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1 See B. v. c. 3, and B. xvi. c. 50. It is also mentioned by Ptolemy and Procopius. It was situate evidently in an oasis.
2 Or arm's length from the elbow.
3 He surely does not mention this as an extravagant price, more especially when he has so recently spoken (i c. 34) of rape selling at a sesterce per pound
4 How was this ascertained? Fée seems to think that it is the Festuca fluitans of Linnæus that is alluded to, it being eagerly sought by cattle.
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