turns away from the Funeral Pile[1] of Scipio; then taking a sweep to the left, it falls into the Atlantic Ocean, giving its name to this province: at its source it is but small, though during its course it receives many other streams, which it deprives as well of their waters as their renown. It first enters Bætica in Ossigita-nia[2], and glides gently, with a smooth current, past many towns situate on either side of its banks.
Between this river and the sea-shore the most celebrated places inland are Segida[3], also surnamed Augurina; Julia[4], called Fidentia; Urgao[5] or Alba, Ebora[6] or Cerealis, Iliberri[7] or Liberini, Ilipula[8] or Laus, Artigi[9] or Julienses, Vesci[10] or Faventia, Singili[11], Attegua[12], Arialdunum, Agla Minor[13], Bæbro[14], Castra Vinaria[15], Císimbrium[16], Hippo
3 It is unknown where this place stood; Medina Sidonia has been suggested.
4 Probably the present Fuentes del Rey, between Andujar and Jaen, according to Pinet.
5 D’Anville suggests that this is the present Arjona; but more pro- bably it was the village of Arjonilla, two leagues south of Andujar. Gruter has an inscription found here, "MUNIC . ALBENSE URGANON."
6 There were five cities of this name in Spain. Hardouin thinks that this is the modern Alcala la Real, between Granada and Cordova. 7 Most probably the modern Sierra de Elvira, though some writers have suggested the city of Granada.
8 Probably near the modern Montilla. Hardouin takes it to be the present Granada.
9 Poinsinet thinks that this is the present Ecija, but other writers take it to be Alhama, between Granada and Malaga.
10 Perhaps the present Archidona. Some writers have suggested the modern Faventia and Velez.
11 Probably near the present Puente de Don Gonzalo, on the banks of the Rio Genil.
12 Probably near Aguilar on the river Cabra; or else the present Teba, between Osuna and Antequera.
13 Agla the Less.
14 Probably the present Cabra. The sites of the two preceding towns are not known.
15 "The Encampment in the Vineyards." Probably this was the same as the Castra Postumiana mentioned by Hirtius in his Book on the Spanish War as being four miles from Attegua. It appears to be the present Castro, or Castro el Rio, situate on the banks of the river Guadajoz.
- ↑ This place is even now called by the inhabitants Sepulcro de Scipion. Cneius Cornelius Scipio Calvus, after the defeat of his brother P. Cornelius Scipio, in the year B.C. 211, by the forces of Asdrubal and Mago, fled to a tower at this spot, which was set fire to by the troops of Asdrubal, and he perished in the flames.
- ↑ So called from the town of Ossigi afterwards mentioned.
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- ↑ In some readings "Episibrium." Probably the present Espeja.
