Table of Noteworthy Cities (Ptolemy)

The Table of Noteworthy Cities (Ancient Greek: κανὼν πόλεων ἐπισήμων, romanized: Kanòn Póleon Episémon; also known as "the Kanon") is a list of cities compiled by Ptolemy shortly after creating the Geography. Whilst the term "πόλεων ἐπισήμων/póleon episémon" (noteworthy cities) was in use before his time, Ptolemy is thought to have popularised the term. Roberts (1938) suggests that it formed an aid ("hilfsmittel") to the Handy Tables.

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