BOOK IV. V. 19-V1. 22 



So many are the bays that pierce the coast of the 

 Peloponnese, and so many seas howl round it, inas- 

 much as it is invaded on the north by the lonian Sea, 

 lashed on the west by the Sicihan, and beset by the 

 Cretan on the south, by the Aegean on the south-east 

 and on the north-east by the Myrtoan which starting at 

 the Gulf of Megara washes the whole coast of Attica. 



VI. Most of the interior of the Peloponnese is ^'^^'j"""-^ 

 occupied by Arcadia, which on every side is remote 

 from the sea; it was originally called Drymodes,* 

 and later Pelasgis. Its towns are Psophis, Mantinea, 

 Stymphalus, Tegea, Antigonea,* Orchomenus, 

 Pheueus, Pallantium (from which the Palatium at 

 Rome gets its name), Megalopohs, Gortyna, Buco- 

 Uum, Carnion, Parrhasia, Thelpusa, Melaenae, 

 Heraea, Pylae, Pallene, Agrae, Epium, Cynaethae, 

 Lepreon in Arcadia,<= Parthenium, Alea, Methy- 

 drium, Enispe, Macistimi, Lampia, Chtorium and 

 Cleonae. Between the last two towns is the district 

 of Nemea commonly called Bembinadia.<* The 

 mountains in Arcadia are Pholoe,* with a town of 

 the same name, Cyllene also with a town, Lycaeus 

 on which is the shrine of Zeus Lycaeus, Maenalus, 

 Artemisius, Parthenius, Lampeus, Nonacris, and 

 also eight others of no note. The rivers are the 

 Landona flowing iVom the marshes of Fonia and the 

 Dogana flowing down from the mountain of the same 

 name into the Alpheus. The remaining states in 

 Achaia deserving of mention are those of the AH- 

 pheraei, Abeatae, Pyrgenses, Paroreatae, Para- 

 genitae, Tortuni, Typanei, Thriusi and Tritienses. 

 Freedom was given to the whole of Achaia by 



• Thifl and the six following are now named Olono, ZjTia, 

 Nomiai, lloihon, Turniki, Partheni, Zembi. 



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