308 plint's KATXJEAL HISTOET. [Book IV. 



by no means dissimilar, two cities formerly stood on the sliore, 

 one on either side, Pactye on the side of the Propontis, and 

 Cardia^ on that of the Grulf of Melas, the latter deriving its 

 name from the shape^ which the land assumes. These, how- 

 ever, were afterwards united with Lysimachia^, which stands 

 at a distance of five miles from Macron Tichos. The Cherso- 

 nesus formerly had, on the side of the Propontis, the towns 

 of Tiristasis, Crithotes, and Cissa'*, on the banks of the river 

 ^gos* ; it now has, at a distance of twenty-two^ miles from 

 the colony of Apros, Hesistos, which stands opposite to the 

 colony of Parium. The Hellespont also, which separates, 

 as we have already^ stated, Europe from Asia, by a channel 

 seven stadia in width, has four cities facing each other, 

 Callipolis'^ and Sestos^ in Europe, and Lampsacus^*' and 

 Abydos^^ in Asia. On the Chersonesus, there is the pro- 

 montory of Mastusia^^, lying opposite to Sigeum^^ ; upon 

 one side of it stands the Cynossema^^ (for so the tomb of 

 Hecuba is called), the naval station^^ of the Achaeans, and a 

 tower ; and near it the shrine ^^ of Protesilaiis. On the ex- 



1 Now Cardia, or Caridia. It was the bii'th-place of king Eumenes. 



2 From Kapcia, in consequence of its supposed resemblance to a heart, 



3 Lysimachus destroyed Cardia, and, budding Lysimacliia, peopled it 

 with the inliabitants. 



■* Mamiert identifies it with the ancient ^gos and the modern Galata. 



5 More generally called ^Egospotamos, the " Groat River," upon which 

 the town of ^Egos stood. It was here that Lysander defeated the Athe- 

 nian fleet, B.C. 405, which put an end to the Peloponnesian war. 



6 Antonmus, in liis Itinerary, makes this distance twenty-six. miles. 



7 B. ii. c. 92. The present Straits of GraUipoh. 



s Now Gallipoh, a place of considerable commercial importance. 



^•' Now lalova ; famous hi Grrecian poetry, with Abydos, for the loves 

 of Hero and Leander. ^° Now Lamsaki. 



^1 The village of Aidos, or Avido, probably marks its site. To the 

 north, Xerxes passed over to Sestos on his bridge of boats, B.C. 480. 



1^ Now Capo Helles. 



^3 Now Jeni-Hisari, the N.W. promontory of Troas. Here Homer 

 places the Grrecian camp during tlie Trojan war. 



^^ Meanmg tlie " Bitch's tomb," the fable being that Hecuba, in her 

 old age, was changed bito that animal. It was near the town of Madytus. 



^* Meanmg that their fleet was anchored ofi" here during the Trojan war, 



^^ A magnificent temple was erected near his tomb atEleus, where he 

 also had a sacred grove. It was greatly enriched by the votive ofierings 

 of Greek travellers. According to D'Anville, its site lay to the south of 

 Mastusia. 



