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Epetini, nations inhabiting tlie islands. After these come 

 the fortresses of Peguntium^ and of Rataneum, witli the 

 colony of Narona^, the seat of the third jurisdiction, distjiEC 

 from Salona eighty-two miles, and situate upon a river of tlie 

 same name, at a distance of twenty miles from the sea. M. 

 Varro states that eighty-nine states used to resort thither, but 

 now nearly the only ones that are known are the Cerauni* 

 with 24 decuries, the Daorizi with 17, the Daesitiates with 103, 

 the Docleatae with 33, the Deretini with 14, the Deremistaa 

 with 30, the Dindari with 33, the Glinditiones with 44, the 

 Melcomani with 24, the Naresii with 102, the Scirtarii with 

 72, the Siculotae with 24, and the Vardaei, once the scourges 

 of Italy, with no more than 20 decuries. In addition to 

 these, this district was possessed by the Ozu£ei, the Partheni, 

 the Hemasini, the Arthitae, and the Armistae. The colony 

 of Epidaurum'' is distant from the river Naron 100 miles. 

 After Epidaurum come the following towns, with the rights 

 of Eoman citizens: — Ehizinium*, Acruvium", Butua, 01- 

 cinium, formerly called Colchinium, having been founded by 

 the Colchians; the river Drilo^, and, upon it, Scodra^ a 

 town with the rights of Roman citizens, situate at a distance 

 of eighteen miles from the sea ; besides in former times many 

 Grreek towns and once powerful states, of which all remem- 



bumia. It was originally peopled by a Parian or a Syracusan colony. It 

 was famous for its wine, and the beaked ships " Lembi Issaici," rendered 

 the Romans good service in the war with Philip of Macedon. 



^ The modem Almissa stands on its site ; and on that of EAtaneum, 

 Mucarisca. ^ j^qw called Narenta ; the river having the same nama, 



3 The locaHties of all these peoples are unknown. 



■* Or Epidaurus. It is not noticed in history tiU the civil war between 

 Pompey and Caesar, when, having declared in favour of the latter, it was 

 besieged by M. Octavius. The site of it is known as Ragusa Yecchia, oi» 

 Old Ragusa, but in the Illyric language it is called Zaptal. Upon its 

 destruction, its inhabitants moved to Rausium, the present Ragusa. 

 There are no remains extant of the old town. 



* It stiU retains the name of Risine, upon the Gk)lfo di Cattaro, the 

 ancient Sinus Rhizonicus. 



* In the former editions called " Ascrivium." The modem Cattaro is 

 supposed to occupy its site. Butua is the modem Budua, and Olcinium, 

 Dulcigno. It is probable that the derivation of the name of this last 

 place, as suggested by Pliny, is only fanciful. 



7 Now caUed Drin and Drino. 



8 Now called Scutari or Scodar, the capital of the province called by 

 the Tarka Sangiac de Scodar. 



