Charax/(I)Scina
settlement · 330 BC – 640 AD · location approximate
An ancient site and likely anchorage on the coast of the Syrtic Gulf, east of ancient Macomades (modern Sirte). Charax/(I)Scina is well-attested in the Roman gazetteers and so there is general agreement that the as-yet-undiscovered site must be at or in the vicinity of the medieval fortified settlement of Surt (formerly Medina Sultan/Mdayna en Syrtique).
- Coordinates
- 31.13052, 17.10274
- Also known as
- Charax, Iscina, Korax, Pharax, Scina, Scinalocus iudeorum augti (la), Scinalocvs ivdeorvm avgti (la)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)