Pomponius Mela°

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POMPONIUS MELA°

POMPONIUS MELA ° (first century c.e.), Roman geographer. Referring to Near-Eastern countries (he calls the area Syria), he mentions Judea and singles out three ancient cities of its southern coastal plain (which he calls Palaestina): Gaza (Aza), Ascalon (Ashkelon), and Jope (Jaffa; De Situ Orbi 1:11).

[Jacob Petroff]