5/26 The Ath'esis, _Adige_; the Pla'vis, _Paive_; fall directly into the Adriatic. The principal cities in Cisalpine Gaul were Roman colonies with municipal rights; many of them have preserved their names unchanged to the present day. The most remarkable were; north of the Pa'dus, Terge'ste, _Trieste_; Aquilei'a; Pata'vium, _Padua_; Vincen'tia, Vero'na, all east of the Athe'sis: Mantua; Cremo'na; Brix'ia, _Brescia_; Mediola'num, _Milan_; Tici'num, _Pavia_; and Augusta Turino'rum, _Turin_; all west of the Athe'sis. South of the Po we find Raven'na; Bono'nia, _Bologna_; Muti'na, _Modena_; Par'ma, and Placen'tia. 11. |