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The Antiqui- 

 ties. 



Geographical Obfewations in the Inland Country 



tity of the Water and the Rapidity of the Stream, might continue 

 It's Courfe to a great Diftance, were It not conftantly employed 

 by the Inhabitants in refreihing Their Plantations. And as this 

 was the Jugis Aqua of Salluft, fo It need not be difputed that 

 the Cafja of 8α11ηβ and Ttolemy were the fame, notwithftand- 

 ing what Bochart ' and Cellarius ' have fuppofed to the contrary. 

 In the Walls of fome private Houfes, and particularly of the 

 Citadel, (a weak modern Building, that faceth the Jereed^) 

 there is a great Confufion of Altars, Granate Pillars, Entabla- 

 tures &c. which when entire and in their proper Situations, muft 

 have been great Ornaments to the City. The Infcriptions that 

 fell in my Way were either unfortunately defaced, or imper- 

 fed ; of which Number are the two following. 



upon a fqiiare Stone. 



ORTVM NOSTORVM 

 MAGISTRVM MILIT 

 TINIANE CAPSE. 



Upon a Pillar. 



IMPERATOR M. AVRELIVS ANTONINVS PIVS 

 AVGVSTVS PART. MAX. BRIT. MAX. TRIB. POT. 

 COS. ... - FEST. 



Gor-hata lyeth four Leagues to the S. S. W. of Gafsa, having 

 a Brook of brackiih Water gliding by It to the S. This 

 Village is fituated upon an hemifpherical Hillock, that is 

 furrounded with a great many more of the like Faihion ; afford- 

 ing, all together, a Profpeot, which appears particular enough at a 

 Diftance. If Gor-hata ftiould be the Orhita oiTtolemy, the Figure 

 perhaps of thefe littleEminences might give occafion to theName. 

 We enter now more immediately upon that Part of the.S'^/j^ir^, 

 z/Zjereed." whichbelongstotheT//»/ye'^«j,andiscaUed.^^/7m^<^6'or£'/y^re'i'^ 

 i.e. The T>ry Country '. It is exaolly of the fame Nature and Qua- 



Th. 



neral 



\ CItAn. 1.1. cap. 24. 2 Gtogr, Antiq. ί. 4. cap. 4. p. 91. 3 Vid. p. y . 



lity 



