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Book II, Chapter 9

Location of Narbonensis Gallia
(Third Map of Europe)

The borders of Narbonensis are contiguous with the neighboring provincial tribes, which have been described; from the remaining, those which are on the east, are terminated by the western part of the Alps from the Adulas mountains to the mouth of the Varus river,

The south is terminated by the remaining part of the Pyrénées mountains extending from the boundary of Aquitania as far as the summit of the mountains at the inner sea, where there is a Temple of Venus, and by the Gallic sea to the mouth of the Varus river. The shores of this sea are thus described:

Of the rivers which unite with this, in that part which is toward the north from Lugdunum are the Arar and the Dubis,

These rivers flow toward the north from the Alps, then turn toward the west,

In that part, which is south of the town Vienna, are the Isar river and the Druentia river, coming from the Alps;

On the sea, next to the Rhodanus, are

the Avatici

the Comani

the Deciati

The Volcae Tectosages inhabit the extreme west of Narbonensis, whose inland towns are

Next to these, extending as far as the Rhodanus river, are the Volcae Arecomici, whose inland towns are

To the east of the Rhodanus, and in the extreme north, are the Allobroges below the Medulli whose town is

Below these toward the west are the Segallauni, whose town is

Toward the east are the Tricastini whose town is

Then below the Segallauni are the Cavari, whose towns are

Below these are the Salyes whose towns are

Below the Tricastini are the Voconti, whose town is

Below these are the Memini, and their town is

Below these are the Elycoci, and their town is

Toward the east of the Voconti and Memini are the Senti, whose town is

Below Narbonensis are islands,

The Stoechades, five in number, are below Citharistes

Below the Varus river is

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