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the dogs no longer pursue them. They say, too, that a certain person, well known for the facility with which he offered himself as a pledge for others, being bantered on this subject by some hunters who came up with him having a wolf in leash, they said in jest, that if he would become pledge for the wolf and pay for the damage he might do, they would loose the bonds. To this the man consented, and they let loose the wolf, who gave chase to a herd of horses unbranded, and drove them into the stable of the person who had become pledge for him. The man accepted the gift, branded the horses with [the representation of] a wolf, and named them Lucophori. They were distinguished rather for their swiftness than gracefulness. His heirs kept the same brand and the same name for this race of horses, and made it a rule never to part with a single mare, in order that they might remain sole possessors of the race, which became famous. At the present day, however, as we have before remarked, this [rage for] horse-breeding has entirely ceased.
After the Timavum note comes the sea-coast of Istria as far as
Pola, which appertains to Italy. Between [the two] is the
fortress of Tergeste, distant from Aquileia 180 stadia. Pola
is situated in a gulf forming a kind of port, and containing
some small islands, note fruitful, and with good harbours. This city
was anciently founded by the Colchians sent after Medea,
who not being able to fulfil their mission, condemned themselves to exile. As Callimachus says,
It a Greek would call
The different parts of Transpadana are inhabited by the
Heneti and the Istrii as far as Pola; above the Heneti, by
the Carni, the Cenomani, the Medoaci, and the Symbri. note These
nations were formerly at enmity with the Romans, but the
Cenomani and Heneti allied themselves with that nation, both
prior to the expedition of Hannibal, when they waged war
with the Boii and Symbrii, note and also after that time.
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The town of Fugitives, but in their tongue
'Tis Pola named.
Cispadana comprehends all that country enclosed be-
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