Isole Cassiteridi
Sign in to saveThe Cassiterides (, meaning "tin place", from , kassíteros "tin") are an ancient geographical name used to refer to a group of islands whose precise location is unknown, but which was believed to be situated somewhere near the west coast of Europe.
Key facts
- Fictional location.name
- Cassiterides
- Fictional location.image
- Plut 70 3 Cassiterides.jpg
- Fictional location.imagesize
- 250px
- Fictional location.caption
- Herodotus' the Histories 3.115 in Codex Laurentianus Plut. 70.3 (10th century) with Cassiterides () highlighted.
- Fictional location.type
- Phantom island
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Article · Italiano
Cassiteridi (le isole dello stagno, dal greco Κασσίτερος / Kassiteros) è il nome attribuito nella geografia antica a delle isole che si ritenevano ubicate in un'area distante, ai confini occidentali delle coste europee.
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