6 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (January, 1906. 
other Hindu astronomical works, from the mouth of Sun-god 
himself, while that deity under the curse of Brahma was born in 
the race of Yavana in the country of Romaka and told it to a 
Romaka or Roman by whose agency it was spread abroad. The 
anecdote here related points to the Roman origin of the Romaka 
siddhanta. 
In the Vasistha-siddhanta, Stryya-Siddhanta, and other 
astronomical works already referred to, Romaka is mentioned as a 
Mahapuri, Pattana or Visaya, 7.e., a great city, state or dominion. 
Romaka is stated there to be the westernmost point of the horizon, 
while Siddhapura, Yamakoti and Lanka (Ceylon) are respectively 
the northern, eastern and southernmost points. By way of 
as the northern part of Africa [extending perhaps 
to Morocco]. On either of the explanations given above Romaka 
or the westernmost part of the Roman Empire would be exactly 
degrees west of the meridian of Lanka or the eastern part of 
the Ceylonese islands. 
1 Albirani’s India, p. 303, Volume I., edited by E. C. Sachan. 
* amnfeaaite daatsty fe Sraradaang | 
MTAAataT TAA SZpRT Ga | Ve | 
tae agra frame feanatsfufea: | 
waaiai fafa caida agree agAIT | LE I 
(Dr. Thibaut’s edition of Paiicasiddhantika, p. 45.) 
