King Herod, but now the Colony of Prima Flavia, established by the Emperor Vespasianus: this place is the frontier town of Palæstina, at a distance of 188 miles from the confines of Arabia; after which comes Phœnice3605. In the interior of Samaria are the towns of Neapolis3606, formerly called Mamortha, Sebaste3607, situate on a mountain, and, on a still more lofty one, Gamala3608. Beyond Idumæa and Samaria, Judæa extends far and wide. That part of it which joins up to