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Wess. 601, 2 milia undecies centena LXIIII milia, 3 mutationes LXVIIII, mansiones LVIII. 4 Item per Nicopoli Caesarea milia LXXIIIS, 5 mutationes V, mansiones III. 6 Item ab Heraclea per Machedonia: 7 mutatio Aerea mil. XVI 8 mansio Registo mil. XII 9 mutatio Bedizo mil. XII 10 civitas Apris mil. XII 602, 1 mutatio Zesutera mil. XII 2 finis Europae et Rhodopeae 3 mansio Sirogellis mil. X 4 mutatio Drippa mil. XIIII 5 mansio Gipsila mil. XII 6 mutatio Demas mil. XII 7 civitas Traianopoli mil. XIII 8 mutatio Ad Unimpara mil. VIII 9 mutatio Salei mil. VIIS 10 mutatio Melalico mil. VIII 11 mansio Berozicha mil. XV 603, 1 mutatio Breierophara mil. X 2 civitas Maximianopoli mil. X Wess. 603, 3 mutatio Ad Stabulodio mil. XII 4 mutatio Rumbodona mil. X 5 civitas Epyrum mil. X 6 mutatio Purdis mil. VIII 7 finis Rhodopeae et Macedoniae 8 mansio Hercontroma mil. VIIII 9 mutatio Neapolim mil. VIII 10 civitas Philippis mil. X 604, 1 ubi Paulus et Sileas in carcere fuerunt 2 mutatio Ad Duodecimum mil. XII 3 mutatio Domeros mil. VII 4 civitas Amphipholim mil. XIII 5 mutatio Pennana mil. X 6 mutatio Peripidis mil. X 7 ibi positus est Euripidis poeta 605, 1 mansio Appollonia mil. XI 2 mutatio Heracleustibus mil. XI 3 mutatio Duodea mil. XIIII 4 civitas Thessalonica mil. XIII 5 mutatio Ad Decimum mil. X 6 mutatio Gephira mil. X 606, 1 civitas Polli, unde fuit Alexander Magnus Ma-
est. Summarum a me correctarum summa est MCCLIIII. Numeri singuli traditi 571, 11—589, 4 efficiunt MCCVIIII. Idem de mansionum summa LVIII iudicium ferendum est, quae et ipsa cum summa summarum corruptarum accurate convenit. Summarum a me correctarum summa est LV (cum Biblo, sed sine Chalcedone et Hierosolyma). Singulae mansiones in textu leguntur LIIII. Quae cum ita sint, mutationum summam LXVIIII ex XCIIII, quae summa summarum corruptarum est, natam esse puto. Summarum a me correctarum summa est CV (cum Chalcedone Dafne Sarepta Biblo, sine Hierosolyma). Singulae mutationes in textu reperiuntur CI. Debentur igitur summae summarum correctori paullo recentiori, eidem fortasse homini, qui versus 601, 1—3 casu quodam loco suo post v. 589, 6 solutos (et margini adscriptos?) huc transtulit. 4 et 5 Sunt fere LXXIII. Numeri traditi efficiunt LXVIII. Summa igitur LXXIIIS, quae eo commendatur quod semissem retinuit, veram distantiam servavit. Mutationum et mansionum ratio constat. 7 Heraeo 8 Resisto X 9—10 XXII 602, 3 Syrascellis 5 Cypsala 6 Dymas 8 Tempyra 10 Milolito 11 Brenzice XII 603, 3 Stabulo Diomedis 3—5 XXXVI 5 Topirum 8 Acontisma 9 VIII summa 609, 2 poscere videtur. 10 XII 604, 4 Amphipolim 6 Euripidis 605, 2 Heracleus Stibus 3 videtur esse Duodeca aut Duodecimum 4 XII 6 VII 606, 1 Pelli
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Wess. 601, 2 1,164 miles, 3 mutations LXVIIII, mansiones LVIII. 4 Likewise via Nicopoli to Caesarea, miles LXXIIIS, 5 mutations V, mansiones III. 6 Likewise from Heraclea through Macedonia: 7 mutatio Aerea, miles XVI 8 mansio Registo, miles XII 9 mutatio Bedizo, miles XII 10 civitas Apris, miles XII 602, 1 mutatio Zesutera, miles XII 2 the end of Europa and Rhodopea 3 mansio Sirogellis, miles X 4 mutatio Drippa, miles XIIII 5 mansio Gipsila, miles XII 6 mutatio Demas, miles XII 7 civitas Traianopoli, miles XIII 8 mutatio Ad Unimpara, miles VIII 9 mutatio Salei, miles VIIS 10 mutatio Melalico, miles VIII 11 mansio Berozicha, miles XV 603, 1 mutatio Breierophara, miles X 2 civitas Maximianopoli, miles X Wess. 603, 3 mutatio Ad Stabulodio, miles XII 4 mutatio Rumbodona, miles X 5 civitas Epyrum, miles X 6 mutatio Purdis, miles VIII 7 the end of Rhodopea and Macedonia 8 mansio Hercontroma, miles VIIII 9 mutatio Neapolim, miles VIII 10 civitas Philippis, miles X 604, 1 where Paul and Silas were in prison 2 mutatio Ad Duodecimum, miles XII 3 mutatio Domeros, miles VII 4 civitas Amphipholim, miles XIII 5 mutatio Pennana, miles X 6 mutatio Peripidis, miles X 7 there is placed the poet Euripides 605, 1 mansio Appollonia, miles XI 2 mutatio Heracleustibus, miles XI 3 mutatio Duodea, miles XIIII 4 civitas Thessalonica, miles XIII 5 mutatio Ad Decimum, miles X 6 mutatio Gephira, miles X 606, 1 civitas Polli, whence was Alexander the Great, Ma-
est. The sum of the totals corrected by me is MCCLIIII. The individual figures transmitted from 571, 11 to 589, 4 give MCCVIIII. The same judgment is to be made about the total of mansiones, LVIII, which itself agrees accurately with the sum of the corrupt totals. The sum of the totals corrected by me is LV (with Biblus, but without Chalcedon and Hierosolyma). Individual mansiones are read in the text as LIIII. This being so, I think the total of mutations, LXVIIII, arose from XCIIII, which is the sum of the corrupt totals. The sum of the totals corrected by me is CV (with Chalcedon, Daphne, Sarepta, Biblus, without Hierosolyma). Individual mutations are found in the text as CI. Therefore, the total of totals is due to a somewhat more recent corrector, perhaps the same person who, by some chance, transferred the lines 601, 1—3, detached from their place after v. 589, 6 (and written in the margin?), to here. 4 and 5 They are approximately LXXIII. The transmitted figures give LXVIII. Therefore, the total LXXIIIS, which is commended because it retained the half, preserved the true distance. The count of mutations and mansiones is correct. 7 Heraeo 8 Resisto X 9—10 XXII 602, 3 Syrascellis 5 Cypsala 6 Dymas 8 Tempyra 10 Milolito 11 Brenzice XII 603, 3 Stabulo Diomedis 3—5 XXXVI 5 Topirum 8 Acontisma 9 VIII, as the total at 609, 2 seems to demand. 10 XII 604, 4 Amphipolim 6 Euripidis 605, 2 Heracleus Stibus 3 seems to be Duodeca or Duodecimum 4 XII 6 VII 606, 1 Pelli
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Pages 99–102 (Wess. 600–617) record the pilgrim's return journey from Jerusalem back to Italy. Instead of retracing the outbound route through Asia Minor, the pilgrim takes a different path: from Constantinople, the return goes through Macedonia and Epirus to Hydruntum (Otranto) and then north to Rome and Milan. Key stations on the return: Thessalonica, Heraclea Lyncestis (Bitola, North Macedonia), the Via Egnatia to Aulona (Vlorë, Albania) or Dyrrachium (Durrës), then the Adriatic crossing to Hydruntum (Otranto). From Otranto, the pilgrim travels overland to Rome via Beneventum and Capua (following the Via Appia in reverse), then north to Mediolanum (Milan) where the itinerary ends. The choice of Milan as the terminal point (rather than Bordeaux) is significant: Milan was the de facto imperial capital of the western Empire under Constantine and his successors, and the pilgrim may have had business or connections there.