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Maeandria, and Cestria\ the Thy amis ^, a river of Thesprotia, 

 the colony of Buthrotum^, and the Ambraeian Gulf"*, so 

 famed in history ; Avhich, with an inlet only half a mile in 

 width, receives a vast body of water from the sea, being 

 thirty-seven miles in length, and fifteen in width. The river 

 Acheron, which runs through Acherusia, a lake of Thespro- 

 tia, flows into it^ after a course of thirty-six miles ; it is con- 

 sidered wonderful for its bridge, 1000 feet in length, by a 

 people who look upon everything as wonderful that belongs 

 to themselves. Upon this Gulf is also situate the town of 

 Ambracia. There are also the Aphas and the Arachthus^, 

 rivers of the Molossi ; the city of Anactoria^, and the place 

 where Pandosia^ stood, 



CHAP. 2. — ACARIS^ANIA. 



The towns of Acarnania^ the ancient name of which was 

 Curetis, are Heraclia*", Echinus ^\ and, on the coast, Actium, 



' The place called Palseo-Kistes now stands on its site, and some 

 remains of antiquity are to be seen. 2 Now the Calama. 



3 Its ruins are to be seen near the modern Butrinto. It was said to 

 have been fovmded by Helenus, the son of Priarei. P'amponius Atticus 

 had an estate here. 



^ This corresponds to the present Gulf of Arta,and was especially famous 

 for being the scene of the battle of Actium. The city of Ambracia lay to 

 the north of it. The present Arta is generally beheved to occupy its site. 



5 Pouqueville has shown that Pliny is in error here, and lie says that 

 the Acheron is the modem Mavro Pctamos ; but accorchng to Leake, 

 the name of it is Gurla, or the river of Suli. It flows into the Port Fa- 

 nari, formerly called Glykys Limen, or Sweet Harbour, from the fresh- 

 ness of the water there. The Acherusian Lake is probably the great 

 marsh that hes below Kastri. 



® It is now called the Arta, and gives name to the Gulf. 



7 The site of Anactoria or Anactoriiim, like that of its neighbour Ac- 

 tium, has been a subject of much dispute ; but it is now pretty generally 

 agreed that the former stood on the modem Cape Madonna, and ActiuTU 

 on the headland of La Punta. 



* Pouqueville takes the ruins in the vicinity of Turco Palaka, eight 

 miles from Margariti, to be those of Pandosia. 



^ This district probably occu])ied the present cantons of Yonitza and 

 Xeromeros. It was called Curetis from the Curetes, who are said to have 

 come fromiEtoUa and settled in Acarnania after their expulsion byj^itolus 

 and his followers. 



'0 The modem Yonitza is supposed to stand on its site. 



^* Leake places its site at Ai Vasih, where some ruius are to be setn, 

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