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 B. iv. c. vi. $ 11. THE ALPS. 309 Metulum, 1 Arupenum, 2 Monetium, 3 and Vendon. 4 After these is the city of Segesta, 5 [situated] in a plain. Near to it flows the river Save, 6 which discharges itself into the Danube. This city lies in an advantageous position for carrying on war against the Dacians. 7 Ocra forms the lowest portion of the Alps, where they approach the territory of the Carni, and through which they convey the merchandise of Aquileia in waggons to Pamportus. 8 This route is not more than 400 stadia. From thence they convey it by the rivers as far as the Danube and surrounding districts, for a navigable river 9 which flows out of Illyria, passes by Pamportus, and discharges itself into the Save, so that the merchandise may easily be carried down both to Segesta, and to the Pannonians, and Taurisci. 10, It is near this city, 11 that the Kulp 12 falls into the Save. Both of these rivers are navigable, and flow down from the Alps. The Alps contain wild horses and cattle, and Polybius asserts that an animal of a singular form is found there ; it resembles a stag except in the neck and hair, which are similar to those 6T~a wild boar ; under its chin it has a .tuft of hair about a span long, and the thickness of the tail of a young horse. 13 11. One of the passages over the mountains from Italy into Transalpine and northern Keltica is that which passes through the country of the Salassi, and leads to Lugdunum. 14 Jliis / [route] is divided into two ways, one practicable for carriages, but longer, which crosses the country of the Centrones, the other steep and narrow, but shorter ; this crosses the Pennine [Alps]. Lugdunum is situated in the midst of the country, serving as an Acropolis, both on account of the confluence of 1 Probably M (idling. 2 Auersperg, "oFthe Flecken Mungava. 3 Mottnig or Mansburg. 4 Windisch Gr'atz, or Brindjel. 5 Now Sisseck. 6 The text reads Rhine,T)ut we have, in common with Gosselin, follow- ed the correction of Cluvier, Xylander, and Tyrwhitt. 7 The Dacians occupied a part of Hungary, Transylvania, Wallachia, and a portion of Moldavia. 8 Coray suggests Nauportus, now Ober-Laibach in Krain. This sug- gestion is extremely probable, however Pamportus occurs twice in the fext. 9 The river Laibach. 10 The Pannonians occupied a portion of Austria and Hungary. The Taurisci, who formed part of the former people, inhabited Styria. 11 Segesta. 12 The ancient Colapis. ? This is a description of the elk (cervus alces of Linn.). This animal no longer exists either in France or in the Alps. M Lyons.