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plikt's js^atural history. 
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Latovici, the Oseriates, the Yarciani, and, in front of Mount 
Claudius, the Scordisci, behind it the Taurisci. In the Savus 
there is the island of Metubarris^ the greatest of all the 
islands formed by rivers. Besides the above, there are 
these other rivers worthy of mention : — the Colapis^, which 
flows into the Savus near Siscia, where, dividing its channel, 
it forms the island which is called Segestica^ ; and the river 
Bacuntius^, which flows into the Savus at the town of Sir- 
mium, where we find the state of the Sirmienses and the 
Amantini. Forty-five miles thence is Taurunum^, where 
the Savus flows into the Danube ; above which spot the 
Yaldanus^ and the Urpanus, themselves far from ignoble 
rivers, join that stream. 
CHAP. 29. (26.) — MCESIA. 
Joining up toPannonia is the province called Moesia'', which 
runs, with the course of the Danube, as far as the Euxine. 
Jt commences at the confluence^ previously mentioned. In it 
are the Dardani, the Celegeri, the Triballi, the Timachi, the 
Moesi,theThracians,and the Scythians who border on the Eux- 
ine. The more famous among its rivers are the Margis^, which 
rises in the territory of the Dardani, the Pingus, the Tima- 
chus, the (Escus which rises in Mount Bhodope, and, rising 
in Mount Hsemus, the TJtus^^, the Asamus, and the Icterus. 
Draave. The nations mentioned here dwelt on the western and eastern 
slopes of this range. 
1 Now known as Zagrabia. 2 IS'ow the Culpa. 
3 Dion Cassias, B. xix., says that the river Colapis or Colops flowed 
past the walls of the town of Siscia, but that Tiberius Ceesar caused a 
trench to be dug round the town, and so drew the river round it, leading 
it back on the other side into its channel. He calls the island Segetica. 
NowtheBossut. Sirmium occupied the site of the present Sirmich. 
^ The modern Tzeruinka, according to D'AnviUe and Brotier. 
^ Now the Walpo and the Sarroiez, according to Hardouin ; or the 
Sosna and the Yerbas, according to Brotier and Mannert. 
7 Corresponding to the present Servia and Bulgaria. 
^ Of the Danube with the Saave or Savus just mentioned. 
^ Now the Morava,' which runs through Servia into the Danube. 
The Pingus is probably the Bek, which joins the Danube near Grradistic. 
The Timachus is the modern Timoch, and the (Escus is the Iscar in 
Bulgaria. 
Now called the Yid, the Osma, and the Jantra, rising in the 
Balkan chain. 
