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from Tarentum. Two-and-thirty Miles off is the Promontory 

 which they call Acra Japygia, from which Italy runneth 

 furthest into the Sea. Beyond it is the Town of Basta, and 

 Hydruntum, the Space of nineteen Miles, to make a Par- 

 tition between the Ionian and the Adriatic Sea ; through 

 which is the shortest Passage into Greece, over against the 

 Town of Apollonia ; where the Strait running between is not 

 above fifty Miles over. This Space between, Pyrrhus King 

 of Epirus, intending to have a Passage over on Foot, first 

 thought to make Bridges across : after him, M. Varro, at the 

 Time when in the Pirates' War, he was Admiral of Pompeys 

 Fleet. But both of them were stopped by other Cares. Next to 

 Hydrus, is Soletum, a City not inhabited : then, Fratuertium : 

 the Port Tarentinus, the Garrison Town Lupia, Balesium, 

 Caelium, Brundusium, fifteen Miles from Hydrus, much re- 

 nowned among the chief Towns of Italy for the Harbour, 

 especially for the surer sailing, although it be the longer ; 

 and the City of lllyricum Dyrrhagium is ready to receive the 

 Ships : the Passage over is 220 Miles. Upon Brundusium 

 bordereth the Territory of the Psediculi. Nine young Men 

 there were of them, and as many Maids, descended from the 

 Illyrians, who begat thirteen Nations. The Towns of the 

 Psediculi are Rhudia, Egnatia, Barion, formerly Japyx, from 

 the Son of Dedalus ; who also gave Name to Japygia. 

 Rivers, Pactius and Aufidus, issuing out of the Hirpine 

 Mountains, and running by Canusium. Then followeth 

 Apulia of the Dauni, so named from their Leader, Father- 

 in-law to Diomedes. In which is the Town Salapia, famous 

 for the Love of an Harlot loved by Annibal: then, Sipontum 

 and Uria : also the River Cerbalus, where the Dauni end : 

 the Port Agasus, the Cape of the Mountain Garganus, from 

 Salentinum or Japygium 234 Miles, fetching a Compass 

 about Garganus : the Harbour Garnae, the Lake Pantanus. 

 The River Frento, full of Harbours ; and Teanum of the 

 Apuli. Also, Larinum, Aliternia, and the River Tifernus. 

 Then the Region Frentana, So there be three Kinds of 

 Nations : Teani, of their Leader, from the Greeks : the 

 Lucani, subdued by Calchas ; which Places now the Atinates 



