BOOK III. xAii. i42-.\xiii. 145 



After these come the fortresses of Peguntium,*» 

 Nareste * and Onium. and the colony of Narenta, 

 the seat of the third centre, 85 miles from Spalato, 

 situated on the river also called Narenta 20 miles 

 from the sea. According to Marcus Varro 89 

 states used to resort to it, but now nearly the 

 onlv ones known are the Cerauni with 24: tithings, 

 the Daursi with 17, Desitiates 103, Docleates 33, 

 Deretini 1-1, Deraemestae 30, Dindari 33, Ghn- 

 ditiones 44, Melcumani 24, Naresi 102, Scirtari 72, 

 Siculotae 24, and the Vardaei, once the ravagers 

 of Italy, with not more than 20 tithings. Besides 

 these this district was occupied by the Ozuaei, 

 Partheni, Hemasini, Arthitae and Armistae. The 

 colony of Epidaurum<^ is 100 miles distant from 

 the river Naron. After Epidaurum come the 

 following towns with Roman citizenship — Risine, 

 Cattaro, Budua, Dulcigno, formerly called Col- 

 chinium because it was founded by the Colchians ; 

 the river Drino, and upon it Scutari, a towTi with the 

 Roman citizenship, 18 miles from the sea ; and also 

 a number of Greek towns and also powerful cities 

 of which the memory is fading away, this district 

 having contained the Labeatae, Endirudini, Sasaei 

 and Grabaei ; and thc Taulanti and the Pyraei, 

 both properly styled IUyrians. The promontory of 

 Nymphaeum '^ on the coast still retains its name. 

 Lissum, a town having the Roman citizenship, 

 is 100 miles from Epidaurum. 



XXIII. At Lissum begins the Province of Mace- Westccatt 

 donia. Its races are the Partheni and in their rear uonia!^' 

 the Dassaretae. The mountains of Candavia are 

 78 miles from Durazzo, and on the coast is Denda, 

 a town with Roman citizenship, the colony of Epi- 



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