Book 15
11.13
In Aquitania, which trends towards the Pyrenees mountains and that part of the Ocean which extends towards Spain, the first province is Aquitania, much adorned by the greatness of its cities; leaving out numerous others, Bordeaux and Clermont are conspicuous, as well as Saintorige and Poitiers.
11.14
The Nine NationsThe country between the Garonne and the Pyrenees, Aquitania in the narrower sense. The names of the nine nations are not known. are ennobled by Auch and Bazas. In the Narbonese province Eauze, Narbonne, and Toulouse hold the primacy among the cities. The Viennese province rejoices in the distinction conferred by many cities, of which the most important are Vienne itself, Aries and Valence; and joined to these is Marseilles, by whose alliance and power we read that Rome was several times supported in severe crises.
11.15
Near these are Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Antibes, and the Isles d’Hyères.
