THE FOURTH BOOK 



OF THE 



HISTORY OF NATURE 



WRITTEN BY 



C. PLINIUS SECUNDUS. 



From whence jirst arose all the fabulous Lies, and the 

 excellent Learning of the Greeks. 



HE third Bay of Europe beginneth at the 

 Mountains of Acroceraunia, and endeth in 

 the Hellespont. It containeth, besides 19 

 smaller Bays, 25,000 Miles. Within it are 

 Epirus, Acarnania, ^Etolia, Phocis, Locris, 

 Achaia, Messania, Laconia, Argolis, Megaris, Attica, 

 Bceotia. And again, from another Sea, the same Phocis 

 and Locris, Doris, Phthiotis, Thessalia, Magnesia, Ma- 

 cedonia, Thracia. All the fabulous Vein, as well as the 

 illustrious learning of Greece, proceeded first out of this 

 quarter; on which account we will therein stay somewhat 

 the longer. The Country Epirus, generally so called, be- 

 ginneth at the Mountains of Acroceraunia. In it are, first, 

 the Chaones, of whom Chaonia taketh the Name : then the 

 Thesproti, and Antigonenses : the Place Aornus, and Exha- 

 lation so deadly to Birds. The Cestrini, and Perrhcebi, with 

 their Mountain Pindus : the Cassiopaei, the Dryopes, Selli, 

 Hellopes, and Molossi, among whom is the Temple of Jupiter 



