Aspurgiani
The Aspurgiani (
Palus Maeotis in antiquity. They seem to be identical with the "Asturicani" of Ptolemy
(v. 9. § 7).
The Aspurgiani inhabited the region called
Roman Emperor Augustus, attempted to subdue; however, they took him prisoner and put him to death. (Strab. xi. p. 495, xii. p. 556; Steph. B.
s. v.; see Ritter's speculations on the name, in connection with the origin of the name of Asia, Vorhalle, pp. 296, foil.).
Scholars often attribute artifacts found in the Bosporus and Gorgippia, which featured the
Aspurgus, who once was a king of the Bosporan kingdom.[2]
References
- ISBN 9789004281486.
- ^ ISBN 9781108024877.
- ISBN 9781312078659.
- ISBN 9781317445852.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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