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a Fierce People, subject to none; they inhabit the Rocky 

 Summits of Caucasus, which reach as far as to the Bac- 

 trians. Beyond that Tract are the Nations Ochani, Chomari, 

 Berdrigei, Hermatotrophi, Bomarci, Commani, Marucsei, 

 Mandrueni and latii. The Rivers Mandrus and Gridinus. 

 Beyond, inhabit the Chorasmii, Gandari, Attasini, Paricani, 

 Sarangae, Parrasini, Maratiani, Nasotiani, Aorsi, Gelse, whom 

 the Greeks called Cadusii, and the Matiani. The Town 

 Heraclea, built by Alexander, which afterwards was over- 

 thrown : but when it was repaired again by Antiochus, he 

 named it Achais. The Derbices, through the midst of whose 

 Borders runneth the River Oxus, which hath its Beginning 

 from the Lake Oxus : the Syrmatae, Oxii, Tagae, Heniochi, 

 Bateni, Saraparse, and the Bactri, with their Town Zariaspe, 

 called afterwards Bactrum, from the River (Bactra) ; this 

 Nation inhabiteth the back parts of the Mountain Paropa- 

 misus, over against the Source of the River Indus ; and it is 

 inclosed by the River Ochus. Beyond are the Sogdiani; 

 the Town Panda ; and in the utmost Borders of their Terri- 

 tory is Alexandria, built by Alexander the Great. There are 

 the Altars erected by Hercules and Liber Pater, also by 

 Cyrus, Semiramis, and Alexander : the very end of all their 

 Voyages in that part of the World being included within the 

 River Jaxartes, which the Scythians call Silys: Alexander 

 and his Soldiers thought it had been the Tanais. Demonax, 

 a General of the Kings Seleucus and Antiochus, passed over 

 that River, and set up Altars to Apollo Didymceus. And 

 this Demonax for the most part we follow. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 The Scythian Nation. 



BEYOND (the Realm Sogdiana) inhabit the People of the 

 Scythians. The Persians called them in general Sacas, from 

 a People adjoining, and the Ancients Aramei. The Scythians 

 for their part called the Persians, Chorsari : and the Moun- 

 tain Caucasus, they called Graucasus, that is to say, White 



