. erel caught here, from whichsuch famous pickle was made. In ancienttimes Carthago Nova was one of the most im-portant cities in all Spain ; its population wasnumerous, its trade flourishing, and its templesand other public buildings handsome andimposing. It was, together with Tarraco, theresidence of the Soman governor of the pro-vince. In the time of Strabo it was stillflourishing, but was almost destroyed by theGoths. Isidore, who was a native, speaks ofits desolation, 595 (Orig. xv. 1). In theneighbourhood were silver mines
. erel caught here, from whichsuch famous pickle was made. In ancienttimes Carthago Nova was one of the most im-portant cities in all Spain ; its population wasnumerous, its trade flourishing, and its templesand other public buildings handsome andimposing. It was, together with Tarraco, theresidence of the Soman governor of the pro-vince. In the time of Strabo it was stillflourishing, but was almost destroyed by theGoths. Isidore, who was a native, speaks ofits desolation, 595 (Orig. xv. 1). In theneighbourhood were silver mines; and the coun-try produced a quantity of Sparbum or broom,whence the town bore the surname Spartaria,and the country was called Campus Spartarius.(Strab. p. 158; Polyb. ii. 13; Liv. xxvi. 42;Plin. hi. 19.) Carura (to Kapojpd : Sarilzivi), a Phrygiancity, in Caria, on the Maeander, celebrated forits hot springs (Strab. pp. 578, 663). Carus, M. Aurelms, Roman emperor , probably born at Narbo in Gaul, waspraefectus praetorio under Probus, and on the. Carus. Roman Emperor. 282 , head of Emperor, with name and titles; rev., Pax,?with legend PAX AUGG. murder of the latter was elected defeating the Sarmatians, Carus invadedthe Persian dominions, took Seleucia and Ctesi-phon, and was preparing to push his conquestsbeyond the Tigris, when he was, according tosome accounts, struck dead by lightning,towards the close of 283. Others infer that hewas murdered by Aper. He was succeeded byhis sons Carinus and Numebianus. Caruswas a victorious general and able ruler. (Vo-pisc. Car. 5-8, Prob. 22; Oros. vii. 24.) Carusa (j] Kapov<ra: Kerzeh), a city on thecoast of Paphlagonia, S. of Sinope (Plin. vi. 7). Carventum, a town of the Volsci, to whichthe Carventana Arx mentioned by Livy be-longed, a town of the Volsci between Signiaand the sources of the Trerus (Liv. iv. 53, 55). Carvilius Maximus. 1. Sp., twice consul, 293 and 273, both times with L. Pap
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