Paratonium
Place
Alexandrian War 8 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “… But if the nature of the sea-shore of Egypt was different from all others, none the less, since they held unfettered command of the sea, while their enemies had no fleet, they could not be prevented from seeking water daily in their ships, either from Paratonium on their left, or the island on their right—voyages which, being in opposite directions, would …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Alexandrian War 8
Pseudo-Caesar; authorship disputed
… But if the nature of the sea-shore of Egypt was different from all others, none the less, since they held unfettered command of the sea, while their enemies had no fleet, they could not be prevented from seeking water daily in their ships, either from Paratonium on their left, or the island on their right—voyages which, being in opposite directions, would never be prevented by contrary winds at one and the same time. …