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The Peutinger Map
was discovered in Germany
in 1507 as a long and narrow parchment
scroll. It is clear that the map was
made in the 12th or 13th century as
an apparently exact copy of an ancient
road map, now lost, which portrayed
the Roman
Empire in the fourth century, with
paved roads clearly visible. Jerusalem
is prominently marked "Formerly
called Hierusalem, [now] Helya capitolina",
with the Mount
of Olives nearby.
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