Thæbata
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Thæbata was a town of Mesopotamia mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Thebad = Thæbata (Pliny.vi.30)
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Mesopotamia .... Leaving that city and going eastward, we come to Caphrena, a fortified town, formerly seventy stadia in extent, and called the "Court of the Satraps." It was to this place that the tribute was conveyed; now it is reduced to a mere fortress. Thæbata is still in the same state as formerly: after which comes Oruros, which under Pompeius Magnus formed the extreme limit of the Roman Empire, distant from Zeugma two hundred and fifty miles.