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The to^v^Tis of the jurisdiction of Hispalis are Celti, 

 Axati, Arua, Canania, Evia, Ilipa surnamed Ilpa 

 Italica ; on the left bank is the colony Hispal sur- 

 named Honnilensis, while on the opposite side are 

 the towTis Osset surnamed Juha Constantia, Ver- 

 gentum or Juli Genius, Orippo, Caura, Siarum, 

 and the river Maenuba, a tributary of the Guadal- 

 quivir on its right. Between the estuaries of the 

 Guadalquivir are the to\vns of Nabrissa, surnamed 

 Veneria, and Colobana, with two colonies, Hasta, 

 which is called Rcgia, and inland Asido, which is 

 called Caesarina. 



The river Xenil, joining the Guadalquivir at the The Xenn. 

 place in the list ah-eady mentioned, washes the colony 

 of Astigi, surnamed Augusta Firma, from which point 

 it becomes navigable. The other colonies in this 

 jurisdiction exempt from tribute are Tucci, surnamed 

 Augusta Gemella, Iptuci or Virtus JuHa, Ucubi or 

 Claritas Juha, Urso or Genetiva Urbanorum ; and 

 among these once was Munda, which was taken with 

 the younger Pompey." The free towns are Old 

 Astigi and Ostippo, with the tributary towns of 

 Callet, Calhcula, Castra Gemina, Ilipula Minor, 

 Marruca, Sacrana, Obulcula, Oningis, Sabora and 

 Ventippo. At no great distance, on the Maenuba, 

 another navigable river, are the settlements of 

 Olontigi, Laeha and Lastigi. 



The region stretching from tlie Guadalquivir to the 

 river Guadiana beyond the places already mentioned 

 is called Baeturia, and is divided into two parts and 

 the same number of races, the Celtici bordering on 

 Lusitania, of the jurisdiction of Seville, and the 

 Turduli, who dwell on the borders of Lusitania and 

 the Tarragon territory, but are in the jurisdiction of 



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