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- Latin · calque ofColumnae Herculis
- English todayPillars of Hercules
Calque of Latin Columnae Herculis.
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Pillars of Hercules
Today it means: The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world. Full definition →
Latin Columnae Herculis