272 PLIKT's ITATUEAL HISTOET. [Book IV. 



try Mount Pindus is situate, the Cassiopaei\ the Dry opes', 

 the Sellse^, the Hellopes'*, the Molossi, in whose territory is 

 the temple of the Dodonsean Jupiter, so famous for its oracle ; 

 and Mount Tomarus', so highly praised by Theopompus, 

 with its hundred springs gushing from its foot. 



(2.) Epirus, properly so called, advances towards Mag- 

 nesia and Macedonia, having at its back the Dassaretae, 

 previously® mentioned, a free nation, and after them the 

 Dardani, a savage race. On the left hand, before the Dardani 

 are extended the Triballi and the nations of Moesia, while in 

 front of them the Medi and the Denselatae join, and next to 

 them the Thracians, who stretch away as far as the Euxine : 

 in such a manner is a rampart raised around the lofty heights 

 of Rhodope, and then of Haemus. 



On the coast of Epirus is the fortress of Chimaera^, 

 situate upon the Acroceraunian range, and below it the 

 spring known as the Eoyal "Waters* ; then the towns of 



1 Casaiope or CasBope stood near the sea, and near the present village 

 of Kamarina. Its extensive ruins are still to be seen. 



2 Their district, according to Pouqueville, waa in the present Canton 

 ofDn^nopoIis. 



* The Selli or Sellse lived in the vicinity of the temple of Jupiter at 

 Dodona, in the modem canton of Souh, according to Pouqueville. 



* The country about Dodona is called Hellopia by Hesiod. By some 

 the Helli or Hellopes are considered the same as the SelU. Pouqueville 

 thinks that the Hellopes dwelt in the modem cantons of Janina, Pogo- 

 niani, Sarachovitzas, and Courendaa, and that the temple of Jupiter stood 

 Et the spot now called Proskynisis, near Ghwdiki, tlie town of Dodona 

 being near Castritza. Leake is of the same opinion as to the site of the 

 town ; but, as has been a subject of remark, it is the only place of celebrity 

 in Greece of wliich the situation is not exactly known. Leake however 

 thinks that the temple stood on the peninsula now occupied by the 

 citadel of Joanina. 



^ Pouqueville thinks that this is the hill to be seen at the modem vil- 

 lage of Gardiki. He is also of opinion that the springs here mentioned 

 are those at the modem village of Besdounopoulo. His opinions however 

 on these points have not been imphcitly received. 



6 B. iii. c. 26. The Dardani, Triballi, and Moesi are mentioned in 

 c. 29. The locahties of the other tribes here mentioned are not known 

 with any exactness. 



7 It retains the same name or that of Khimara, and gives its name to 

 the Acroceraimian range. It was situate at the foot of the chain, which 

 begins at this spot. 



^ " Aquae regise." Pouqueville suggests, without good reason, as An- 

 sart thinks, that this spring was situate near the modem Drimodez or 

 Dermadez. 



