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
The whole of this province is divided into three jurisdictions, those
of Emerita, Pax, and Scalabis. It contains in all forty-six peoples,
among whom there are five colonies, one municipal town of Roman
citizens, three with the ancient Latin rights, and thirty-six that are
tributaries. The colonies are those of Augusta Emerita[3142], situate
on the river Anas, Metallinum[3143], Pax[3144], and Norba[3145],
surnamed Cæsariana. To this last place of jurisdiction the people
of Castra Servilia[3146] and Castra Cæcilia[3147] resort. The fifth
jurisdiction is that of Scalabis[3148], which also has the name of
Præsidium Julium[3149]. Olisipo, surnamed Felicitas Julia[3150],
is a municipal city, whose inhabitants enjoy the rights of Roman
citizens. The towns in the enjoyment of the ancient Latin rights are
Ebora[3151], which also has the name of Liberalitas Julia[3152],
and Myrtili and Salacia, which we have previously mentioned. Those
among the tributaries whom it may not be amiss to mention, in
addition to those already[3153] alluded to among the names of those
in Bætica, are the Augustobrigenses[3154], the Ammienses[3155], the
Aranditani, the Arabricenses, the Balsenses, the Cæsarobricenses, the
Caperenses[3156], the Caurenses[3157], the Colarni, the Cibilitani,
the Concordienses[3158], the Elbocorii, the Interannienses, the
Lancienses[3159], the Mirobrigenses, surnamed[3160] Celtici, the
Medubrigenses[3161], surnamed Plumbarii, the Ocelenses[3162] or
Lancienses, the Turduli, also called Barduli, and the Tapori. Agrippa
states, that Lusitania, with Asturia and Gallæcia, is 540 miles in
length, and 536 in breadth. The provinces of Spain, measured from the
two extreme[3163] promontories of the Pyrenees, along the sea-line of
the entire coast, are thought to be 3922 miles in circumference; while
some writers make them to be but 2600.
CHAP. 36.—THE ISLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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