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by the foot of the Mountain Amazonius. There was a Town 

 of the same Name, and five others, namely, Phamizonium, 

 Themiscyra, Sotira, Amasia, Comana, now called Manteium. 



CHAPTEB IV. 

 The Nations of the Region Themiscyrene. 



THE Nations of the Genetae and Chalybes ; a Town of the 

 Cotyi. Nations called Tibareni ; and Mossyni, who mark 

 their Bodies with Figures. 1 The Nation of the Macrocephali, 

 the Town Cerasus, the Port Cordalae. The Nations Bechires ; 

 Buzeti ; the River Melas. The Nation Macrones, Sideni, 

 and the River Sydenum, upon which is situated the Town 

 Polemonium, distant from Amisum 120 Miles: beyond this 

 the Rivers Jasonius and Melanthius : also 80 Miles from 

 Amisum, the Town Pharnacea : the Castle and River of 

 Tripolis. Also, Philocalia, and Liviopolis without a River: 

 also, the Free City Trapezus, environed with a high Moun- 

 tain, 100 Miles from Pharnacea. Beyond Trapezus is the 

 Nation of the Armenochalybes, and Armenia the Greater : 

 which are 30 Miles asunder. On the Coast is the River 

 Pyxites that runneth before Trapezus: and beyond it the 

 Nation of the Sanni Heniochi. The River Absarus, with a 

 Castle likewise so named in its Mouth ; from Trapezus is 

 150 Miles. Behind the Mountains of that quarter is Iberia : 

 but in the Coast of the same are the Heniochi, Ampreutae, 

 and Lazi. The Rivers Campseonysis, Nogrus, Bathys. 

 The Nations of the Colchians ; the Town Matium, the 

 River Heracleum, and a Promontory of the same Name ; 

 and the most renowned (River) of Pontus, called Pkasis. 

 This River riseth out of the Moschian Mountains, and for 

 38 Miles and a half is Navigable for great Vessels. And 

 then for a great way it carrieth smaller Vessels ; having 



1 The practice of tattooing is general through the islands of the 

 Southern Ocean ; the inhabitants of which, however, were not known to 

 Pliny. But it is also practised, even in our day, by the people of Burma, 

 and perhaps in other nations of the East. The same practice is again 

 referred to in b. vii. c. 11. Wen. Chb. 



