Overland across the Bistonian fields
· Bistonian fields, ancient Thrace, Greece
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file After leaving the ship, Ovid says that he chose to traverse the Bistonian fields on foot, a Thracian segment of his route toward Tomis. The Bistonian fields are a broad ancient regional designation; coordinates are a representative point near Lake Vistonida. AD 8 is inferred from the dated exile journey.
