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Book II, Chapter 5

Location of Tarraconensis Hispania
(Second Map of Europe)

The western side of Lusitania, which borders on the Western ocean, is thus described: after the mouth of the Dorius river, there follows

the Callaici Bracares

the Callaici Lucensi

the Artabri

The north side, above which is the ocean called Cantabrius, is described as follows: after the Nerium promontory there is another promontory in which are the altars of the Sesti.

In the Great harbor of the Callaici Lucensi

the Paesici

the Cantabri

the Autrigones

the Caristi

the Varduli

the Vascones

The side toward the south is terminated by the Pyrénées, thence extending from the mentioned promontory on the coast of our sea,

The mountains turn slightly toward Hispania,

On the other side of Tarraconensis, that which borders on Lusitania and Baetica has been described, the remaining part which borders on the Balearic sea and looks toward the south, is described as follows:

On the sea coast of the Bastitani is

On the sea coast of the Contestani are

On the maritime coast of the Ilercaones are

On the sea coast of the Cosetani are

On the sea coast of the Laetani are

On the seacoast of the Indigetes

The mountains in Tarraconensis are called:

the Vindius,

the Edulius,

the Idubeda,

the Otrospeda,

On the Nerium promontory the Artabri dwell, whose towns are

Near these are the Callaici Lucensi, whose interior towns are

of the Capori

of the Cilini

of the Lemavi

of the Baedyi

of the Seurri

Asturia joins this on the east side, and the towns in this province are

of the Brigaecini

of the Baedunenses

of the Orniacori

of the Lungonum

of the Selini

of the Supertati

of the Amacori

of the Tibures

of the Gigurri

The land between the Minius and the Dorius rivers, near the sea, the Callaici Pracari inhabit, whose towns are

of the Turodori

of the Nemetatari

of the Calerinori

of the Bibilori

of the Limicori

of the Gruiori

of the Luancori

of the Quacernori

of the Lubanori

of the Narbasori

Around these dwell the Vaccaei, whose towns are

Toward the east of Asturia dwell the Cantabri, whose inland towns are

Below these are the Morbogi, whose towns are

To the east of these and of Cantabria dwell the Autrigones, whose inland towns are

Below the Murbogi are the Pelendones, whose towns are

Below the Autrigones are the Berones, whose towns are

Below the Pelendones and the Berones are the Arevacces, whose towns are

Back from the Vaccaei and the Arevacces, toward the south, dwell the Carpetani, among whom are the towns

Toward the east from these are the Celtiberi, whose towns are

Toward the south from these and from the Carpetani are the Oretani, and the towns

Below the eastern part of the Celtiberi are the Lobetani whose town is

Below these and next to the Oretani are the Bastitani whose interior towns are

Next to these and dwelling on the coast are the Contestani, and the inland towns

Toward the east of these, of the Bastitani, and of the Celtiberi, are the Edetani, whose inland towns are

Further toward the east of these are the Ilercaones and the inland towns

In the region which is included between the Iberus and the Pyrénées adjoining the Austrigones, thru whose territory a large river flows, are located the Caristi toward the east, and the inland towns are

Below these are the Berones whose towns are

To the east of these are the Carduli and the inland towns are

Next to these are the Vascones whose inland towns are

And next beyond these are the Ilergetes, whose interior towns are

Below these, but toward the east, are the Ceretaii whose town is

The Ausetani are on the west of these, and the towns are

And next to these are the Castellani whose interior towns are

To the west of these are the Iaccetani, whose towns are

The interior towns of the Indegetari are

and the interior town of the Laetanori is

The islands adjacent to Tarraconensis, in the Cantabrian ocean, are three peaks which are called the Trileuci,

In the Western ocean are the Cassiterides islands, ten in number,

In the Balearic sea are the Pityussa islands

And the two Balearic islands, called in Greek the Gymnesia, in the larger of which are two towns

In the lesser of these islands are the towns

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