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the two to wliich tlie Greeks have given the name of Pityussae', 
from the pine-tree^, which they produce. These islands now 
bear the name of Ebusus, and form a federate state. They 
are separated by a narrow strait^ of the sea, and are forty-six^ 
miles in extent. They are distant from Dianium^ 700 stadia, 
Dianium being by land the same distance^ from 'New Car- 
thage. At the same distance'' from the Pityussse, lie, in the 
open sea, the two Baleares, and, over against the river Sucro^, 
Colubraria^. The Baleares ^"^j so formidable in war with 
their slingers^\ have received from the Greeks the name of 
Gymnasise. 
The larger island is 100^^ miles in length, and 475 in cir- 
cumference. It has the following towns ; Palma'^ and Pol- 
lentia^^, enjoying the rights of Boman citizens, Cinium^^ and 
Tucis, with Latin rights : Bocchorum, a federate town, is 
no longer in existence. At thirty miles' distance is the 
* The modern Iviza and Formentera. 
2 The Grreek for which is irLrvs. 
^ Less than two leagues in width. 
^ The real distance is 34 miles from the northern point of Iviza, called 
Punta de Serra, to the southern point of Formentera, namely — across Iviza 
22 miles, across the sea 5, and across Formentera 7. 
^ Now Denia. ^ This is not correct : the distance is but 45 miles. 
^ This is incorrect : taken at the very greatest, the distance is only 
522 stadia, eight to the mile. 
^ The Xucar in Spain. 
^ We more generally find it stated that the isle of Formentera, one of 
the Pityussae, was called Colubraria. He probably refers to the islands 
of the group about twenty leagues from the coast of Spain, now known 
by the name of Columbrete ; but they are not near the Xucar, from 
which, as well as from the Pityussae, they are distant about seventy miles. 
The latter islands are now generally considered as part of the group of 
the Baleares. 
10 Now Majorca and Minorca, with the ancient Pityussae. 
11 They served as mercenaries, first under the Carthaginians and after- 
wards under the Komans. The ancient writers generally derive the name 
of the people from their skill as archers — paXeapeis, from jSaXXw, " to 
throw " ; but Strabo assigns to the name a Phoenician origin, as being 
equivalent to the Grreek yvfjLvrjTai, " light-armed soldiers." It is probably 
from their hght equipment that the Grreeks gave to the islands the name 
of rvfivrjcTiai. Livy says that they used to go naked during the summer. 
12 Seventy miles is the real length of Majorca, and the circumference 
is barely 250 miles. 
13 Still called Pahna. This and PoUentia were Koman colonies settled 
by MeteUus. i'* Now PoUenza. i^ Now Sineu on the Borga. 
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