BOOK IV. XII. 59-^2 



only the memory exists. The mountains are 

 Cadistus, Ida, Dictynna and Corycus. The distance 

 of the island at its promontory called the Ram's 

 Forehead from the promontory of Cyrene named 

 Phycus " is stated by Agrippa to be 125 miles, and 

 at Cadistus from Malea in the Morea 80; at the 

 promontory of Samonium it is 60 miles west of the 

 island of Skarpanto, which Ues between it and 

 Rhodes. 



The remaining ishinds lying round Crete are, uiandt of 

 towards the Morea, the two callcd Corycos and the ^'^^^'- 

 two called Myla ; on the north side having Crete 

 on the right and opposite to Cydonea are Leuce and 

 the two called Budroe, opposite to Matium is Dia. 

 opposite to the promontor}- of Itanum are Onysia 

 and Leuce, and opposite to Hierapytna Chrysa and 

 Gaudos. In the same region are Ophiussa, Butoa and 

 Rhamnus, and after rounding the Ram's Forehead 

 the three callcd Acusagorus. OfF the promontory of 

 Samonium are the Phocoi, Platiae and Stirnides, and 

 Naulochos, Harmedon and Zephyre. 



Forming part of Hellas but still in the Aegean Sea isiands up 

 are the Lichades, Scarphia, Corese, rhocasia, and a o/oreece. 

 number of others facing Attica that have no towns on 

 them and are consequently unimportant. Opposite 

 Eleusis is the farnous island of Salamis. In front of 

 it is Psyttalea, and, at a distance of 5 miles from 

 Sunium, Helene. Then at the same distance from 

 Helene is Ceos, called by some Romans Cea and by 

 the Greeks also Hydrusa. This is an island that has 

 been tom away from Euboea ; it was formerly 

 62^ miles long, but more recently about four-fifths 

 of it lying in the direction of Boeotia has also been 

 swallowed up by the sea, leaving the towns of luhs 



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