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1 Hercynia
Hercynĭa silva, = Herkunios drumos, the Hercynian Forest, in ancient Germany, sixty days' journey in length and nine in width, extending from the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, on the north-east, to the Harz, Caes. B. G. 6, 24 sq.; Mel. 3, 3, 3; Tac. G. 28.—Called also:Hercynius saltus,
Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 80; 10, 47, 67, § 132; Tac. G. 30; Liv. 5, 34, 4; and:Hercynium jugum,
Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100.—Also absol.: Hercynia, ae, f., Tac. A. 2, 45 fin. -
2 Hercynia silva
Hercynĭa silva, = Herkunios drumos, the Hercynian Forest, in ancient Germany, sixty days' journey in length and nine in width, extending from the Schwarzwald, or Black Forest, on the north-east, to the Harz, Caes. B. G. 6, 24 sq.; Mel. 3, 3, 3; Tac. G. 28.—Called also:Hercynius saltus,
Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 80; 10, 47, 67, § 132; Tac. G. 30; Liv. 5, 34, 4; and:Hercynium jugum,
Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100.—Also absol.: Hercynia, ae, f., Tac. A. 2, 45 fin. -
3 Chamavi
Chămāvi, ōrum, m., = Chamauoi Ptolem., a German people, orig. on the north shore of the Rhine even to the Lippe;later, between the Weser and the Hercynian Forest,
Tac. G. 33; 34; id. A. 13, 55; Aus. Mos. 434.
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