SPIEGEL: Mapping Ancient Germania: Berlin Researchers Crack the Ptolemy Code

"A 2nd century map of Germania by the scholar Ptolemy has always stumped scholars, who were unable to relate the places depicted to known settlements. Now a team of researchers have cracked the code, revealing that half of Germany's cities are 1,000 years older than previously thought."

URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,720513,00.html

Submitted By: Thomas Padilla