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natives the Sinus, and the Sea of Azov the Temarunda, 

 which means in their language ' the mother of the 

 sea.' There is also a town at the mouth of the Don. 

 The neighbouring districts were fii-st occupied by 

 the Carians, then by the Clazomenii and Maeones, 

 and afterwards by the Panticapaeans. Some give 

 the following list of tribes round the Sea of Azov 

 near the Ceraunian Mountains : starting from the 

 coast tlie Naprac, and higlier up the Essedones, 

 joining on to the Colchians on the tops of the moun- 

 tains. Then the Camacae, Orani, Autacae, Maza- 

 macae, Cantiocaptae, Agamathae, Pici, IlymosoH and 

 Acascomarci, and near the Caucasus range the 

 Icatalae, Imadochi, Rami, Andacae, Tydii, Carastasei 

 and Authiandes ; the river Lagous flowing do^vn 

 from the Cathean Mountains, with its tributary the 

 Opharus, where are the Cauthadae and Opharitae 

 tribes ; the rivers Menotharus and Imityes flowing 

 from the Cissian Mountains ; below these the Agdaei, 

 Carnae, Oscardei, Accisi, Gabri and Gegari, and 

 round the source of the Imityes the Imityi and 

 Apartaei. Other writcrs say that the Scythian 

 tribes of the Auchetae, Athcrnei and Asampatae 

 have spread into this country, and have destroyed 

 the Tanaitae and Inapaei to a man. Some state 

 that the river Ocharius runs through the Cantici 

 and Sapei, but that the Don has passed through 

 the Hertichean tribe of Satharchei, the Spondolici, 

 Synhietae, Anasi, Issi, Cataeetae, Tagorae, Caroni, 

 Neripi, Agandei, Meandaraei and Spalaean Sathar- 

 chei. 



VIII. We have gone ovcr the inner coast of Asia TheimeHor. 

 from the river Cius and all the tribcs dwelUng on it ; 

 let us now give an account of the vast region that lies 



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