Cliap. 17.] ACCOUNT OF COITNTEIES, ETC. 297 



lathra\ the Promontory of ^antiiim-, tlie toA^iis of Meliboea^, 

 Hhizus, and Erynmse^ ; the month of the Peneus, the towns 

 of Homolium^, Orthe, Thespiae, Phahmna^, Thaumacie^, 

 Gryrton^, Crannon^, Acharne^", Dotion^\ Melita^a, Phylaee^^, 

 and Potniae'^. The length of Epirns, Aehaia, Attica, and 

 Thessaly is said altogether to amonnt to 490 miles, the 

 breadth to 287. 



CHAP. 17. (10.) — MACEDONIA. 



Macedonia comes next, inclnding 150 nations, and re- 

 nowned for its two kings ^^ and its former empire over the 

 world ; it was formerly known by the name of Emathia^^. 

 Stretching away towards the nations of Epirns on the west 

 it lies at the back of jNIagnesia and Thessaly, being itself 

 exposed to the attacks of the Dardani^^ Piponia and Pela- 

 gonia protect its northern parts from the Triballi^^ Its 



1 Probably near the village of Hagia Eutimia, according to Ansart. 



2 Now Trikeri. 



3 Meliboea was near the modem Mintzeles, and Eliizus near Pesi 

 Dendra, according to Ansart. 



^ Ansart says, in the vicinity of the modern Conomio. 



5 Situate at the foot of Mount Homole, between Tempe and the village 

 of Karitza. Leake thinks that the Convent of St. Demetrius, on the 

 lower part of Moimt Kissavo, stands on its site. 



^ Now Tom'novo, according to .Insart. 



^ Now called Denioco, according to Ansart. 



8 Between the Titaresius and the Peneus. The modern vUlage of 

 Tatari stands on its site. 



9 Probably the place of the same name mentioned in the last Chapter. 

 ^0 Probably the same as Acharrse on the river Pamisus, mentioned 



by Livy, B. xxxii. c. 13. 



^^ On the Dotian Plam, mentioned by Hcsiod, and probably the same 

 place that Pindar calls Lacereia. 



'2 The bu'th-place of Protesilaiis, the first victim of the Trojan war. 



^3 Nothing is known of tliis place. The word " porro" appears instead 

 of it in some editions. 



^^ Phihp, the Conqueror of Greece, and Alexander, the Conqueror of 

 Asia. 



1^ The original Emathia, as mentioned by Homer, is coupled with 

 Pieria as lying between the Ilellcnic cities of Thessaly and Pa'onia, and 

 Tlirace, 



^^ A tribe of the south-west of Moesia, and extending over a part of 

 lUyricum. According to Strabo, they were a wild race, of lilthv habits, 

 Hving in caves under dunghills, but fond of music. 



^7 A people of Mccsia, mentioned in C. 2U of the last Book. 



