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[Bianca]

186 That is, the Roman soldiers who were stationed at Ilipa.

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187 Some of the MSS. read "fifty."

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188 See 3.2.4.

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189 Perhaps the Dracaena Draco.

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190 Strabo apparently means the fibre ("bark") in the leaf-sheaths ("thorns") of the European dwarf fan-palm (Chamaerops humilis). This fibre is called "African hair," and a fabric like haircloth is still made from it.

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191 Clearly a tree of the genus Salix (willow family).


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STRABO - Book III Chapter 5