Pillars of Hercules
Phrase used in antiquity to label the promontories of the Strait of Gibraltar
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules are the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar. The identity of the corresponding southern Pillar, Abila Mons, has been disputed throughout history, with the two most likely candidates being Jebel Musa and Monte Hacho. The term was applied in antiquity: Pliny the Elder included the Pillars of Hercules in his Naturalis historia (Book III:3).
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