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14 communities of the Liburni, of which it may not 

 be tedious to name the Lacinienses, Stulpini, 

 Burnistae and Olbonenses. In this jurisdiction 

 states having Italic rights are the Alutae, the 

 Flanates from whom the gulf " takes its name, the 

 Lopsi, the Varvarini, the Asseriates who are exempt 

 from tribute, and of the islands BerAvitch and Karek. 

 Morcover alono: the coast startinjr from Nesactium 

 are Albona, Fianona, Tersact, Segna, Lopsico, 

 OrtopHnia, Viza, Argyruntum, Carin, Nona, the city 

 of the Pasini and the river Zermagna, at which 

 lapudia terminates. The islands of the gulf with 

 tiieir towns are, besides the above specified, Absor- 

 tium, Arba, Cherso, Gissa, Portunata. Again on 

 the mainhmd is the colony of Zara, IGO miles from 

 Pola, and 30 miles from it the island of Mortero, 

 and 18 miles from it the mouth of the river Kerka, 



XXII. At the city of Scardona on the Kerka, 12 Daimaiia. 

 miles from the sea,Liburnia ends and Dalmatia begins. 

 Then comes the ancient region of the Tariotares 

 and the fortress of Tariona, the Promontory of 

 Diomede,* or as others name it the Peninsuhi of 

 HylHs, measuring 100 miles round, Tragurium, a 

 place possessing Roman citizensliip and famous for 

 its marble, SicuH where the late lamented Chuidius 

 sent a colony of ex-service men ; and the colony 

 of Spalato, 112 miles from Zara. Spalato is the 

 ccntre for jurisdiction of the Delmataei whose 

 forces are divided into 342 tithings, Deuri into 25 

 tithings, Ditiones into 239, Maezaei 269, Sardeates 

 52. In this district are Burnum, Andetrium and 

 TribuHum, fortresses that are famous for battles. 

 Island peoples also belonging to the same jurisdic- 

 tion are the Issaeans, Colentini, Separi and Epetini. 



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