place
Tanais
the Tanais
also: flumen Tanain
An African river (not the Don) toward which Marius marched before the assault on Capsa, making water-skins from cattle hides along the way.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §90 Tanais
An African river (not the Scythian Don of the same name) toward which Marius marched, fashioning water-skins from cattle hides on the way to Capsa.