(urth) Maximinus Thrax

[b sharp]

Matthew King I'm not sure if this impacts your post but I think it is quite well established that 
The Commonwealth and Severian's journey in BotNS occurs in what would be South America 
on Earth. If we accept that Severian putting mountains in the east as a blunder then most of 
the rest of the geography, animals (even fossils), plants and human culture matches that continent.

I tried to trace his journey once using Buenos Aires as his Nessus starting point and Lake Titicaca 
as the clear model for Lake Diuturna.  I found a town of Salto for Saltus, Asuncion might be the 
location of the House Absolute. Iguazu Falls are The Cataracts, the Pampas are the Pampas but I 
found Thrax to be a toughie. Maybe the city of Tarija, Bolivia is the best match.

-bsharp
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