Chap. 59.] SUMMAET. 303 



CHAP. 59. (19.) THE EARTH OF GALATA ; OF CLTPEA ; OF THE 



BALEAEES ; AND OF EBTJSUS. 



In addition to these, there are various other kinds of earth, 

 endowed with peculiar properties of their own, and which have 

 been already mentioned on former occasions. ^^ We may, 

 however, take the present opportunity of again remarking the 

 following properties. The earth of the island of Galata and of 

 the vicinity of Clypea, in Africa, is fatal to scorpions; and that 

 of the Balearic Islands and of Ebusus kiUs serpents. 



SuMMAET. — Remedies, narratives, and observations, nine 

 hundred and fifty-six. 



EoMAN Atjthoes qtjotei). — Messala^ the Orator, the Elder 

 Messala,^ Eenestella,^ Atticus,* M. Varro,*^ Verrius,^ Cornelius 

 Nepos,'' Deculo,® Mncianus,^ Melissus,^° Vitruvius,^^ Cassius 

 Severus Longulanus,^^ Eabius Yestalis,^^ who wrote on Painting. 



EoEETGN Atjthoes quoted. — Pasiteles,^* Apelles,'^ Melan- 

 thius,^^ Asclepiodorus," Euphranor,^^ Heliodorus,^^ who wrote 

 on the Votive Offerings of the Athenians, Metrodorus,^'^ who 

 wrote on Architecture, D^mocritus,^^ Theophrastus,^^ Apion^^ 



^= As to the earths of Galata and Clypea, see B. v. c. 7. The others are 

 mentioned in B. iii. c. 11. 



^ See end of B. ix. ^ gee end of B, xxxiv. ^ gee end of B. Tiii. 



^ See end of Books vii. and xiv. ^ See end of B. ii. 



s See end of B. iii. "^ See end of B. ii. ^ gg^ end of B. x. 



^ See end of B. ii, ^^ ggg end of B, vii. ^^ See end of B. xvi. 

 ^- A native of Longula in Latium. Though of dissolute character, he 

 was famous as an orator and satirical writer. It was he who accused 

 Nonius Asprenas of poisoning, as mentioned in Chapter 46 of this Book. 

 He died in exile at the island of Seriphos, about a.d. 33. His works were 

 at first proscribed, but were afterwards permitted by Caligula to be read. 



^^ See end of B. vii. ^* See end of B. xxxiii. 



^^ The painter, mentioned at great length in Chapter 36 of this Book, 

 and elsewhere. 



^^ A painter of Sicyon, mentioned in Chapters 32 and 36 of this Book. 



^' Probably the painter of that name, mentioned in Chapter 36 of this 

 Book. 



^^ The artist mentioned in B. xxxiv. c. 19, and in Chapter 40 of the 

 present Book. ^^ See end .of B. xxxiii. 



20 Possibly the painter of that name, mentioned in Chapter 40 of this 

 Book. 21 gee end of B. ii. " See end of B. iii. 



-2 See end of B. xxx. 



