178 plint's KATUEAL HISTOKT. [Book III. 



on the coast, ^e find Atlienopolis\ belonging to the Massi- 

 lians. Forum Julii^ Octavanorfim, a colony, which is also 

 called Paeensis and Classica, the river Argenteus^ which 

 flows through it, the district of the Oxubii"* and that of the Li- 

 gauni^ ; above whom are the Suetri", the Quariates^ and the 

 Adunicates^. On the coast we have Antipolis^, a town with 

 Latian rights, the district of the Deciates, and the river Varus, 

 which proceeds from Mount Cema, one of the Alps. 



The colonies in the interior are Arelate Sextanorum^", 

 Beterrae Septimanorum^\ and Arausio^^ Secundanorum ; Ya- 

 lentia^^ in the territory of the Cavari, and Vienna^^ in that of 

 the Allobroges. The towns that enjoy Latian rights are Aquaa 

 Sextise^^ in the territory of the Saluvii, Avenio^*^ in that of the 



^ D'Anville takes this to be the place called Agai, between Frejus and 

 La jSTapoule : but in so doing he disregards the order in wliich they are 

 given by Pliny. 



2 " The Forum of Julius." Now Frejus. As its name implies, it was a 

 colony of the Eighth Legion. It was probably called ' Paeensis,' on some 

 occasion when peace had happily been made with the original mhabitants, 

 and ' Classica' from the fleet being stationed there by Augustus. 



3 Still known as the Argens, from the silvery appearance of the water. 

 It has choked up the harbour with sand, in which probably the ships 

 of Augustus rode at anchor. 



'^ They inhabited the coast, in the vicinity of the modern Cannes. 



5 They are supposed to have inhabited the country of Grrasse, in the 

 south-east of the department of the Var. 



^ According to Ptolemy they had for then- capital the town of Salinse ; 

 whicli some take to be the modern Saluces, others CasteUane, and others 

 agaui Seillans, according to Holstein and D'Anville. 



7 D'Anville tliinks that they hved in the valley of Queyras, in the de- 

 partment of the Hautcs Alpes, having a town of the same name. 



^ The Adunicates are supposed by Hardomn to have inhabited the 

 department of the Basses Alpes, between the towns of Seuez and Digne. 



" The modern Antibes. Mount Cema is the present Monte- Cemehone. 



10 "Arelate of the Sixth Legion," a mihtary colony; now the city of 

 Aries. It is first mentioned by Coesar, who had some ships built there 

 for the siege of Massiha or Marseilles. It was made a mihtary colony in 

 the time of Augustus, 



11 " Beterree of the Seventh Legion." The modern town of Beziers. 



12 " Arausio of the Second Legion," now Orange, a town in the depart- 

 ment of Vaucluse. 



1*^ Now Valence, in the department of the Drome. 

 !■* Now Yienne, in the department of the Isere. 

 ^* Aix, in the department of the Bouches du Rhone. 

 *® Avignon, in the Vaucluse. 



