A Brief History of the Roman Empire

There is also a certain spring in Paliki in Sicily about as large as the space ten couches would occupy. This throws up water to the height of six qubits so that it is thought by those who see it that the plain will be inundated and again returns to its original state. There is also a form of oath which is considered to be sacred there. Whatever oaths a man swears he writes on a little tablet and throws into the water. If therefore he swears truly the tablet floats on the top but if he swears falsely they say that the tablet grows heavy and disappears while the man is burnt. The place contains the mine of Kunos and Gold Sauter