De censibus libri
Ex libro I
Ulpianus, On Taxes, Book I. It should be remembered that there are certain colonies subject to the Italian Law, as, for example, the magnificent colony of Tyre, in Phoenician Syria (where I was born), the most noble of all, most ancient in point of time, warlike, and most constant in observance of the treaties which it made with the Romans. The Divine Severus and Our Emperor conferred upon it the privileges of an Italian city, on account of the extraordinary and distinguished fidelity which it always manifested in its intercourse with the Roman government. 1The colony of Berytus, in the same Province, through the favor of Augustus, bears the title of an Imperial colony (as the Divine Hadrian stated in a certain Address), and it also is subject to the Italian Law. 2The City of Heliopolis also received the title of an Italian colony from the Divine Severus, on account of services rendered during the Civil War. 3There is also the colony of Laodicea, in Cæle Syria, to which also the Divine Severus granted the Italian Law on account of its services in the Civil War. The colony of Ptolomais, which is situated between Phoenicia and Palestine, has nothing but the name of a colony. 4Our Emperor bestowed upon Emessa, a city of Phoenicia, the title and the rights of an Italian colony. 5The city of Palmyra, situated in the Province of Phoenicia, and adjoining barbarous peoples and nations, enjoys the same right. 6In Palestine there are two colonies, those of Cæsarea and Ælia Capitolina; but neither of these enjoy Italian privileges. 7The Divine Severus also conferred the title of Italian colony upon the city of Sebastena. 8The privileges of an Italian city were also conferred by the Divine Trajan upon the colony of Gyrene. 9The city of Zarmizegethusa, together with the towns of Napo, Apulia, and Padua also enjoy the same privileges bestowed by the Divine Severus. 10In Bithynia is the colony of Apameaa, and in Pontus, that of Sinope. 11The colonies of Seleucia and Trajanopolis are situated in Cilicia.