Greek Texts & Translations

outlets of the Aude ^note and the lake of Narbonne. ^note It is the principal commercial city on this coast. On the Rhone is Arelate, ^note a city and emporium of considerable traffic. The distance between these two cities is nearly equal to that which separates them from the aforesaid promontories, namely, Narbonne from the Aphrodisium, and Arelate from the cape of Marseilles. There are other rivers besides which flow on either side of Narbonne, some from the Cevennes, others from the Pyrenees. Along these rivers are situated cities having but little commerce, and that in small vessels. The rivers which proceed from the Pyrenees, are the Tet ^note and the Tech; ^note two cities ^note are built on them, which bear respectively the same name as the rivers. There is a lake near to Ruscino, ^note and a little above the sea a marshy district full of salt- springs, which supplies dug mullets, for whoever digs two or three feet and plunges a trident into the muddy water, will be sure to take the fish, which are worthy of consideration on account of their size; they are nourished in the mud like eels. Such are the rivers which flow from the Pyrenees between Narbonne and the promontory on which is built the temple of Venus. On the other side of Narbonne the following rivers descend from the Cevennes into the sea. The Aude, ^note the Orbe, ^note and the Rauraris. ^note On one of these ^note is situated the strong city of Baetera, ^note near to Narbonne; on the other Agatha, ^note founded by the people of Marseilles. 7

Of one marvel of this sea-coast, namely the dug mullets, we have already spoken; we will now mention another, even more surprising. Between Marseilles and the outlets of the Rhone there is a circular plain, about 100 stadia distant