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Mount Taurus

the Taurus

also: Taurum, Taurus, montem Taurum, beyond the Taurus

The Taurus mountain range running across southern Asia Minor, the great natural barrier behind which lay Cilicia; 'beyond the Taurus' denotes the allied dynasts of the interior (Fam. 15.1–15.2).

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Mentioned in 8 works (12 mentions)

For Publius Sestius speech · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 5.20 letter · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 3.8 letter · 3 mentions
Ad Familiares 15.1 letter · 2 mentions
Ad Familiares 15.2 letter · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 15.4 letter · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 5.21 letter · 2 mentions
Ad Familiares 2.15 letter · 1 mention

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