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from the Carnian Alps which is more gentle, there 

 being a space of 120 miles between them ; the 

 Drave flows through the Serretes, Sirapilh, lasi 

 and Andizetes ; the Save through the Colapiani 

 and Breuci. These are the principal peoples ; 

 and there are besides the Arviates, AzaH, Amantini, 

 Belgites, Catari, Cornacates, Eravisci, Hercuniates, 

 Latovici, Oseriates and Varciani, and Mount Claudius, 

 in front of which are the Scordisci and behind it the 

 Taurisci. In the Save is the island of Zagrabia, 

 the largest known island formed by a river. Other 

 noteworthy rivers are the Culpa, which flows into 

 the Save near Siscia, where its channel divides 

 and forms the island called Segestica, and another 

 river the Bossut, flowing into the Save at the town 

 of Sirmich, the capital of the Sirmienses and Amantini. 

 From Sirmich it is 45 miles to Tzeruinka, where the 

 Save joins the Danube ; tributaries flowing into 

 the Danube higher up are the Walpo and the Verbas, 

 themselves also not inconsiderable streams. 



XXVI. Adjoining Pannonia is the province called Thelower 

 Moesia, which runs with the course of the Danube -o<"»"*«- 

 right down to the Black Sea, beginning at the con- 

 fluence of the Danube and the Save mentioned 

 above. Moesia contains the Dardani, Celegeri, 

 TribaUi, Tiniachi, Moesi, Thracians and Scythians 

 adjacent to the Black Sea. Its famous rivers are 

 the Morava, Bek and Timoch rising in the territory 

 of the Dardani, the Iscar in Mount llhodope °- and 

 the Vid, Osma and Jantra in Mount Haemus.* 



Illyria covers 325 miles in width at its widest point, s.B. eoastof 

 and 530 miles in length from the river Arsa to the fif^Y 

 river Drin ; its length from the Drin to the Promon- 

 tory of Glossa is given by Agrippa as 175 miles, and 



