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their Kings : Beroea, and ^Eginium, in that Quarter which, 

 from the Wood, is called Pieria. In the Borders, Heraclea, 

 and the River Apilas : Towns, Phina and Oloros : the River 

 Haliacmon. Within are the Haloritse, the Vallei, Phylacei, 

 Cyrrhestae, Tyrissaei : Pella, the Colony : the Town Stobi, of 

 Roman Citizens. Presently, Antigonia, Europus, upon the 

 River Axius, and another of the same Name, through which 

 Rhaedias runneth : Heordese, Scydra, Mieza,, Gordinise. Soon 

 after, in the Borders, Ichnae ; and the River Axius. To this 

 Extremity the Dardani : Treres and Pieres border upon 

 Macedonia. From this River are the Nations of Paeonia, 

 Parorei, Heordenses, Almopii, Pelagones, and Mygdones. 

 The Mountains Rhodope, Scopius, and Orbelus. Then the 

 Lap of the Earth spreading along, Arethusii, Antiochienses, 

 Idomenenses, Doberienses, Trienses, Allantenses, Andari- 

 stenses, Moryllii, Garesci, Lyncestae, Othrionei, and the free 

 States of the Amantini and Orestae. Colonies, Bulledensis 

 and Diensis. Xilopolitae, Scotussaei, free ; Heraclea, Sintica, 

 Tymphei, and Coronaei. In the Coast of the Macedonian 

 Bay, the Town Calastra, and within, Phileros, and Lete : 

 and in the middle bending of the Coast, Thessalonica, of 

 free condition. To it from Dyrrhachium, is 114 Miles; 

 Thermae. In the Bay Thermaicus, are these Towns, Dicaea, 

 Pydna, Derrha, Scione : the Promontory Canastraeum. 

 Towns, Pallene, Phlerga. In which Region these Moun- 

 tains, Hypsizorus, Epitus, Alchione, Leuomne. Towns, 

 Nissos, Brygion, Eleon, Mendae, and in the Isthmus of Pal- 

 lene, the Colony sometime called Potidsea, and now Cas- 

 sandria ; Anthemus, the Bay Holophyxus, and Mecyberna ; 

 Towns, Phiscella, Ampelos, Torone, and Singos : the Creek 

 (where Xerxes, King of the Persians, cut the Mountain 

 Athos from the Continent), in Length a Mile and a half. 

 The Mountain itself shooteth out from the Plain into the 

 Sea, 75 Miles. The Compass of the Foot thereof taketh 

 150 Miles. A Town there was on the Summit, Acroton. 

 Now there be Vranopolis, Palaeotrium, Thyssus, Cleon&, 

 Apollonia, the Inhabitants whereof are named Macrobii. The 

 Town Cassera, and a second Gullet of the Isthmus, Acan- 



