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 170 pliitt's natural histoey. [Book III. Sixty-five different nations resort to Carthage besides the inhabitants of the islands. Of the Accitanian' colony, there are the G-emellenses, and the town of Libisosona^, sur- named Foroaugustana, to both of which have been granted Italian'' rights. Of the colony of Salaria^, there are the people of the following towns, enjoying the rights of ancient La- tium: the Castulonenses, also called the Cassari Venales, the Saetabitani*^ or Augustani, and the Valerienses''. The best known among the tributaries are the Alabanenses^, the Bas- titani^, theConsaburrenses^",the Dianenses", theEgelestani^^, 2 The colony of Acci was called Colonia Julia Gemella Accitana. The town of Acci or Accis was on the site of the present Guadix el Yiejo, between Granada and Baza, It was colonized by the third and sixth legions under Juhus or Augustus, from which it obtained the name of ' GemeUa,' the origin of which name is previously mentioned, p. 161. ^ The ruuis of this place are supposed to be those seen at Lebazuza or Lezuza, not far from the city of Cuen9a. ^ The "jus Itahcum" or "Itahse," "ItaUan rights" or "privileges," differed from the " jvis Latinum." It was granted to provincial towns which were especially favoured by the magistracy of Rome, and consisted of exemption from taxes, a municipal constitution, after the manner of the Itahan tovms, and many other rights and exemptions. ^ According to Hardouin, the people of the town formerly called Sa- liotis, now Cazorla. They are called " Caesari venales," from the cfrcum- stance of their territory having been purchased by Caesar. — Castulo or Cazlona has been previously mentioned. ^ The people of Saetabis, now Xativa in Yalencia. Tliis town was fa- mous for its manufacture of fine table-napkins, to which reference is made by Phny at the beginning of his Introduction addressed to Titus, ia liis quotation from the lament of Catullus on the loss of his table-napkins which his friends had filched from him. See p. 1 of the present volume. 7 According to some vsriters, the present Cuen^a was the ancient Va- leria ; but perhaps it was situate at the present village of Valera la Yieja, or Old Yaleria, eight leagues south of Cuenga. ^ They were so called from their town of Basti, now Baza, on the river Guadalentin in Granada. ^^ Their town was probably the present Consuegra, twelve leagues from the city of Toledo. " So called from the promontory Dianium or Artemisium, named from a temple of Diana there situate, and having in its vicinity a town of the same name. The jDresent town of Denia stUl retains nearly the original name. Its lake, now called Albufera de Yalencia, has been previously mentioned, p. 166. ^ The modern Yniesta marks the site of their town.
 * Carthago Nova, or New Carthage.
 * The people of Alaba, not far from the present town of Ergavica.