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nia CarthagOjtiiagnx in ueftigijs Carthaginfs,colonia MaxuIa.OppidlajCarpijMifuaj 

 & hberum Clupea in promotorio Mercurij Jtem libcra,Curubis,Ncapoh's.Mox Afrijj 

 cxfpfiusahadiftinclio.LibyphocnfccisuocanturquiByzaciuincoIuntJtaappellatre^ 

 gfo cchM^paflucircuitu/ertilitatis eximias,cum centefima fruge agrfcolfs foenus redden^ 

 te terra.Hic oppida liberajLeptiSjAdrumetum^RufpinajThapfus Jnde ThencC,Maco 

 mades^Tacape^Sabrata contingens Syrtim minorem^ ad quam Numidix 8c Afrfcse ab 

 Ampfagalongftudo dlxxx.M^p.Latftudojqua cognftum eft,cc»M. Ea pars quam Afi 

 ppellaufmusjdfufdfturfn duasprouindas,uetere&r nouajdifcretas fofla,inter Afi 



num fequente 8C reges,Thenas ufcj perdu<fta,quod oppidu a Carthagine abeft ccxvij 



^♦p*Tertfusfinusdfufdftfngemfnos,duarijSyrtfum uadofoac recfproco marf dfros* j^ 

 Adproxfmam quar mfnor eft^a Carthagfnc cccM.pafl^PoIybfus tradft.Ipfam c.M.pafllZ. 

 adftu, cccM, ambf tu. Et terra autem fiderum obferuatfone ad cam per deferta harenfs,. 

 percp ferpentes fter eft^Excfpiuntfaltus repletiferariimultftudfne,& fntrorfus elephan 

 tprum folftudfnes, mox deferta uafta,ultrai^ Garamantes , ab Augylfs dierii xfj. f tfnerc 

 dfftantes. Super iUos fiiere gcns Pfyllf/upcr quos lacus Lycomedf s,defertf s cfrcumda;» 



Augylac ipfi medfo fere fpatfo locatur ab ^thiopfa^ quae ad occfden te ueroit,& a rc 



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gfone quac duas Syrtes interfacet , pari utrincp fnteruallo , fed Ifttore fnter duas Sy 

 ccKM.p Jbi cfuftas Oeenfis^Cynfps fluufus ac regfo.Oppfda^NeapoIfs^Taphra, Abro 

 tonum,L€ptfs altera quae cognomfnatur magna.fnde Syrtis rnafor^circuftu dcxxv.adi 

 tuautem cccxffj* m* pafTuum. Inde accolft gensCffipadum JnintimofinufuitoraLo^ 

 tophagon,quos quf dam Alachroas dfxercjad Philenorum aras: ex harena funt e^* Ab 

 his non procul i contfnentc palus uafta amnem Tritonem,nomentp ab eo accfpit, PaU 

 lantfas appellata Callf macho,&: citra mf nore Syrtfm efle df da : a multfs uerointer duas 

 Syrtes.Promontorfu quod maforeni f ncIudft^Borfon appellatur : ultra Cyf enafca pro:^ 



ufncfa,AdhuncfinemAfrfcaafluufoAmpfagapopulosxxvf,habet,qufRom.parent 

 impcrio.In his colonias vi.practer iam fupradidas, Vthinam,Tuburbin* Oppfda cfu.„ 



Rom,xv»ex qufbus in medfterraneo dfcenda Azurftanum, Abutucenfe^AborfenfejCa 



nopfcum,Chilmanenfc,Sfmfttuenfe,Thunufi'denfe,Tuburnfcenfe,Tynfdrumenfe,Ti 

 bfgenfe,Vcitana duo.maius & mfnuS;,Vagenfe» Oppfdum Latfnum unum Vfal 



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OppidijftipendiariijunuCaftrisCornelijs.Oppidaliberaxxx^cxquib.dicendafntus 



AcoIitanum^Acharitanum,Aufnenfe,Abzfrftanum,Canopftanum,MeIzftanum,Ma 

 daurenfe,SaIaphftanum,Tufdrftanum,Tfricenfe,Tfphfcenfe,Tunfcenfe,Theud€nre, 

 Tageftenfe,Tfgenfe,Vlufuburitanum,Vaoenfeahud,Vioenfe,Zamenfe.ExreI 



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numero non cfuf tates tantum,fed plersccjp etfam natfones fure dfcf pofliint, ut Natabu* 



des, Capfitanf , Mffulanf, Sabarbares, Maflylf, Nf fiues, Vamacures, Ethfnf Muf 



Marchubij,&: tota Getulfa ad flumcn Nfgrf n.qui Africam ab iEthiopia dirimft. 



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C^ 1^^^ ^^^^"^ PentapoHtanaregio flluftratur Ammonfs oraculo, quoda Cyre 

 Vy ms abeft ccccm pafl^fonte fohs,urbfbus maxime qufnc5,Berenfce,Arfinoe,Ptok 

 inaide, ApolIonia,fpfa Cyrene.Berenicc in Syrtfs extfmo cornu eft , quonda uocata He 45^ 



ppfdumfl 



fperfdum fupradi(ftarum,uagantibusGrxcfxfabmfs. NecprocuL,.. 



paiiAb ea Arfinoe Teuchfra uocftata,xIfij.M.p.Et defnde Ptolemaf s, antfquo nomine 

 ^arce, xxij.M.pafl; Mox cclM.promontorfum Phycils per Cretfcum mare excurrft,di^ 



oa An P^r""".^ ^^"^''^ Laconfcar promontorfo . A Creta uer^ fpfa cxx v.m. 

 FoltidCyreneaman xuM.pafTuum. APhycunte ApoUonfam xxfin.M.pafllium . Ad 

 Cherronefum kxxvirj.M pafluum.Vnde Catabathmum ccxvUi.paWuum. Accol 



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armarid^,a Para^tont, ferme regionead Syrtin ufcp maiorem porreai. Poft tus r^ 

 rauceles,&: ,am in ora Syrtis Nafamones,quos antea Mefammones Grarci appellaue 



•b argumento loci.medios inter harenas fitos.Cyrenaicus ager xv.ii.pafTuum latitudi- y 



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