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Being past Phocaea, there is the Port Ascanius : and then 

 the Place where Larissa stood : and now Cyme, and Myrina, 

 which calleth itself Sebastopolis. Within the Land, ^Egae, 

 Attalia, Posidea, Neon-tichos, and Temnos. Upon the Coast, 

 the River Titanus, and a City taking its Name from it. There 

 was also Grynia, now only a Port of the Ground ; the Island 

 being taken into it. The Town Elsea, and the River Caicus 

 corning out of Mysia. The Town Pytane, the River Canaius. 

 There are perished, Cause, Lysimachia, Atarnea, Carenae, 

 Cisthene, Cilia, Cocillum, Thebae, Astyre, Chrysa, Palce- 

 stepsis, Gergithos, and Neandros. At this Day, there is the 

 City Perperene, the Tract Heracleotes ; the Town Coryphas, 

 the River Chryliosolius, the Country called Aphrodisias, 

 which formerly was Politiceorgas, the Country Scepsis; 

 the River Evenus, upon the Bank of which have perished 

 Lyrmessos and Miletos. In this Tract is the Mountain Ida. 

 And in the Sea-Coast Adramytteos, formerly called Pedasus, 

 where the Bay and Convention are named Adramytteos. 

 Rivers, Astron, Cormalos, Eryannos, Alabastros, and Hieros 

 out of Ida. Within, Mount Gargara, and a Town of the 

 same Name. And then again on the Sea-side, Antandros, 

 formerly called Edonis : then, Cymeris, and Assos, which 

 also is Apollonia. Also there was a Town called Palaine- 

 dium. The Promontory Lecton, dividing .ZEolus and Troas. 

 There also was the City Polymedia, and Cryssa, with another 

 Larissa. The Temple Smintheum remaineth still. Within, 

 the Town Colone is destroyed, and the Business removed 

 to Adramytteum. The Apolloniatae, from the River Rhyn- 

 dicus : the Eresii, Miletopolites, Poemaneni, Macedones, 

 Aschilacae, Polychnaei, Pionitae, Cilices, and Mandagandeni. 

 In Mysia, the Abrettini, and those called Hellespontii ; be- 

 sides others of base account. The first place in Troas is 

 Amaxitus : then, Cebrenia, and Troas itself, named Anti- 

 gonia, now Alexandria, a Roman Colony. The Town Nee : 

 the navigable River Scamander; and on the Promontory, 

 formerly, the Town Sigaeum. Then the Port of the Greeks, 

 (Portus Achaeorum,) into which Xanthus and Simoeis run 

 together; as also Palae-Scamander, but first it maketh a 



