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have termed JSlenaticum ; Artemidorus, Aleniticum ; and 

 Juba, Lseniticum. Arabia is reported to take in Circuit from 

 Charax to Leana, 4870 Miles ; but Juba thinketh it some- 

 what less than 4000. It is widest in the North Parts, be- 

 tween the Towns Herons and Charace. Now it remaineth 

 that we speak of other Parts within the Midland thereof. 

 The Ancients joined the Nabataei to the Thimanei ; but at 

 this Day there are the Tavern, Suelleni, and Sarraceni : the 

 Town is Arra, wherein all Business is assembled. The He- 

 rnuatse and Analitae ; the Towns Domada and Erag ; the 

 Thamusians, with their Town Badanatha; the Carrei, and 

 their Town Chariati ; the Achoali, and their Town Phoda. 

 Furthermore, the Minaei, descended, as some think, from 

 Minos, King of Crete ; whose Town Charmaei is 14 Miles (in 

 Compass) ; Mariaba, Baramalacum, a Town not to be de- 

 spised; likewise Carnon, and the Rhamei, who are thought 

 to spring from Rhadamanthus, the Brother of Minos. The 

 Homeritae, with the Town Massala ; the Hamirci, Gedra- 

 nitae, Anaprae, Ilisanitae, Bochilitae, Sammei, and Amathei ; 

 with the Towns, Nessa and Cennesseri. The Zamareni, with 

 the Towns Saiace, Scantate, and Bacascani ; the Town Rhi- 

 phearma, which in the Arabian Tongue signifieth Barley ; 

 also the Autei, Raui, Gyrei, and Marhatsei ; the Helmodones, 

 with the Town Ebode ; the Agacturi in the Mountains, hav- 

 ing a Town 20 Miles in Circuit, wherein is a Fountain called 

 Emischabales, which signifies the Camel's Town ; Ampelone, 

 a Colony of the Milesii ; the Town Actrida ; the Calingii, 

 whose Town is named Mariaba, which signifies Lords of all. 

 Towns Pallon and Murannimal, near a River, by which they 

 think that the Euphrates springeth forth. The Nations 

 Agrei and Ammonii ; the Town Athenas ; the Caurarani, 

 which signifieth very rich in Cattle. The Caranitae, Caesani, 

 and Choani. There were also Towns in Arabia, held by 

 Greeks, as Arethusa, Larissa, and Chalcis, which were 

 destroyed in various Wars. The only Roman until this day 

 that carried our Arms into those Parts was jElius Gallus, of 

 the Knightly Order. For Gains Ccesar, the Son of Augustus, 

 did but look only into Arabia ; but Gallus destroyed Towns, 

 not named by Authors that wrote before : Egra, Annestum, 



