Pallantia

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

PALLA´NTIA(Παλλαντία, Strab. 3. p. 162; Ptol. 2.6.50), the most important town of the Vaccaei, in the N. of Hispania Tarraconensis, and in the jurisdiction of Clunia. (Plin. Nat. 3.3. s. 4.) Strabo (l. c.) wrongly assigns it to the Arevaci. Now Palenciaon the Carrion. (See D'Anville, Geog. Ano. 1. p. 23; Florez, Esp. S. 8.4; Appian, B. H. 100.55, 80; Mela, 2.6.) For its coins, see Mionnet (1. p. 48). [T. H. D.1