3J0 REMARKS ON' THE 



Arrian informs us, that Tagara was about ten days 

 journey to the eaftward of another famous mart, called 

 Plithana, or Pluthana. 



That Pluthana was twenty days journey to the 

 fouthward of liaroaclu Alfo, 



That the road was through the Bala-gaut mountains. 



And here we mult obferve, that the Latin tranflation 

 of the Periplus * by Sluckius is very inaccurate, and 

 often erroneous; as in the following paffage, where 

 Arrian, fpeaking of Tagara, fays 



" K-araysToa, <3e z'£ avruy 7ropaa»f cx.y.cifcw y.cci cwodiocu; jiae- 

 yt;cci; nj T*ji> Rugvyx^av." 



which Stuckius tranfiates thus : 



* 6 Ex his autem emporiis, per loca invia et difficillima^ 

 u res Barygazam plauftris convehuntur" 



But it mould be, 



t{ Ex his autem emporiis, per maximos afcenfus, res 

 " Barygazam dcorfum feruntur" 



KccTuya fignifies deorfumferre, (to bring down,) not 



convehere. 



Avhoci ptytfcu ihouldbetranflated^r maximos afcenfus. 

 Avowee, 01 avoJoc, in this place, fignifies an af cent, a road 

 ovet hills ; and this meaning is plainly pointed out by 

 the words mxraytroa and y.zyircciS. 



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* Geographic veteris Scriptores Graci minores. Vol. X, 



