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Itius Portus, a port on the Gallic coast where it is nearest to Britian; but what special point is to be understood is not quite certain, some identifying it with Calais, others with Wissant, and others again with Boulogne (v. 2). Jura, a range of mountains which still bears this name, separating the Helvetii from the Sequani (i. 2, 6).

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Latobrigi, a German tribe of which little is known; it is supposed that they dwelt in the modern Breisgau (i. 5, 28, 29). Lemanus Lacus, the lake of Geneva, still called the Leman Lake (i. 2). Lemovices, a Gallic tribe between the Garonne and the Loire; their capital, Augastoritum, afterwards called Lemovices, is the modern Limoges (vii. 4). Lepontii, an Alpine tribe, near sources of the Rhone (iv. 10). Leuci, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, occupying a part of modern Lorraine and Champagne; their chief town was Tullum, now Toul (i. 40).

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Levaci, a tribe in Belgic Gaul, on the western bank of the Scheldt (v. 39). Lexovii, a Gallic tribe, south of the mouth of the Seine; their chief town, Noviomagus, is now called Lisieux (iii. 9, 11, 17).

Liger, the river Loire (vii. 5).

Lingones, a Gallic people about the Vosges mountains and the sources of the Maas and Marne (i. 26; iv. 10). Lutetia, the chief town of the Parisii, situated on an island in the Seine: it is the nucleus of the modern Paris (vi. 3; vii. 57).

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Magetobri, a town of Gaul in the neighbourhood of which Ariovistus defeated the Gauls. Its site is uncertain (i. 31). Mandubii, a Gallic tribe, which stood in the relation of clients to the dui; their chief town was Alesia, now Alise in Burgundy (vii. 68, 78). Marcomani, a German people dwelling between the Rhine and the Danube, extending northward as far as the Monus (Main, i. 51).

Matisco, a town of the Edui, now Macon on the Saône (vii. 90). Matrona, the river Marne (i. 1). Mediomatrici and Mediomatrices. a people of Belgic Gaul. on the Moselle, in the north of Lorraine, about the modern fortress of Metz, which derives its name from them (iv. 10; vii. 75). Meldi, a Gallic tribe, probably north-east of the Parisii. The modern Meaux

seems to derive its name from them (v. 5). Melodunum, a town of the Senones, now Melun, on an island in the Seine (vii. 58). Menapii, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, originally a German people, who occupied both banks of the Rhine and extended westward beyond the Maas (ii. 4; iii. 9; iv. 4, 22, &c).

Mona, the island of Anglesey: some believe that it is the Isle of Man (v. 13).

Morini, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, occupying the coast as far as Boulogne (ii. 4; iii. 9, &c.)

Mosa, the river Maas, or as it is called in French, Meuse (iv. 10).

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Nannetes or Namnetes, a Gallic tribe on the right bank of the Liger, where the town of Nantes derives its name from them (iii. 9).

Nantuates, a Gallic tribe on the south of the Lake of Geneva (iii. 1: iv. 10). Narbo, now Narbonne, was the chief town in the Roman province, which was for this reason sometimes called Gallia Narbonensis (iii. 20; vii. 7). Nemetes, a German tribe dwelling on the left bank of the Rhine in the district about Speier (vi. 25).

Nervii, originally a German people, but settled in Belgic Gaul, in the district now called Hainault. Their dominion extended as far as the sea coast (ii. 4, 15, 17; v. 39; vi. 2).

Nitiobriges, an Aquitanian tribe dwelling on both sides of the Garonne; their chief town was Aginnum, now Agen (vii, 7, 31).

Noreia, a town in Noricum, was the chief place of the Taurisci, and is now represented by the village of Neumarkt in Styria (i. 5).

Noricum an extensive country which derived its name from its chief town, Noreia. It extended from the Danube to Italy (i, 5).

Noviodunum. There were two towns of this name-1. in the country of the Bituriges, the clients of the Edui, whence it is also called a town of the Edui (vii. 12, 55). Its site is uncertain. 2. A town of the Suessiones, which is now called Soissons (ii. 12).

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Ocelum, a town among the Cottian Alps, probably Usseau in Piedmout (i. 10). Octodurus, the chief town of the Veragri, among the Pennine Alps; it occupied the site of the modern Martigny (iii. 1).

Osismi, a tribe in Belgic Gaul, in the north-western part of Brittany, and forming one of the Armoric states (ii. 34; iii. 9; vii. 75).

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Padus, the river Po, in Cisalpine Gaul (V 24).

Pæmani, a German tribe in Belgic Gaul, on the east of the Maas, not far from Liege (ii. 4).

Parisii, a Gallic tribe on the Seine; their chief town, Lutetia, has become the modern Paris (vi. 3).

Petrocorii, a Gallic tribe east of the mouth

of the Garonne; their chief town, Vesunna, is now called Périgueux (vii. 75). Pictones, a Gallic tribe on the southern bank of the Loire; their chief town, Limonum, changed its name into Pictavi, and this became Poitiers (iii. 11).

Pirustæ, a tribe in Dalmatia on the frontiers of Pannonia (v. 1). Pleumoxii, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, dwelling in the neighbourhood of Tournay (v. 39).

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Rauraci, a Gallic tribe occupying the country north of the Helvetii from the mouth of the Aar down to Basel; their chief town, Augusta Rauracorum, is the modern Augst near Basel (i. 5; vi. 25; vii. 75).

Redones, a tribe of Armorica, about the modern Rennes in Brittany (ii 34). Remi or Rhemi, a powerful tribe of Belgic Gaul between the rivers Marne and Aisne; their chief town was Durocortorum, afterwards called Remi, and now Rheims (ii. 3; v. 54, &c.). Rhenus, the river Rhine (i. 1; iv. 10). Rhodanus, the river Rhone, in the south of France (i. 1).

Ruteni, a Gallic tribe on the north-west of the Volca Arecomici; their chief town, Segodunum, is now called Rodaz (i. 45; vii. 5, 7).

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Sabis, the river Sambre in Belgic Gaul, a tributary of the Maas (ii 16, 18). Samarobriva, the chief town of the Ambiani, now Amiens (v. 24, 47, 53). Santones, a Gallic tribe on the western coast, on the north of the Garonne; their chief town was Mediolanum, now called Saintes (i. 10; iii. 11)

Scaldis, the river Scheldt in Belgium (vii. 33).

Seduni, a Gallic tribe to the south-east

of the Lake of Geneva; their chief town was civitas Sedunorum, now Sion (iii. 1).

Sedusii, a German tribe on the western bank of the upper Rhine (i, 51). Segni, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, in the district about the modern town of Namur (vi. 32).

Segontiaci, a tribe in the south of Britain (v. 21).

Segusiani, a Gallic people to the south of the Edui; their chief town was called Forum Segusianorum, now Feurs (i. 10; vii. 64).

Senones, a powerful tribe in Keltic Gaul, north-west of the dui; their chief town was Agendicum, afterwards called Senones, and now Sens (v. 51, 56; vi. 4).

Sequana, the river Seine (i. 1, &c.). Sequani, a powerful tribe of Keltic Gaul; their country extended from Mount Jura in the west to the Vosges in the north; their chief town was Vesontio, the modern Besançon (i. 9, 31, 32, 33, 35; vi. 12).

Sibuzates, a tribe of Aquitania about the foot of the Pyrenees (iii. 27). Sigambri, a German tribe on the eastern bank of the Rhine, extending from the river Sieg to the Ruhr (v. 16, 18). Sontiates, a people of Aquitania along the southern banks of the Garonne; their chief town, Sontiatum, is now called Sos (iii. 20, 21).

Suessiones, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, southwest of the Remi; their capital, Augusta Suessionum, is now called Soissons (ii. 3, 13).

Suevi, a general name comprising many German tribes from the Vistula to the Elbe. The name is still preserved in the modern Schwaben (f. 37, 51, 54; iii. 7, &c.).

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Tamesis, the river Thames (v. 11, 18). Tarbelli, a tribe of Aquitania, extending from the Adour to the Pyrenees (iii. 27).

Tarusates, a tribe of Aquitania.

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name of the modern town of Tarsa or Teursan still shows its origin (iii. 23, 27).

Tectosages. See Volcæ.

Tenchteri, a German tribe which, in conjunction with the Usipetes, crossed the Rhine. Their history is related by Cæsar, iv. 1, &c.

Teutoni or Teutones, a German people dwelling originally on the coast of the Baltic from the Trave to the Oder. Compare Cimbri, i. 33, 40; ii. 4; vii. 77. Tigurinus pagus, the western of the four

Cantons of the Helvetii. The town of Zurich owes its name to it (i. 12). Tolosates, a tribe of Aquitania, with the capital of Tolo a, now Toulouse (i. 10: iii. 20).

Treviri, a powerful tribe in Belgic Gaul,

between the Maas and the Rhine: their chief town, Augusta Trevirorum, is the modern Trier or Treves (i. 37; iii. 11; v. 3; vi. 8; vii. 63).

Tribocci, originally a German tribe which crossed the Rhine, and established itself in northern Alsace, in the district about Strasburg (i. 51; iv. 10). Trinobantes, a tribe of Britain, dwelling in Essex (v. 20, 21).

Tulingi, a German tribe to the north of the Helvetii (i. 5).

Turones or Turoni, a powerful tribe of Keltic Gaul, dwelling along the banks of the Loire; their chief town, Cæsarodunum, was afterwards called Turones, and now Tours (ii. 35; vii. 4, 75).

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Ubii, a German tribe dwelling in Cæsar's time on the eastern banks of the Rhine as far south as the Lahn. Afterwards they were transferred to the western bank, and there founded the Oppidum Ubiorum, which in A.D. 50 was raised to the rank of a colony under the name of Colonia Agrippina, that is, Cologne or Köln (i. 54; iv. 3, 16, 19; vi. 9). Unelli, one of the Armorican states in the north-western corner of Normandy (ii. 34; iii. 7, 11, 17).

Usipetes, a German tribe about the river Lippe (iv. 1, 4, 16). Compare Tenchteri.

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Vahalis, an arm of the Rhine, now called the Waal (iv. 10).

Vangiones, a German tribe on the left bank of the Rhine; their chief town, Burbetomagus, is now called Worms (i. 51). Vellauni, a small tribe of Keltic Gaul, near the sources of the Loire (vii. 75). Vellaunodunum. See note on vii. 11. Velocasses or Velocassi, a tribe of Belgic Gaul on the coast of Normandy (ii, 4; vii. 75). Their chief town, Rhotomagnum, is modern Rouen.

Veneti, a tribe of Keltic Gaul in Brittany; their chief town, originally called Dariorigum, is the modern Vennes (ii. 31; iii. 8, 16; iv. 21; vii. 75).

Veragri, a tribe of the Pennine Alps, with their chief town of Octodurus, now Martigny (iii. 1).

Verbigenus pagus, one of the cantons of the Helvetii (i. 27).

Veromandui, a tribe of Belgic Gaul, northwest of the Remi; their capital, Augusta Veromanduorum, is the modern St. Quentin on the Somme (ii. 4).

Vesontio, the chief town of the Sequani, now Besançon (i. 38).

Vienna, the chief town of the Allobroges, now Vienne in Dauphiné (vii. 9). Vocates, a tribe of Aquitania near the frontier of Spain (iii. 23, 27).

Vocontii, a tribe in the south of Gaul on the east of the Rhone (i. 10). Vosegus or Vogesus mons, the Vosges mountain range (iv. 10).

Volcæ, a general name of two tribes, the Volca Arecomici, in the territory of Nimes, and the Volce Tectosages with Tolosa for their capital (vi. 24; vii. 7).

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