of the numerous names for the philosopher's stone.

Alba Regalis. See Stul Weissenburg.

Alba Helviorum, or Albauigusta, (anc. geog.), afterwards called Vivarium, now Viviers, in the south-east of Languedoc, on the Rhone. In the lower age the inhabitants were called Albanenses, and their city Civitas Albenium, in the Notitia Galliae. E. Long. 4° 45'. Lat. 44° 50'.

Alba Julia (anc. geog.), now Weissenburg, a town of Transylvania, on the river Marisius, or Morisich, to the west of Hermanslat, supposed to be called Alba Julia, after Julia Domna the mother of Caracalla. There are, however, several inscriptions found at or near Weissenburg, which bear Col. Apul., that is Colonia Apulenstis, without the least mention of Alba Julia, though inscribed after Caracalla's time. Add, that Ulpian, reciting the colonies of Dacia, calls this colony Apulenstis, and neither Alba nor Julia. Whence there is a suspicion, that Alba Julia is a corruption of Apulum. It was also called Apulum Augustum. E. Long. 25° 0'. Lat. 46° 46'.

Alba Longa (anc. geog.), a colony from Laviniun, in Latium, established by Ascanius the son of Aeneas, at the foot of the Mons Albanus: called Alba, from a white sow found by Aeneas, which farrowed 30 white pigs on that spot; which circumstance was interpreted to portend the building of a city there in 30 years after (Propertius). The epithet Longa was added on account of its length. It was the royal residence till the building of Rome, as was foretold by Anchises (Virgil); was destroyed by Tullius Hostilius, all but the fane or temple; and the inhabitants were transplanted to Rome (Strabo).

Alba Pompeia (anc. geog.), on the river Ceba, now Ceva, in Liguria, the birth-place of the emperor Perinthus; a colony either established at first by Pompey, or re-established by him after having been before settled by Scipio. The inhabitants were called Albanenses Pompeiani. At this day the town is simply called Alba, without any epithet.