222 plint's natural HISTOET. [Book III. 



flames. The third island is Strongyle\ lying one mile^ to 

 the east of Lipara, over which --lEolus reigned as well ; it 

 differs only from Lipara in the superior brilliancy of its 

 flames. From the smoke of this volcano it is said that some 

 of the inhabitants are able to predict three days beforehand 

 what winds are about to blow ; hence arose the notion that 

 the winds are governed by JEoIus. The fourth of these 

 islands is Didyme^, smaller than Lipara, the fifth Ericusa, 

 the sixth Phoenicusa, left to be a pasture-ground for the 

 cattle of the neighbouring islands, and the last and smallest 

 Euonymos. Thus much as to the first great Gulf of 

 Europe. 



CHAP. 15. (10.) — MAGNA GB^CIA, BEGIITNllfG AT LOCEI. 



At Locri begins the fore-part of Italy, called Magna 

 Graecia, whose coast falls back in three bays^ formed by the 

 Ausonian sea, so called from the Ausones, who were the 

 first inhabitants of the country. According to Varro it is 

 86 miles in extent ; but most writers have made it only 75. 

 Along this coast there are rivers innumerable, but we shall 

 mention those only that are worthy of remark. After 

 leaving Locri we come to the Sagra^, and the ruins of the 

 town of Caulon, Mystiae^ Consilinum Castrum^, Cocin- 

 thum®, in the opinion of some, the longest headland of Italy, 

 and then the Grulf of Scylacium^, and Scylacium^" itself, 



^ Now Strongoli and StrombolL It is the only one of these mountaina 

 that is continually burning. Notwithstanding the dangers of their loca- 

 lity, this island is inhabited by about fifty famihes. 



2 Strabo makes the same mistake ; the distance is twenty nules. 



3 According to Hardouin and D'Anville this is the modem Saline, but 

 Mannert says Panaria. The geographers differ in assigning their ancient 

 names to the other three, except that Euonymos, from its name, the " left- 

 hand " island, is clearly the modem Lisca Bianca. 



4 These are the Gulf of Locri, the Grulf of ScyUacium, and the Q-ulf of 

 Tarentum. 



5 Now called the Sagriano, though some make it to be the modem 

 Alaro. The site of the town of Caulon does not appear to be known : 

 it is by some placed at Castel Yetere on the Alaro. 



^ Said by Hardouin to be the modern Monasteraci or Monte Araci. 



7 Supposed to have been sit\iate on a hill near the modem Padula. 



8 The modern Punta di StUo, or " Point of the Column." 



8 The modem Gulf of SquiHace. lo Now SquHlace. 



