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with the Liberties of Latium. Likewise Icosium, endowed 

 by Vespasian the Emperor with the same Gift. The Colony 

 of Augustus, Rusconiae: and Ruscurum, by Claudius honoured 

 as a City : Rusoezus, a Colony of Augustus. Salde, a Colony 

 of the same. Igelgili also, and Turca, a Town seated upon 

 the Sea and the River Ampsaga. Within Land, the Colony 

 Augusta, the same as Succubar ; and likewise Tubrisuptus. 

 Cities, Timici, Tigavse. Rivers, Sardabala and Nabar. The 

 Nation, Macurebi : the River Usar and the Nation of the 

 Nabades. The River Ampsaga is from Caesarea 233 

 Miles. The Length of either Mauritania is 839 Miles, the 

 Breadth, 467. 



CHAPTER III. 

 Numidia. 



NEXT to Ampsaga is Numidia, renowned for the Name of 

 Masanissa: called by the Greeks, the Land Metagonitis. 

 The Numidian Nomades (so named from changing their Pas- 

 ture), who carry their Huts, that is, their Houses, about with 

 them upon Waggons. Their Towns are Cullu and Rusicade ; 

 from which 48 Miles off, within the midland Parts is the 

 Colony Cirta, surnamed of the Sittiani ; another also within 

 Cicca, and a free Town named Bulla Regia. But in the Coast, 

 Tacatua, Hippo Regius, and the River Armua. The Town 

 Trabacha, of Roman Citizens : the River Tusca, which 

 boundeth Numidia : and besides the Numidian Marble, and 

 abundance of wild Beasts, nothing is there worth the 

 noting. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Africa. 



FROM Tusca forward is the Region Zeugitana, and the 

 Country properly called Africa. Three Promontories : the 

 White ; then that of Apollo, over against Sardinia: that of Mer- 

 cury opposite to Sicily ; which, running into the Sea, make 

 two Bays : the one Hipponensis, next to the Town which 

 they call Hipponis, named by the Greeks Diarrhyton, on 



