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and on the same Day, with the return of the Tide, sub- 

 dued their Horsemen : in memorial of which he erected in 

 the same Place two Trophies, one in honour of Jupiter, 

 and the other of Neptune. Far out at Sea there lieth an 

 Island called Ogyris, distant from the Continent 125 Miles, 

 and containing in Circuit 112; much renowned for the 

 Sepulchre of King Erythra, who was buried there. Another 

 there is no less famous, called Dioscoridu, in the Sea Aza- 

 nium ; and it is from Syagrum, the extremest Cape, 280 

 Miles. There remain yet not spoken of, the Autarides, 

 toward the South, in the Mountains, which continue for 

 seven Days' journey : the Nations Larendani, Catabani, and 

 Gebanitse, who have many Towns, but the greatest are Nagia 

 and Tarnna, with 65 Temples within it, which is a mark how 

 great it is. A Promontory, from which to the Continent of 

 the Trogloditse is 50 Miles. The Toani, Acchitee, Chatra- 

 motitse, Tomabei, Antidalei, Lexianse, Agrei, Cerbani ; and 

 Sabaei, of all the Arabians most famous for their Frankin- 

 cense ; their Nations reaching from Sea to Sea. Their Towns 

 on the Coast of the Red Sea are Marane, Marma, Corolla, 

 and Sabatra ; within-land are the Towns Nascus, Cardava, 

 Carnus, and Tomala, whence they convey their Commodities 

 of Aromatics. One part of them are the Atramitse, whose 

 Capital City, Sobotale, had within its Walls Sixty Temples. 

 But the Royal City of the whole is Nariaba, situated on a 

 Gulf that reacheth into the Land ninety-four Miles, full of 

 Islands, having Odoriferous Trees. Upon the Atramitse, 

 within the Mainland, are joined the Minaei : but the Ela- 

 mitae inhabit the Sea (Coast), where standeth a City also called 

 Elamitum. To them are joined the Cagulatae ; and their 

 Town is Siby, which the Greeks name A pate. Then the 

 Arsicodani, and Vadei, with a great Town : and the Barasei : 

 Lichenia, and the Island Sygaros, which Dogs will not enter ; 

 and if any be put there, they wander about the Shore until 

 they die. A Deep Bay, in which are the Leanitae, who gave 

 name to it. Their Royal City is Agra : but Leana, or, as 

 others have it, ^lana, is in the Bay. And hence our 

 Writers have called that Bay jElaniticum, which others 



