Gloss to Cave Hirsuitus CanemIn Order of Appearance in "Cave Hirsuitus Canem"Baetica A Roman province in southwest Spain, in the valley of the Guadalquivir River. One of the richest of the western provinces, Baetica was mainly known for three things: wine, olives and emperors. Trajan was born in Baetica, and though Hadrian was born in Rome, his family was from the same Spanish province. Another reason for the region's success no one had invented the art of painting bullfighters on black velvet yet.Hispania Tarraconensis This was a fancy name for Farther Spain, which, paradoxically enough, was nearer to Rome than the rest.Cyrene A prov
Cave Hirsuitus CanemCave Hirsuitus CanemIMP CAES TARAL WANUS AUG"Soporiphus," said the other drinker, "you're full of it.""Not at all," said the shock-haired Roman. "There is almost no limit to the stupidity to be found wearing a uniform. I've been around, I have. Baetica, Hispania Tarraconensis, Egypt, Cyrene, Pannonia, Upper and Lower Moesia, Britain before my travels I spent my life in the Subura, where every block is an education in the ways of the world. I have seen peddlers who sold trash picked up from the street right in front of their costumers. I have dealt with customs officials who speak only one of the barbarous languages of the Ind