DERTOSA, (anc. geog.); the capital of the Hercaones, in Tarraconensis, or the Hither Spain: a mu-

nicipium and colony; furnished Julia Hercaconia (Coin.) Dertofani, the people. Now Tortosa, in Catalonia, on the Ebro. E. Long. 15. N. Lat. 40. 45.