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lathra\ the Promontory of ^antium^, the towns of Meliboea', 

 Ehizus, and ErymnaB'' ; the mouth of the Peneiis, the towns 

 of Homolium*, Orthe, ThespiaD, Phalanna®, Thaumacie^, 

 Gyrton^ Crannon^, Acharne*", Dotion", Melitsea, Phylace^^, 

 and Potnise". The length of Epirus, Achaia, Attica, and 

 Thessaly is said altogether to amount to 490 miles, the 

 breadth to 287. 



CHAP. 17. (10.) — MACEDONIA. 



Macedonia comes next, including 150 nations, and re- 

 nowned for its two kings ^^ and its former empire over the 

 world ; it was formerly known by the name of Emathia". 

 Stretching away towards the nations of Epirus on the west 

 it lies at the back of Magnesia and Thessaly, being itself 

 exposed to the attacks of the Dardani^*. Pseouia and Pela- 

 gonia protect its northern parts from the Triballi^^ Its 



* Probably near the village of Hagia Eutimia, according to Ansart. 

 2 Now Trikeri. 



5 Meliboea was near the modem Mintzeles, and Rhizus near Pesi 

 Dendra, according to Ansart. 



* Ansart says, in the vicinity of the modem Conomio. 



' Situate at the foot of Mount Homole, between Tenipe and the village 

 of Karitza. Leake thinks that the Convent of St. Demetrius, on the 

 lower part of Mount Kissavo, stands on its site. 



* Now Toumovo, according to Ansart. 



7 Now called Democo, according to Ansart. 



8 Between the Titaresius and the Peneus. The modem village of 

 Tatari stands on its site. 



8 Probably the place of the same name mentioned in the last Chapter. 

 *" Probably the same as Acliarra) on the river Pamisus, mentioned 

 by Livy, B. xxxii. c. 13. 



11 On the Dotian Plain, mentioned by Hesiod, and probably the same 

 place that Pindar calls Lacereia. 



12 The birth-place of Protesilaiis, the first victim of the Trojan war. 



" Nothing is known of this place. The word " porro" appears instead 

 of it in some editions. 



" PhiUp, the Conqueror of Greece, and Alexander, the Conqueror of 

 Asia. 



15 The original Emathia, as mentioned by Homer, is coupled with 

 Pieria as lying between the HeEenic cities of Thessaly and Paeonia, and 

 Thrace. 



1^ A tribe of the south-west of Moesia, and extending over a part of 

 lUyricum. According to Strabo, they were a wild race, of filthy habits, 

 Hving in caves under dunghills, but fond of music . 



17 A people of Moesia, mentioned in C. 29 of the last Book. 



