1 Caucasian Albania in Greek and Latin Sources

Abstract

The present Chapter surveys the different kinds of Greek and Latin sources on Caucasian Albania, including documents such as the Tabula Peutingeriana and inscriptions such as, e.g., the Res Gestae Divi Augusti. Greek and Latin sources help to shed light on some aspects of Albanian political history, particularly in the period between the 1st century BCE and the 2nd century CE, but they are also central for a better understanding of questions crucial to the history of ancient Albania, such as ethnic and geographical issues. The occasional contradictory nature of these sources and their fragmentation should not hinder the historians’ attempt to outline the main features of Albanian history.