Mercutrii Prom

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

MERCUT´RII PROM(Ερμαία ἄκρα, Ptol. 4.3.7; Pomp, Mela, 1.7.2; Plin. v, 3), the most northerly point of the coast of Africa, to the E. of the gulf of Carthage, now Cape Bon, or the Râs Addârof the natives.
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