The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
Cæsar Augusta, a free colony, watered by the river Iberus, on the
site of the town formerly called Salduba, is situate in the district
of Edetania, and is the resort of fifty-five nations. Of these there
are, with the rights of Roman citizens, the Bellitani[992], the
Celsenses[993], a former colony, the Calagurritani[994], surnamed the
Nassici, the Ilerdenses[995], of the nation of the Surdaones, near whom
is the river Sicoris, the Oscenses[996] in the district of Vescitania,
and the Turiasonenses[997]. Of those enjoying the rights of the ancient
Latins, there are the Cascantenses[998], the Ergavicenses[999], the
Graccuritani[1000], the Leonicenses[1001], and the Osicerdenses; of
federate states, there are the Tarragenses[1002]; and of tributaries,
the Arcobrigenses[1003], the Andologenses[1004], the Aracelitani[1005],
the Bursaonenses[1006], the Calagurritani[1007], who are also surnamed
the Fibularenses, the Complutenses[1008], the Carenses[1009],
the Cincenses[1010], the Cortonenses, the Damanitani[1011], the
Larnenses[1012], the Lursenses[1013], the Lumberitani[1014], the
Lacetani, the Lubienses, the Pompelonenses[1015], and the Segienses.
Sixty-five different nations resort to Carthage[1016], besides the
inhabitants of the islands. Of the Accitanian[1017] colony, there
are the Gemellenses, and the town of Libisosona[1018], surnamed
Foroaugustana, to both of which have been granted Italian[1019] rights.
Of the colony of Salaria[1020], there are the people of the following
towns, enjoying the rights of ancient Latium: the Castulonenses, also
called the Cæsari Venales, the Sætabitani[1021] or Augustani, and
the Valerienses[1022]. The best known among the tributaries are the
Alabanenses[1023], the Bastitani[1024], the Consaburrenses[1025],
the Dianenses[1026], the Egelestani[1027], the Ilorcitani[1028],
the Laminitani, the Mentesani[1029], both those called Oritani and
those called Bastuli, and the Oretani who are surnamed Germani[1030],
the people of Segobriga[1031] the capital of Celtiberia, those of
Toletum[1032] the capital of Carpetania, situate on the river Tagus,
and after them the Viatienses and the Virgilienses[1033].
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