I have been busy translating and am about 8% complete. It seems as though most of the remaining text is a glorified list of place names. Unfortunately none of the dictionaries that I have access to list many of the place names. Right now I am using William Smith’s enormous “Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.” This 155 year old dictionary is the only thing I have found that lists place names using Greek spelling and letters. What this means is that when I encounter a Greek place name like “χάλυβες” I have to transliterate it into the Latin spelling which can be quite difficult. In this case the place/people being referred to is the “Chalybes.” In other cases, like with “Ουννοί” I have not been able to locate an entry.
Does anyone know of a Greek placename dictionary? If so, please tell me. As a amateur translator I have large gaps in my knowledge that I would imagine a professional would not.
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