Modoutou Emporion
settlement · 30 BC – 2099 AD
Ptolemy places the "Modoutoi" in the northern part of ancient Sri Lanka, and provides coordinates for a "Modoutou emporion". Tentatively following Berthelot, BAtlas places the emporion in the vicinity of modern Mullaitivu.
- Coordinates
- 9.21394, 80.77630
- Also known as
- Modoutoi (grc), Mullaittīvu, Mullaitivu (ta), Μοδούτου ἐμπόριον (grc), Μοδοῦτοι (grc), முல்லைத்தீவு (ta)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)