risdiction of Hispalis, and the Turduli, who dwell on the verge[1] of Lusitania and Tarraconensis, and are under the protection of the laws of Corduba. It is evident that the Celtici have sprung from the Celtiberi, and have come from Lusitania, from their religious rites, their language, and the names of their towns, which in Bætica are distinguished by the following epithets[2], which have been given to them. Seria has received the surname of Fama Julia[3], Nertobriga that of Concordia Julia[4], Segida that of Restituta Julia[5], and Contributa[6] that of Julia. What is now Curiga was formerly Ucultuniacum, Constantia Julia[7] was Laconimurgis, the present Fortunales were the Tereses[8], and the Emanici were the Callenses[9]. Besides these, there are in Celtica the towns of Acinippo[10], Arunda[11], Aruci[12], Turobriga, Lastigi, Salpesa, Sæpone, and Serippo.
The other Bæturia, which we have mentioned, is inhabited by the Turduli, and, in the jurisdiction of Corduba, has some towns which are by no means inconsiderable; Arsa[13],
- ↑ Probably part of Estremadura, and the vicinity of Badajoz in an easterly direction.
- ↑ The exact meaning of this passage is somewhat obscure, but he probably means to say that the Celtici have an identity of sacred rites, language, and names of towns with the Celtiberians; though it had become the usage in Bætica more generally to distinguish the towns by their Roman names.
- ↑ "The Fame of Julius." Its site is not known.
- ↑ "The Concord of Julius." Probably the same as the modern Valera la Vega, near Frejenal.
- ↑ Probably meaning "Restored by Julius." Nothing is known of its site.
- ↑ According to an authority quoted by Hardouin, this may possibly be Medina de las Torres.
- ↑ Probably Constantina in Andalusia, to the north of Penaflor.
- ↑ The tribe or nation of the Tereses are supposed to have dwelt in the vicinity of the modern San Nicolo del Puerto.
- ↑ Calentum was their town; probably the present Cazalla near Alaniz. This place will be found mentioned by Pliny in B. xxxv. c. 14.
- ↑ The ruins two leagues north of Ronda la Vieja are supposed to be those of this place. There are the remains of an aqueduct and theatre, and numerous coins are found here.
- ↑ Probably the present Ronda la Vieja.
- ↑ Identified by inscriptions with the present Aroche. The sites of several of the following places are unknown.
- ↑ The Azuaga of modern times; but, according to Hardouin, Argallen.
Guadiana and Guadalquivir, the eastern parts of Alentejo and the west of Estremadura, as far as the city of Badajoz.
