PLINY: NATURAL HISTORY 



Maeotim Temarundam, qiio significant matrem maris. 

 oppidum in Tanais quoque ostio. teniiere finitima 

 primo Cares, dcin Clazomeni ; et Maeones, postea 

 Panticapaeenses. sunt qui circa Maeotim ad Cerau- 

 nios montes has tradant gentes : a litore Napras, 



21 supraquc Essedonas Colchis iimctos montium cacu- 

 minibus. dein Camacas, Oranos, Autacas, Mazama- 

 cas, Cantiocaptas, Agamathas, Picos, Rymosolos, 

 Acascomarcos, et ad iuga Caucasi Icatalas, Imado- 

 chos, Ramos, Andacas, Tydios, Carastaseos, Authian- 

 das ; Lagouni amnem ex montibus Catlieis in quem 

 defluat Opharus, ibi gentes Cauthadas, Opharitas ; 

 amnes Menotharum, Imityen ex niontibus Cissiis; 

 infra ^ Agdeos, Carnas, Oscardeos, Accisos, Gabros, 

 Gegaros, circaque fontem Imityis Imityos et Apar- 



22 taeos. alii influxisse eo Scythas Auchetas, Ather- 

 neos, Asampatas, ab his Tanaitas et Inapacos viritim 

 deletos. ahqui flumen Ocharium labi per Canticos 

 et Sapeos, Tanain vero transisse Satharcheos Herti 

 cheos, Spondolicos, Synhietas, Anasos, Issos, Cataee- 

 tas, Tagoras, Caronos, Neripos, Agandeos, Meanda- 

 raeos, Satharcheos Spalaeos. 



23 VIII. Peracta est int(»rior ora a Cio amne omnesque 

 accolae, nunc reddatur ingens in mediterraneo situs,^ 



■ Mayhojf : iiitor. * ^faykuj/ : siiius. 



