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Talarienses, the Tissiiienses\ the Triocalini", the Tyraei- 

 neuses, and the Zanchvi^, a Messenian colony on the Straits 

 of Sicily. Towards Africa, its islands are Gaulos"*, jNIelita, 

 87 miles from Camerina, and 113 from Lilybseum, Cosyra^, 

 Hieronnesos^ Csene', G-alata^, Lopadusa, ^thusa, ^-ritten 

 by some iEgusa,Bucinna^, Osteodes'", distant from Soluntum 

 75 miles, and, opposite to Paropus, Ustica. 



On this side of Sicily, facing the river Metaurns, at a di- 

 stance of nearly 25^^ miles from Italy, are the seven ^""^ islands 

 called the -3ilolian, as also the Liparsean islands ; by the 

 Grreeks they are called the Hephcestiades, and by our writers 

 the Vulcanian^^ Isles ; they are called " jEolian " because in 

 the Trojan times tEoIus was king there. 



(9.) Lipara^^, with a town whose inhabitants enjoy the 

 rights of Roman citizens, is so called from Liparus, a former 

 king who succeeded'^ ^olus, it having been previously called 

 Melogonis or Meligunis. It is 25 miles ^^ distant from Italy, 

 and in circumference a little less. Between this island and 

 Sicily we find another, the name of which was formerly 

 Therasia, but now called Hiera, because it is sacred to 

 Vulcan^^: it contains a hill which at night vomits forth 



^ Randazzo, at the foot of ^-Etna, is supposed to occupy the site of the 

 ancient Tissa. ^ The people of Triocala, now TroccoH, near CalataBellota. 



3 Zancle was the ancient Greek name of Messina, which was so called 

 from its similarity in shape to a sickle. The Messenian colony of the 

 Zancliri probably dwelt in its yicinity. 



■» Gaiilos is the present Gozo, and Mehta the important island of 

 !Malta. The distance here mentioned is in reality only sixty-one miles 

 from Camerina. -^ Now Pantellaria. ^ i-i^e j^odem island of Maretirao. 



7 Probably the present island of Limosa. 



s Galata still has the name of Calata, Lopadusa is the present Lara- 

 pedosa, and iEthusa, accordmg to Mannert, is called Favignana. 



^ Now Levanzo. 



^^ According to Mannert, this is the island Ahcur, to the west of the 

 -^ohan or Liparian islands. Ustica still retahis its ancient name. 



^^ The least distance between these localities is forty-five miles. 



*2 There are now eleven, some of which are supposed to hare risen 

 from the sea since tlie time of Pliny. 



^3 From Vulcan the god of fire, the Greek Hephtestus. 



i"* Now called the Great Lipara. 



^■^ According to Solinus, c. vi., ^olus succeeded him. Its name Me- 

 logonis was by some ascribed to its great produce of honey. 



^6 The shortest distance between these locahtiea is forty-six miles. 



^7 Now called Volcano. 



