BOOK IV. X. 35-38 



frontier are the Dardani, Treres and Pieres, and 

 after the river Axius eome the Paeonian races of the 

 Paroraei,Eordenses,Almopi,PelagonesandMygdones, 

 and the mountains of Rhodope, Scopius and Orbelus ; 

 then, in the fold of ground lying in front of them, 

 the Arethusii, Antiochienses, Idomcnenses, Doberi, 

 Acstrienses, Allantenses, Audaristenses, Morylli, 

 Garresci, Lyncestae, Othryonei, and the free peoples 

 of the Amantini and Orestae ; the colonies Bullidenses 

 and Dienses; the Xylopolitae, the free Scotussaei, 

 Heraclca Sintica, the Tymphaei, the Toronaei. On 

 the Maccdonian coast of the gulf are the town of 

 Chalastra and, farther in, Pylorus, Lete, and at 

 the centre of the curve of the coast the free city of 

 Saloniki (from there to Durazzo is 245 miles), Therme, 

 and oi\ Ihe Gulf of Saloniki the towns of Dicaea, 

 Palinandrea and Scione, Cape Paliuri, and the towns 

 of Pallcne and Phlegra. The mountains in this 

 district are Hypsizonus, Epitus, Algion and 

 Elaeuomne ; the towns are Nyssus, Phryxelon, 

 Mcndae, and on the Isthmus of Pallene what was 

 formerly Potidaea but is nowthecolonyof Cassandrea, 

 Anthemus, Olophyxus, Mecyberna Bay, the towns 

 of Miscella, Ampelos, Torone, Singos, Telos, and the 

 canal, a mile and a half in length, by which the 

 Persian king Xerxes cut off Mount Athos " from the 

 mainland. The actual mountain projects from the 

 level plain into the sea for a distance of 25 miles,^ and 

 its circumference at its base amounts to 150 miles. 

 lliere was once a town on its summit called Acra- 

 thoon ; the prcsent towns on it are Uranopolis, 

 Palaehorium, Thyssus, Cleonae, and ApoUonia, the 

 inhabitants of which are called Macrobii.*' Then the 

 town of Cassera, and the other side of the isthmus, 



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