886 pLurr's natueal histoet. [Book V. 



colony founded under Augustus by the second legion, and 

 G-unugum\ another colony founded by the same emperor, a 

 praetorian cohort being established there; the Promon- 

 tory of Apollo^, and a most celebrated city, now called 

 Caesarea^, but formerly known by the name of lol; this 

 place was the residence of King Juba, and received the 

 rights of a colony from the now deified Emperor Claudius. 

 Oppidum Novum* is the next place ; a colony of veterans 

 was established here by command of the same emperor. 

 Next to it is Tipasa*, which has received Latin rights, as 

 also Icasium'', which has been presented by the Emperor 

 Vespasianus with similar rights; EusconiBe^, a colony 

 founded by Augustus; Rusucurium*, honoured by Clau- 

 dius with the rights of Eoman citizens ; Ruzacus', a colony 

 founded by Augustus; Salde*", another colony founded 

 by the same emperor ; Igilgili", another ; and the town of 



* Ptolemy and Antoninus place this colony to the east of the Pro- 

 montory of Apollo, and not the west as Pliny does. 



' The present Cape Mcstagan. 



3 According to Dupinet and Mannert, the modern Tenez occupies its 

 site, Zershell according to Hardoiiin and Shaw, Vacxu* according to 

 D'Anville and Ansart, and Algiers according to others. It is suggested 

 by Marcus that the name lol is derired from the Arabic verb galla^ " to 

 be noble" or " femous." There is no doubt that the magnificent ruins 

 at Zershell are those of lol, and that its name is an abbreviation of 

 Cseaarea lol. * Or New Town. 



* Scylai calls it Thapsus ; Anunianus Marcellinus, Tiposa. According 

 to Mannert it was situate in the vicinity of the modem Damas. 



• Or Icosium. It has been identified by inscriptions discovered by 

 the French as standing on the same site as the modem Algiers. D'Anville, 

 Mannert and others identify it with SchercheU or Zershell, thus placing 

 it too far west. Mannert was evidently misled by an error in the Anto- 

 nine Itinerary, whereby all the places along this coast are, for a con- 

 siderable distance, thrown too far to the west ; the researches however 

 which followed the French conquest of the country have revealed inscrip- 

 tions wliich completely set the question at rest. 



^ According to Mannert, this was situate on the modem Cape Arbatel. 

 Marcus thinks that the Hebrew ros, or Arab ras^ " a rock," enters into 

 the composition of the word. 



8 Now Hur according to D'Anville, Colcah according to Mannert. 



• The modem Acor, according to Marcus. 



^ The modem Pedeles or Delys, according to Ortellius and Mannert, 

 Tedles according to D'Anville. 



" The modem JigeU or Gigeri. It was probably in ancient times the 

 emporiiun of the surroimding country. 



