Talk:Cavtat
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Pasquale in topic The Illyrians called the city Zaptal?
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The Illyrians called the city Zaptal?
editThe statement to the effect hat the Illyrians called the city Zaptal should be removed. There is absolutely no evidence of such an Illyrian name. Sir William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography does say "Illyric: Zaptal", but this comes right after Ragusa-Vecchia and so it's probably a reference to a modern name, thus a typo for Zaptat, an early spelling of Cavtat. By "Illyric", Smith probably means either the Dalmatian language or an early form of Serbo-Croatian. In any case, this statement by Smith is not supported by any other evidence. Pasquale (talk) 14:44, 3 July 2014 (UTC)