BOOK III. I. 13-16 



Cordova. That the Celtici came from the Celtiberi 

 in Lusitania is proved by their reHgion, their language, 

 and the names of their towns, which in Baetica are 

 distinguished by surnames : Seria has the additional 

 name of Fama Julia, Nertobriga that of Concordia 

 JuHa, Segida that of Restituta Julia, Ugultunia that 

 of Contributa Julia (in which now is also included 

 the town of Curiga), Lacimurga that of Constantia 

 JuHa, and Stereses the surname of Fortunales and 

 Callenses that of Aeneanici. Besides these places 

 there are in Celtica Acinipo, Arunda, Arunci, 

 Turobriga, Lastigi, Salpesa, Saepone, Serippo. The 

 other part of Baeturia, which -we have said belongs 

 to the TurduH and to the jurisdiction of Cordova, 

 contains the not undistinguished toMTis of Arsa, 

 Mellaria, Mirobriga Regina, Sosintigi and Sisapo. To 

 the jurisdiction of Cadiz belong Regina, with Roman 

 citizens, Laepia Regia with Latin citizens, Carisa 

 surnamed AureHa, Urgia surnamed Castrum JuHum, 

 and also Caesaris Sahitariensis ; the tributaiy towns 

 of Bcsaro, BeHppo, Barbesula, Blacippo, Baesippo, 

 Callet, Cappacum, Oleastro, Iptuci, Ibrona, Lascuta, 

 Saguntia, Saudo, Usaepo. 



The total length of Baetica according to Marcus DimensioTu 

 Agrippa is 475 iniles, and its breadth 258 miles, but "^ ^'""'<'<^- 

 this was when its bounds extended as far as Carta- 

 gena: such extensions comparatively often give 

 rise to great errors in the measurements of distances, 

 as tliey sometimes eause alterations in the boundary 

 of provinces and sometimes an increase or rcduction 

 of the mileage of roads. During so long a period of 

 time the seas have been encroaching on the land or 

 the shores have becn moving forward, and rivers have 

 formed curves or have straightened out their wind- 



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