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and the Assesiates that are exempt from Tribute: also of 

 Islands, the Fulsinates and Curictae 1 . Moreover, along 

 the maritime Coasts, beyond Nesactiuni, these Towns : Al- 

 vona, Flavona, Tarsatica, Senia, Lopsica, Ortopula, Vegium, 

 Argyruntum, Corinium, the City ^Enona, the River Pausinus, 

 and Tedanium, at which lapida endeth. The Islands lying 

 in that Gulf, with the Towns, besides those above noted, 

 Absirtium, Arba, Tragurium, Issa ; Pharos, beforetime 

 Pares, Crexa, Gissa, Portunata. Again, within the Con- 

 tinent, the Colony laderon, which is from Pola 160 Miles. 

 From thence, 30 Miles off, the Island Colentum ; and 18 

 to the Mouth of the River Titius. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 Liburnia. 



THE End of Liburnia and Beginning of Dalmatia is 

 Scordona, which is twelve Miles from the Sea, situate upon 

 the said River (Titius). Then followeth the ancient Country 

 of the Tariotae, and the Castle Tariota, the Promontory of 

 Diomed, or, as some would have it, the Peninsula Hyllis ; 

 in Circuit 100 Miles. Also Tragurium, inhabited by Roman 

 Citizens, well known for its Marble : Sicum, into which 

 Place Divus Claudius sent the old Soldiers : the Colony 

 Salona, 222 Miles from ladera. There repair to it for Law 

 those that are described into Decuries, 382 : of Dalmatise, 

 22; Decuni,239; Ditiones,69; and Mezaei, 52; Sardiates. In 

 this Tract are Burnum, Mandetrium, and Tribulium, Castles 

 illustrious for the Battles of the Romans. There come also 

 for Law, of the Islands the Isssei, Collentini, Separi, and 

 Epetini. From these, certain Castles, Piguntise and Ra- 

 taneum, and Narona, a Colony, pertaining to the third Con- 

 vention, 72 Miles from Salona, lying close by a River of the 

 same Name, and 20 Miles from the Sea. M. Varro writeth, 

 that 89 Cities used to repair thither for Justice. Now, about 

 these only are known, Cerauni in 33 Decuries ; Daorizi 

 in 17; Destitiates in 103; Docleatse in 34 ; Deretini in 14; 



1 Now Vegia. 



