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was formerly a Continent for a mighty Space of Ground ; if 

 we may credit Plato. And soon after, in our Mediter- 

 ranean Sea, all men may see at this Day how much hath 

 been immersed ; as, Acarnania by the inward Gulf of Am- 

 bracia ; Achaia within that of Corinth ; Europe and Asia 

 within Propontis and Pontus. And besides, the Sea hath 

 broken through Leucas, Antirrhium, Hellespont, and the 

 two Bosphori. 



CHAPTER XCI. 

 What Lands have swallowed up themselves. 



AND now to pass over Arms of the Sea and Lakes, the 

 Earth hath devoured and buried herself: as, for Example, 

 that very high Mountain, Cybotus, with the Town Curites ; 

 Sipylus in Magnesia : and in the same Place before that, the 

 most noble City called Tantalus : the Territories of Galanis 

 and Gamale in Phcenice, together with the Cities themselves. 

 Phogium, also, a very high Hill in Ethiopia, as if the very 

 Shores were not to be trusted, but they also must work 

 mischief. 



CHAPTER XCII. 

 What Cities have been swallowed up by the Sea. 



THE Sea of Pontus hath overwhelmed Pyrrha and Antyssa, 

 about Maeotis ; and Elice, and Bura in the Gulf of Corinth : 

 whereof the Marks are to be seen in the deep Water. Out 

 of the Island Cea more than 30,000 Paces of Ground were 

 lost suddenly, with very many Men. In Sicily, also, the Sea 

 came in and took away half the City Thindaris, and all 

 between Italy and Sicily. The like it did in Bosotia and 

 Eleusina. 



CHAPTER XCIII. 

 Of the Wonders of the Land. 



LET us speak no more of Earthquakes, and any Thing 

 else of that Kind ; for we will rather speak of the Wonders 



