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plit^t's katfral history. 
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smaller island, 40 miles in length, and 150^ in circumference; 
it contains the states of Jamnon^, Sanisera, and Magon^. 
In the open sea, at twelve miles' distance from the larger 
island, is Capraria'* with its treacherous coast, so notorious for 
its numerous shipwrecks ; and, opposite to the city of Palma, 
are the islands known as the Msenarise^, Tiquadra^, and Little 
Hannibalis'^. 
The earth of Ebusus has the effect of driving awaj serpents, 
while that of Colubraria produces them ; hence the latter spot 
is dangerous to all persons who have not brought with them 
some of the earth of Ebusus. The Greeks have given it 
the name of Ophiusa^. Ebusus too produces no^ rabbits to 
destroy the harvests of the Baleares. There are also about 
twenty other small islands in this sea, which is full of shoals. 
Off the coast of G-aul, at the mouth of the E/hodanus, there 
is Metina^^, and near it the island whicli is known as Blascon^\ 
with the three Sta3chades, so called by their neighbours the 
Massilians^^, on account of the regular order in which they 
are placed; their respective names are Prote^^, Mese^"*, also 
1 The circumference is about 110 miles, the length 32. 
2 Now Ciudadela. 
^ Now Port Mahon. The site of Sanisera, which was probably more 
inland, is imknown. 
4 Now Cabrera. The distance is not twelve, but nine miles. 
5 Now called the Malgrates. ^ Now Dragonera. 
7 Now El Torre. 
^ As aheady mentioned he seems to confound Formentera, which was 
called Ophiusa, with the present group of Columbrete, which islands were 
probably called Colubraria. 
^ The former editions mostly omit " nec " • and so make it that Ebusus 
does produce the rabbits. Certainly, it does seem more Hkely that he would 
mention that fact than the absence of it, which even to Phny could not 
appear very remarkable. 
1" D'Anville thinks that this is Metapina, but D'Astruc thinks that 
the flat islands, called Les Tignes, are meant. 
11 Now called Brescon, near Agde, according to D'Anville. 
12 Who were of Greek origin, and so called them, because they stood 
in a row, otoTt^os. 
13 Now called Porqueroles. Prote signifies the first, Mese the middle 
one, and Hypsea the one below the others. 
, 1'* Now Port Croz. D'Anville considers that Phny is mistaken in 
identifying tliis island with Pomponiana or Pompeiana, which he con- 
siders to be the same with the peninsula now called Calle de Giens, which 
lies opposite to Porqueroles. 
