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them both of generosity of manners and of courtesy. At the present time, however, they suffer less from this both on account of their being at peace and the intermixture of Romans. Wherever these [influences] are not so much experienced people are harsher and more savage. It is probable that this ruggedness of character is increased by the barrenness of the mountains and some of the places which they inhabit. At the present day, as I have remarked, all warfare is put an end to, Augustus Caesar having subdued the Cantabrians note and the neighbouring nations, amongst whom the system of pillage was mainly carried on in our day. So that at the present time, instead of plundering the allies of the Romans, the Coniaci and those who dwell by the sources of the Ebro, note with the exception of the Tuisi, note bear arms for the Romans. Tiberius, who succeeded Augustus Caesar, carried out his intention of placing a military force of three legions in these parts, by which means he has not only preserved peace, but introduced amongst some of them a civil polity.
WHAT remains [to be described] of Iberia, is the seacoast of the Mediterranean from the Pillars to the Pyrenees,
and the whole of the inland country which lies above. The
breadth of this is irregular, its length a little above 4000
stadia. It has been remarked that the sea-coast note is above
2000 stadia, and they say that from Mount Calpe, note which is
near the Pillars, to New Carthage, note there are 2200 stadia.
This coast is inhabited by the Bastetani, also called the Bastuli, and in part by the Oretani. Thence note to the Ebro the
distance is nearly as great. This [region] is inhabited by
the Edetani. On this side the Ebro to the Pyrenees and the
Trophies of Pompey there are
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