III. 7 Ibi est balneus Cornelii centurionis, qui 8 multas elymosynas faciebat. Inde est tertio miliario 586, 1 mons Syna, ubi fons est, in quem 2 mulier si laverit, gravida fit
582, 9—10 XXIIII 583, 3—4 XVIII 5 Trieris, ut videtur 5—6 XX 6 Bruttos alia = Botrys; alia propter v. 3 additum est. 7 Palaeobiblo 7—8 XXXVI. Sed supplendum potius post v. 6: civitas Biblo mil. XII. 8 Beryto 9—11 Beryto — Sidona XXVIIII 10 Porphyrion 13 VI 584, 1 VIIII 2 et 3 Sunt CCLXXXII. Numeri traditi efficiunt CCLXVI. Summam CLXXIIII in CCLXXIIII corrigendam esse apparet; quam eo tempore computatam esse suspicor, quo 582, 6. 583, 3—4 et 13 veri adhuc legebantur numeri maiores. Nam post 583, 6 Biblum antea iam excidisse, mansionum summa XI comprobatur, quae cum singulis mansionibus collectis congruit. Mutationes adsunt XXIII, quibus, Biblo seposita, 581, 7 Dafne et 583, 11 Sarepta accedunt (582, 11 Aradum in insula sitam viator non adiit). Summa igitur XX ex XXV fortasse corrupta est. 585, 3 Phoenices 4 fere XVIII 5 Sunt fere LXXIII. Numeri traditi efficiunt LXIII. Summa igitur LXXIII veram distantiam servavit. 6 mutationum summa II ex VII corrupta est, mansionum ratio constat.
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Wess. 582, 8 the frontiers of Coele Syria and Phoenice 9 mutatio Maraccas, miles X 10 mansio Antaradus, miles XVI 11 it is a city in the sea, from the shore 2 miles 12 mutatio Spiclin, miles XII 583, 1 mutatio Basiliscum, miles XII 2 mansio Arcas, miles VIII 3 mutatio Bruttus, miles IIII 4 civitas Tripoli, miles XII 5 mutatio Triclis, miles XII 6 mutatio Brutto salia, miles XII 7 mutatio Alcobile, miles XII 8 civitas Birito, miles XII 9 mutatio Heldua, miles XII 10 mutatio Parphirion, miles VIII 11 civitas Sidona, miles VIII thence to Sarepta, miles VIIII 12 there Elijah went up to the widow and asked for food from her 13 mutatio Ad Nonum, miles IIII 584, 1 civitas Tyro, miles XII 2 the total from Antiochia as far as Tyro is 174 miles, 3 mutations XX, mansiones XI. Wess. 584, 4 mutatio Alexandroschene, miles XII 5 mutatio Ecdeppa, miles XII 6 civitas Ptolomaida, miles VIII 7 mutatio Calamon, miles XII 8 mansio Sicaminos, miles III 585, 1 there is Mount Carmel, there Elijah used to make sacrifice 2 mutatio Certha, miles VIII 3 the frontiers of Syria Phoenice and Palaestina 4 civitas Caesarea Palaestina that is Judaea, miles VIII 5 the total from Tyro as far as Caesarea Palaestina is 73 miles, 6 mutations II, mansiones III. 7 There is the bath of Cornelius the centurion, who 8 gave many alms. Thence at the third milestone 586, 1 is Mount Syna, where there is a spring, in which 2 if a woman washes, she becomes pregnant
582, 9—10 XXIIII 583, 3—4 XVIII 5 Trieris, as it seems 5—6 XX 6 Bruttos alia = Botrys; the other, because of line 3, is added. 7 Palaeobiblo 7—8 XXXVI. But it is better to supply after v. 6: civitas Biblo, miles XII. 8 Beryto 9—11 Beryto — Sidona XXVIIII 10 Porphyrion 13 VI 584, 1 VIIII 2 and 3 They are CCLXXXII. The transmitted figures give CCLXVI. It is clear that the total CLXXIIII must be corrected to CCLXXIIII; I suspect this was calculated at a time when the larger correct figures at 582, 6. 583, 3—4 and 13 were still being read. For that Biblo had already fallen out before, is confirmed by the total of mansiones, XI, which agrees with the sum of the individual mansiones. There are XXIII mutations present; with Biblo set aside, 581, 7 Daphne and 583, 11 Sarepta are added (582, 11 Aradus, situated on an island, the traveler did not visit). Therefore, the total XX is perhaps corrupted from XXV. 585, 3 Phoenices 4 approximately XVIII 5 They are approximately LXXIII. The transmitted figures give LXIII. Therefore, the total LXXIII preserved the true distance. 6 the total of mutations, II, is corrupted from VII, the count of mansiones is correct.
Commentario Arethe
SYRIA PHOENICE — PALAESTINA
Pages 94–98 (Wess. 585–612) contain the most famous section of the Bordeaux Itinerary: the Holy Land description. After reaching Antioch, the pilgrim turns south through Syria Phoenice and enters Palestine. The itinerary records not just road stations but also holy sites and biblical locations: the pilgrim visits Caesarea Maritima (Wess. 590), Neapolis/Shechem (Nablus), and finally reaches Jerusalem (Hierosolima/Hierusalem). The Jerusalem section (Wess. 589–600) includes the earliest surviving Christian description of the holy sites: the Temple Mount ('where Solomon's temple stood'), the church on Golgotha ('where the Lord was crucified'), Constantine's Basilica (the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, then newly built), Bethlehem, and the sites along the Jordan Valley. This section is a uniquely precious document for the archaeology and topography of Constantinian Jerusalem — it predates the more famous pilgrimage account of Egeria (c. 381–384 CE) by half a century.