Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Ptol. ii. 4. § 12). 1. A townin Hispania Baetica, on the borders of Lusitania;according to Reichard, now Torre del Oro. 2. A river in Hispania Baetica, between theBaetis and the Anas, wliich entered the sea nearthe town just named. (Plin. iii. 1. s. 3.) Nowthe Tinto. [T. H. D.] URPANUS. a small river of Pannonia, a tributaryof the Savus, is now called the Verhasz. (Plin. ; Tab. Peut., where it is called Urbas.) [L. URSI PROJIONTORIUM. [Sardinia.] URSO (Ou^fTcoy, Strab. iii. p. 141), a strongmountain town in Hispania Baetica, the last refugeo
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Ptol. ii. 4. § 12). 1. A townin Hispania Baetica, on the borders of Lusitania;according to Reichard, now Torre del Oro. 2. A river in Hispania Baetica, between theBaetis and the Anas, wliich entered the sea nearthe town just named. (Plin. iii. 1. s. 3.) Nowthe Tinto. [T. H. D.] URPANUS. a small river of Pannonia, a tributaryof the Savus, is now called the Verhasz. (Plin. ; Tab. Peut., where it is called Urbas.) [L. URSI PROJIONTORIUM. [Sardinia.] URSO (Ou^fTcoy, Strab. iii. p. 141), a strongmountain town in Hispania Baetica, the last refugeof the Pompeians. It was a Roman colony, withthe surname of Genua Urbanorum, and was underthe jurisdiction of Astigi. (Plin. iii. 1. s 3; H. 26, 41, 65; Appian, B. H. 16.) It is themodern Osuna, where some inscriptions and ruinshave been iband. (Cf. Muratori, p. 1095; Florez,Esp. p. 77.) For coins cf Urso, see Florez,Med. ii. p. 624, iii. p. 130; Mionnet, i. p. 28, p. 47; Sestini, p. 94. [T. H. USIPETES. 1327. COIN OF URSO. URSOLAE or URSOLI, a place in Gallia Nar-bonensis, fixed by the Antonine Itin. on the roadbetween Yalentia ( Valence^ and Vienna ( Vienne),xsii. from Valentia, and xkyi. from Vienna. Thisagrees pretty well with the whole distance betweenValeiice and Vienne. There are no means of de-termining the site of Ursoli except the distances;and DAnville fixes on S. Valier, a place on theright bank of the Galaiire near the place whereit enters the Rhone. [G. URUNCI, a place in Gallia between the Vosgesand the Rhine. It occurs twice in the AntonineItin., and in both cases the road from Urunci runsto Mons Brisiacus. [JIons In oneroute it is placed between Larga {Larrjitzen) andMons Brisiacus, xviii. from Larga, and xsiiii. fromBrisiacus. This route is from south to other route is from Arialbinnum, supposed tobe Binning near Basle, to Mons Brisiacus, fromsouth to north, and Urunci is sxiii. M. P. or 15leugae from
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