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assert his apotheosis. The distances I have thus given are
laid down in accordance with those of Artemidorus.
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The chorographer indeed gives only 165 miles from
Brentesium note to Garganum, but Artemidorus makes then
more. note Thence to Ancona, the first says there are 254 miles,
whilst Artemidorus has given but 1250 stadia to the Fiumesino, note near to Ancona, which is much shorter. Polybius
says that from Iapygia the distance has been laid down in
miles, and that there are 562 miles thence to the town of
Sila, note thence to Aquileia 178. These geographers do not agree
as to the length to be assigned to the line of the sea-coast of
Illyria, run from the Ceraunian Mountains note to the head note of
the Adriatic, some of them stating it to be above 6000 [stadia],
and making it longer than the opposite coast [of Italy],
while it is much shorter. note Indeed they all generally differ
among themselves in stating distances, as we often have occasion to remark. Wherever it is possible to discriminate we
set forth what appears to us to be correct, but where it is impossible to come to any safe conclusion we think it our duty
to publish their several assertions. However, when we have
no data furnished by them, it must not be wondered at, if we
should leave some points untouched in treating of such and
so vast a subject as we have undertaken. We would not
indeed omit any of the important particulars, but trifling circumstances, even when they are noted, are of little advantage,
and when taken no heed of, are not missed, nor does their
omission at all impair the whole work, or, if it does, at most
not much.
