ANTIQUITIES. 
latitude. It trends south-east to- 
wards the Emodian hills for four 
degrees, when it receives a-second 
arm thence descending. In their 
farther progress, they bend towards 
the mountain Ottorokorra, and 
pass into an eastern unknown coun- 
try. The Hoang-ho, or Yellow 
river, can scarcely be more clearly 
described. from mere reports. Its 
northern arm Olanmuren arises in 
Koshotey, near to the desart of 
Kobi, .and from the same moun- 
tains as the Erzineh. Its course is 
south-eastward, when it receives a 
southern branch Haramuren ; which 
from the mountains of Thibet, 
takes a crooked north-east course. 
Of its northern bend Prolemzus 
“says nothing: but he “appears to 
pre-suppose it, as he assumes ano- 
ther bend to the east; which, if he 
supposed the stream to flow straight, 
would be needless. 
The rivers Psitaras, Cambari, 
and Lanos, which Pliny assigns to 
the Seres, probably belong not here, 
but to the Indian coast east of the 
Ganges. 
The people of Serica are divided 
into the Anthropophagi, (or, ac- 
cording to Ammianus, XXIII. 6. 
/slitrophagi), of the north, and the 
Annibi, who dwell contiguous to 
these. Between the latter and the 
Aszak mountains are the Sisyges. 
Vhe cannibals are placed in the 
north of Siberia, of which nothing 
was known; of the other two, 
who seem to have dwelt near 
the’ sea of Baikai, he may have 
heard. Above the Oicbardes are, 
the Damnz and the Piadz, and near 
to the river the Oicharde. 
Again, in the north, but east of 
the Annibi, are situated. the Ga- 
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renzi and Rabanei; probably among 
the Monguls of Kalkas :—for, im- 
mediately below them, occurs the . 
distri Asmirza, at the foot. of 
the mountains so named.. Below 
these extends to the Kasian moun. 
tain the great nation of the Isse« 
dones.. There can be no doubt 
that, by this name, Herodotus 
meaned Monguls. Beside them 
are Throani, near a town of this 
name; and below: them, on the 
east, “Thaguri. Farther to the 
north-east, Dahuri. Among the 
Issedones dwell the Aspakaraz, 
who have their name from a city. 
Near these, the Batta; and the 
most southerly are the Ottokarre* 
mountaineers. These three nations 
occupy the province of Shiensi: 
Ptolemzus knows nothing of the 
more easterly parts. } 
The cities of Serica and Damna, 
at the west end of the Oichardes, 
and at some distance northward 
from the river: Piada, on the sou. 
thern bend of the Selenga, here 
called the Itscha: Asmirza, near 
the mountains so named: Throa- 
na, on the east side of the Onghen, 
in the region in which the ruins of 
Karakorum, once the metropolis 
of the Mongul sovereigns, are 
usually sought. .The tribes above 
mentioned are probably named from 
these towns. 
Issedon Serica is contradistin. 
guished from Issedon Scythica, — 
which Jay more to the north-west. 
This Chinese town, which Prole. 
mus names after the great nation 
ot the Issedones, was situated north- 
east from the source of the Erzineh, 
and consequently on the borders of 
the desart of Shamo: he places, in 
fact, no town beyond it. . Aspake 
* Perhaps Pliny, VI, 17; alludes to these by the name Attacorz. 
hz ara, 
