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Laestrygonian Plains. Then there are the to"\vns of 

 Lentini, Megaris, the river Porcaro, the colony of 

 Syracuse A\ith the Spring of Arethasa (althoiigh 

 the territory- of Syracuse is also supplied with water 

 by the springs of Temenitis, Archidemia, Magea, 

 Cyane and Mihchie), the harbour of Naustathmus, 

 the river Elorum, the promontory of Pachynum. 

 On this side of Sicily are the river Hyrminus, the town 

 of Camarina, the river Gclas ; the toMTi of Acragas, 

 called Agrigentum " in our language; the colony 

 of Thermae ; * the rivers Achates, Mazara, Hypsa 

 and SeHnus ; the to^\Ti of Lilybaeum and the 

 promontory to -which it gives its name ; Trapani, 

 Mount Eryx,*^ the toMTis of Palermo, Solunto, 

 Himera vrith its river, Cephaloedis, Aluntium, 

 Agath)-mum; the colony of Tindari, the town of 

 Melazzo, and the district of Pelorum from which we 

 began. 



In the interior the towns having Latin rights are inienor; 

 those of the Centuripini, Netini and Segestani ; 

 tributaries are Asaro, Nicolosi, Argiro, the Acestaei, 

 the Acrenses, the Bidini, the peoples of Cassaro, 

 Trapani, Ergetium, Orchula, Er>^x, Entella, Castro 

 Giovanni, Gangi, Gela, Galata, Tisa, Hermae, Hybla, 

 Nicosia, PantaHca, Herbitenses, Saleni, Aderno, 

 Imacara, Ipana, lato, Mistretta, Magella, Mandri, 

 Modica, Mineo, Taormina,'' Noara, Petra, CoHsano, 

 Alicata, Semehta, Scheria, Sclinunte, Symaethus, 

 Talaria, Randazza, TroccoH, Tyracinum and Zancle, 

 a Messenian settlement on the Straits of Sicily. 



The islands on the side towards Africa are Gozo, adjaceni 

 Malta (which is 87 miles from Camerina and 113 '"''""'^ 

 from Lilybaeum), PanteHaria, Maretino, Limosa, 

 Calata, Lampedosa, Aethusa (written by others 



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