808 plint's natueal histoet. [Book IT. 



by no meaus dissimilar, two cities formerly stood on the shore, 

 one on either side, Pactye on the side of the Propontis, and 

 Cardia^ on that of the 6ulf of Melas, the latter deriving its 

 name from the shape^ which the land assumes. These, how- 

 ever, were afterwards united with Lysimachia', which stands 

 at a distance of five miles from Macron Tichos. The Cherso- 

 nesus formerly had, on the side of the Propontis, the towns 

 of Tiristasis, Crithotes, and Cissa**, on the banks of the river 

 ^gos^ ; it now has, at a distance of twenty-two^ miles from 

 the colony of Apros, Eesistos, which stands opposite to the 

 colony of Parium. The Hellespont also, which separates, 

 as we have already'^ stated, Europe from Asia, by a channel 

 seven stadia in width, has four cities facing each other, 

 Callipolis^ and Sestos' in Europe, and Lampsacus*" and 

 Abydos" in Asia. On the Chersonesus, there is the pro- 

 montory of Mastusia^^, lying opposite to Sigeum^^; upon 

 one side of it stands the Cynossema^^ (for so the tomb of 

 Hecuba is called), the naval station" of the Achaeans, and a 

 tower ; and near it the shrine*^ of Protesilaiis. On the ex- 



1 Now Cardia, or Caridia. It was the birth-place of king Eumenes. 



2 From Kapdia, in consequence of its supposed resemblance to a heart, 



* Lysimachus destroyed Cardia, and, building Lysimaohia, peopled it 

 with the inhabitants. 



* Mannert identifies it with the ancient -rEgos and the modem Ghlata. 



5 More generally caUed -^Egospotamos, the " Goat River," upon which 

 the town of ^Egos stood. It was here that Lysander defeated the Athe- 

 nian fleet, B.C. 405, wliich put an end to the Pelopqnnesian war. 



6 Antoninus, in his Itinerary, makes this distance twenty-six miles. 



7 B. ii. c. 92. The present Straits of GallipoU. 



8 Now GallipoU, a place of considerable commercial importance. 



9 Now lalova ; famous in Grecian poetry, with Abydos, for the lores 

 of Hero and Leander. i" Now Lamsaki. 



" The village of Aidos, or Avido, probably marks its site. To the 

 north, Xerxes passed over to Sestos on his bridge of boats, B.C. 480. 



J^ Now Capo Helles. 



^3 Now Jeni-Hisari, the N.W. promontory of Troas, Here Homer 

 places the Grecian camp during the Trojau war. 



^■* Meaning the " Bitch's tomb," the fable being that Hecuba, in her 

 old age, was changed into that animal. It was near the town of Madytus. 



1* Meaning that their fleet was anchored off" here during the Trojan war. 



^^ A magnificent temple was erected near his tomb at Eleus, where he 

 also had a sacred grove. It was greatly enriched by the votive ofierings 

 of Greek travellers. According to D'Anville, its site lay to the south of 

 Mastusia. 



