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colony founded under Augustus by the second legion, and 

 Gunuguni\ another colony foimded by the same emperor, a 

 praetorian cohort being established tliere ; the Promon- 

 tory of Apollo^, and a most celebrated city, now called 

 Csesarea^, but formerly known by the name of lol; this 

 place was the residence of King Juba, and received the 

 rights of a colony from the now deified Emperor Claudius. 

 Oppidum Novum^ is the next place ; a colony of veterans 

 was established here by command of the same emperor. 

 Next to it is Tipasa^, which has received Latin rights, as 

 also Icasium", which has been presented by the Emperor 

 Vespasianus with similar rights ; Eusconise^, a colony 

 founded by Augustus ; E-usucurium^, honoured by Clau- 

 dius with the rights of Eoman citizens ; Euzacus^, a colony 

 founded by Augustus ; Salde^", another colony founded 

 by the same emperor ; Igilgili", another ; and the toAvn of 



1 Ptolemy and Antoninus place this colony to the east of the Pro- 

 montory of Apollo, and not the west as Phny does. 



2 The present Cape Mestagan. 



3 According to Dupinet and Mannert, the modem Tenez occupies its 

 site, Zershell according to Hardoiiin and Shaw, Vacur according to 

 D'AnviUe and Ansart, and Algiers according to others. It is suggested 

 by Marcus that the name lol is derived from the Arabic verb galla, " to 

 be noble" or " famous." There is no doubt that the magnificent ruins 

 at Zershell are those of lol, and that its name is an abbreviation of 

 Csesarea lol. * Or New Town. 



^ Scylax calls it Thapsus ; Ammianus MarceUinus, Tiposa. According 

 to Mannert it was situate in the vicinity of the modern Damas. 



6 Or Icosium. It has been identified by inscriptions discovered - by 

 the French as standing on the same site as the modern Algiers. D' Anville, 

 Mannert and others identify it with SchercheU or Zershell, thus placing 

 it too far west. Mannert was evidently misled by an error in the Anto- 

 nine Itinerary, whereby aU the places along this coast are, for a con- 

 siderable distance, thrown too far to the west ; the researches however 

 which followed the French conquest of the country have revealed inscrip- 

 tions which completely set the question at rest. 



7 According to Mannert, this was situate on the modern Cape Arbatel. 

 Marcus thinks that the Hebrew ros, or Arab ras, "a rock," enters into 

 tiie composition of the word. 



8 Now Hur according to D' Anville, Colcah according to Mannert. 

 ' The modern Acor, according to Marcus. 



^" The modern Pedeles or Delys, according to Ortellius and Mannert, 

 Tedles according to D' Anville. 



" The modem Jigeh or Gigeri. It was probably in ancient times the 

 emporium of the surrounding country. 



