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At the river Ampsaga Numidia begins, a country rendered illustrious by the fame of Masinissa. By the Greeks this region was called Metagonitis [Note]; and the Numidians received the name of "Nomades" from their frequent changes of pasturage; upon which occasions they were accustomed to carry [Note] their mapalia, or in other words, their houses, upon waggons.
The towns of this country are Cullu [Note] and Rusicade [Note]; and at a distance of forty-eight miles from the latter, in the interior, is the colony of Cirta [Note], surnamed "of the Sitiani;" still more inland is another colony called Sicca [Note], with the free town of Bulla Regia [Note]. On the coast are Tacatua [Note], Hippo Regius [Note], the river Armua [Note], and the town of Tabraca [Note], with the rights of Roman citizens. The river Tusca [Note] forms the boundary of Numidia. This country produces nothing remarkable except its marble [Note] and wild beasts.
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