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pontibus cxx pmiius*Oppida in rfpis habuit coplura:ceIeberrimajTyritacen,Cy 

 &in faucibus Phafin.Maxinieautem !^icIaruitiE^a,xv*M.p*amarij ubiHippos &Cya 

 nosuafl:iamncsediuerfbineumconfluunt*NunchabetSuriumtantum,&:ipfum ab 



fluente ibi cognominatUjUfquequo magnarum nauiii capacem efle diximus*Et 



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fluuioSjmagnitudinenumerocjpmirabiles^interquosGlaucum.I 

 infulas fine nomine.Abcft AbfarolxxVtMJndeahudflumenCharien. Gens Sala^,at1ti 

 quisPhthirophagi di6i:ij& Suani.FIumen Cobum e Caucafoper Suanos fluens.Dein 

 Rhoas.Regio EcrecT^icet Amnes Sigania^Terfos, Atelpos,Chryforrhoas,gens Abfil^, 



caftellumSebaftopdliSjaPhafldeCtM.p.gensSannigarum^o^ppidumCygnuSjflumen 

 & oppidum Pityils ♦ Deindemultis nominibus Heniochorum 



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Vbijcitur Ponti regio Colchica,in qua iuga Caucafi ad Ripha^os montes torquen^ 

 tur,ut dicflum eft,altero latere in Euxinum & Ma^otin deuexa,aItero in Caipium & 



Hyrcaniiimare,ReIiqualittorLiferasnationestenent, Melanchla^ni, CoraxiurbeCol^ 

 choruDio(curiade,iuxtafluuiiiAntemunta,nuncde[erta:quondamadeocIara,utTi* 

 mofthenes in eam ccc*nationes,quxdi(similibuslinguis uterent,defcendereprodide** 



poftea a noftris cxxx.interpretibus negotia ibigefta ♦ Suntquiconditam eam ab 

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tem feram conftat.ADio{curiadeoppidij[Heracleii,diftataSebaftopoIiIxxx.M,p* 

 Achxi,Mardi>Cerceta:,poft eos Serri, Cephalotomi ♦ In in timo eo tracftu Pityus oppi^ 



dum opulentifsimij,ab Heniochis direptij eft ♦ A tergo eius Epageritae, Sarmatarij p 



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pulus in Caucafi iugis,poft quem Sauromatse* Ad hos cofugerat Mithridates Claudio 

 principejnarrauit^ Thalos ijs efle conflnesjqui ab orientc Cafpij maris faiices atunge^ 

 rent:flccari eas xftu recedenteJn ora aiit iuxta CcrcetaSjflumen Icarufa, c5 oppido Hic 

 & flumine,ab Heracleo cxxxvi.M Inde promontoriij Crunoe,a quo fupercilium ar^ 



duuni tenentToretae^ciuitas Sindica ab Hiero Ixvfj.M^pafTFlumen S 



Bofphoros Cimmericus^Mxotis 



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Nde ad Bofphori Cimmeri^ introitum Ixxxviij.M.d.pafnSed ipfius peninfute 



Pontum & Ma^otinlacumexcurrentiSjnoampliorlxxxvij.M^d^pdongitudoeftjIa^ 

 titudo nufquam infra duo iugera.Eione uocant.Ora ipfa Bofphori,utrincp exAfja atcg 30 



Europa,curuaturinMa^otin*Oppida,inadituBofphoriprimoHermonafIa,deinCe* 



piMilefiorum.MoxStratoclia&Phanagoria,&penedefertii ApaturoSjultimoq^in 

 oftio Gimmeriumjquod antea Cerberion uocabatur» 



Gentes circa Majotin* 



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Nde Macotis lacus in Europa didlus. A Cirhmerio accolut M^otici, Vali,Serbi, Arc^f 



Zin gi,PfeOi.Dein Tanain arnnem ^ gemino ore influentem , incolunt Sarmatse^ 

 Medorum(ut ferunt)foboles,& ipfi in^multa genera diuiii, Primo Sauromata£ Gyna:^ 



cocratumeni,undeAmazonumconnubia.DeinEuazc,CottXjCicimeni,MefIeniani, 

 ftobocci,Choatrae,Zigce,Dandari,ThuiIageta?^Turcac,ufcKad fblitudines faltuo 



Gs conuallibus afperas:ultra quas Arimphsei^qui ad Riphcos pef tinet montes^Tanain 40 

 ipfiim Scy thac Silyn uocant,Macotin Temerinda,quod figniScat matre maris.Oppidu 

 inTanais quoc^ oftio fuit^Tenuere finitima primi Cares, dein Clazomeni] & M^oncs, 

 poftea Panticapenfes.Sunt quicirca Maeotin ad Ceraunios montesaltiores has tradiit 

 gentes, a littore Napaeas , fupraqp Efledoncs Colchis iuncftds, ac montiti cacuminibus, 

 Dein Garmacas, Oranos, Antacas, Mazacas, Afcanticos, Acapeatas, Agagammatas, 

 Phycaros, Rhimofolos, Afcomarco^ . Bt ad iuga Caucafilcatalas, Imaduchos, Ranos„ 



ArtcIacas,Tydios,Caraftafcos,Afuciandas:LagdumamnemeXmorttibusCatheis,in 

 qu^nt defluit Opharus:ubigentes Caucadas,Opharitas»Amnes MenothariJ &Imitcn 

 ex montibus Ciflijs > inter Agedos ^ Carrtapas , Gardeos, Accifbs, Gabros jGregaros, 

 circa'quc fontem Imitis , Imituos , & Apnrthenos ♦ Alij influxifle eo Suitas , Auoietas, 50 



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