310 THE EASTERN ORIGIN OF THE CELTS. 



wliom some writers have been so prone to discover on every page of 

 ancient history. Lndgnnensis contained the Ambarri, Semuren, Segus- 

 tani, Segessera, Meldi, Melodunum, Mediolanum, Salioclita, Aquse 

 Calidse, which I believe to have been a Latin version of a word foreign to 

 that language, Tricasses, Turones and Druidse or Durocasses. Belgica 

 was a great home of the Cymri. Samora, Samarobriva, Camaracum, 

 Cambresis, the Ambrones of Helvetia, Sambre and Kemerland of 

 Flanders, were records of Zimran. The Suessiones may have been 

 the descendants of Ishod. The Isara commemorated Ezer ; and the 

 Mosella, with Medialsenum and Mechlin, Mahalah. The Ambiani 

 of the modern Amiens and Ambiatinum were certainly of Heman. 

 Galusiacum may set forth Ghalcol ; and Tui-icum, Duroicoregum and 

 the modern Dort, Darda. Time does not permit me to dwell upon 

 the geographical propinquity of the various names mentioned, but 

 this will be found important in establishing the connection of the 

 different tribes with one another and with their common ancestors. ^^^* 



Spain received its Cymric population from Africa, and probably 

 sent the stream into Gaul. In Bsetica, so closely associated with the 

 memory of the Gileadite Bedan, there was no record of Zimran, but 

 Ishod was represented by Asta, Asito, Segida, Setia, Setida, Bastia, 

 and the Bastitani ; Abishur by Abdera and Hactai'a ; Hammoleketh 

 by Malaca; and Darda by the Turdetani. Lusitania furnishes 

 Tomar, Ambracia, Emerita, Egitania, Gerea, Metallina, ^minium, 

 Csecilium and Durius. Tarraconensis was fuller. There we find 

 Tamara, Sambroca, Amjjurise, Melsus, Gesada, the Ausetani, Cose- 

 tani and "Vescitani, Agiria, Nucaria (an occidental Nagara), Massilia, 

 Amphilochia, Amallobriga, Amgenum, Calagurris, Dertosa, Turias, 

 and Tritium. Already I have supposed a Gallic Aquae Caldensis to 

 be a corruption af Chalcol. This receives probability from the fact 

 that Amphilochia, which Amphilbchus, who was ever attended by 

 Calchas, is said to have visited, was also called by that name.^''* 

 Orippo and Orubium of Spain are, like Aripa and Herpis of Maure- 

 tania, links to unite Zimran or Amphiaraus with Oropos. ^^^ 



Cambria, and Cymri the name of the Welsh, are sufficient indica^' 



153* pictet mentions ^sar and Molk among Celtic divinities ; Higgin's Celtic Druids, 167. 



15* Strab. iii. 4, 3. 



155 Other names that may possibly connect with Oropus are Arahis of Gedrosia and Orehatis 

 of Persis ; Europas of Mesopotamia ; Harpasns of Armenia ; Herpe and Arabissus of Cappa- 

 dooia ; Arrubium of Moesia ; Eiiboea of Epirus ; Orobise of Buboea ; Arba off lUyria ; Araboua 

 of Pannonia ; Orobii of Gallia Cisalpina ; and Urba of Gaul. 



