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4. The Numidians, who had always powerful 

 kings. Mafiniflfa and Jugurtha were formidable 

 to the Romans, who neverthelefs reduced this 

 kingdom at lail to a Roman province. 



In EUROPE. 



XXIX. ( i ) The Etrufeans in Italy, between th 

 Tiber and Appenine mountains. This country 

 was called Tulcia. They are faid to have been 

 originally Lyuians. The Gauls, by their invafi- 

 ons, obliged them to change their ftation, and by 

 degrees they became iubjedt to the Romans. 



2. The Iberians dwelt originally in Afia. One 

 of their colonies was eftablifhed on the coaft of 

 Spain, where they were oppofed, firft by the 

 Carthaginians, and afterwards by the Romans. 



3. The Illyrians, who inhabited the country that 

 is now called Dalmatia, and fome other parts. 

 They had originally their own kings, but at 

 length fubmitted to the Roman yoke. 



4. The Britar.nic ifles, or the kingdom of 

 Albion. The firft kings of thefe ifles were Bri- 

 tons. Julius Casfar difcovereel, as we may fay, 

 theie iflands, and it was with much difficulty 

 that the Romans maintained their dominion 



re. 



5. The Gauls. Their country was divided 

 into Cilalpine and Tranf'alpinc-. Csefar reduced 



n to the Roman authority. 



6. The Pannonians : who inhabited Hun^ 



:i Turkey. They foi 



a powerful 



