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Timosthenes 200, who saith besides, that formerly it was 

 called Acamantis : according to Philonides, Cerastis : after 

 Xenagoras, Aspelia, Amathusia, and Macatia : Astynomus 

 calleth it Cryptos and Colinia. Towns in it, 15 : Paphos, 

 Palaepaphos, Curias, Citium, Corineum, Salamis, Amathus, 

 Lapethos, Soloe, Tamaseus, Epidarum, Chytri, Arsinoe, 

 Carpasium, and Golgi. There were in it besides, Cinirya, 

 Marium, and Idalium. And from Anemurium in Cilicia, is 

 50 Miles. The Sea which is stretched between they call 

 Aulon Cilicium. In this Tract is the Island Elaeusa: and 

 four others before the Promontory named Glides, over-against 

 Syria. Likewise one more, named Stiria, at the other Cape. 

 Over-against Neampaphos, Hierocepia. Over-against Sala- 

 mis, Salaminse. But in the Lycian Sea, Illyris, Telendos, 

 Attelebussa, and three Cyprise, all barren : also Dionysia, 

 formerly called Caretha. Then over-against the Promon- 

 tory of Taurus, the Chelidonise, dangerous to Sailors : and 

 as many more, together with the Town Leucola Pactiae, 

 Lasia, Nymphais, Maoris, Megista, the City of which is 

 gone. Then many of no Importance. But over-against Chi- 

 mera, Dolichiste, Chirogylium, Crambussa, Rhod, Enagora, 

 eight Miles. Daedaleon, two: Cryeon, three: and Stron- 

 gyle, over-against Sidynia of Antiochus: and toward the 

 River Glaucus Lagusa, Macris, Didymse, Helbo, Scope, 

 Aspis, and Telandria ; in which the Town is gone : and, near 

 to Caunus, Rhodussa. But the fairest of all is the Free (Isle) 

 Rhodos ; in Compass 130 Miles ; or if we rather give Credit 

 to Isidorus, 103. Cities in it well peopled, Lindus, Camirus, 

 and lalysus, now called Rhodus. By the Account of Isidorus, 

 it is from Alexandria in Egypt, 578 Miles : but according to 

 Eratosthenes, 569 : according to Mutianus, 500 ; and from 

 Cyprus, 416. In Times past it was called Ophyusa, Asteria, 

 jEthraea, Trinacria, Corymbia, Poeessa, Atabyria from the 

 King( Atabyris) : and finally, Macaria, and Oloessa. Islands of 

 the Rhodians, Carpathus, which gave name to the Sea (Car- 

 pathium) ; Casos, formerly Achme : and Nisyros, distant 

 from Gnidos twelve Miles and a half; which heretofore had 

 been called Porphyris. And in the same Range, Syme, 



