98 mint's NA.TUEAI HISTOBT. [Book VI. 



town of Taeompsos," by some called Thatice, as also Aramasos, 

 Sesamos, Sanduma, Masindomacam, Arabeta and Boggia, 

 Leupitorga, Tantarene, Mecindita, Noa, Gloploa, G-ystate, Me- 

 gada, Lea, Eenni, Nups, Direa, Patiga, 'Bacata, Dumana, 

 Ehadata, at which place a golden eat was worshipped as a 

 god, Boron, in the interior, and Mallos, near Meroe ; this is 

 the account given by Bion. 



Juba, however, gives another account ; he says that there 

 is a city on Mount Megatichos," which lies between Egypt 

 and Ethiopia, by the Arabians known as Myrson, after which 

 come Tacompsos, Aramus, Sesamos, Pide, Mamuda, Orambis, 

 situate near a stream of bitumen, Amodita, Prosda, Parenta, 

 Mama, Tesatta, Gallas, Zoton, Graucome, Emeus, the Pidi- 

 botse, the Hebdomecoritacometse,'* Nomades, who dwell in 

 tents, Cyste, Macadagale, Proaprimis, Nups, Detrelis, Patis, 

 the Ganbreves, the Magasnei, Segasmala, Crandala, Denna, 

 Cadeuma, Thena, Batta, Alana, Mascoa, the Scammi, Hora, 

 situate on an island, and then Abala, Androgalis, Sesecre, 

 the Malli, and Agole. 



On the African side'* we find mentioned, either what is 

 another place with the same name of Tacompsos, or else a part 

 of the one before-mentioned, and after it Moggore, Ssea, Edos, 

 Plenarise, Pinnis, Magassa, Buma, Linthuma, Spintum, Sydop, 

 the Censi, Pindicitora, Acug, Orsum, Sansa, Maumarum, 

 TJrbim, the town of Molum, by the Greeks called Hypaton,^" 

 Pagoarca, Zmanes, at which point elephants begin to be found, 

 the Mambli, Berressa, and Acetuma; there was formerly a 

 town also called Epis, over against Meroe, which had, however, 

 been destroyed before Bion wrote. 



These are the names of places given as far as Meroe ; but 

 at the present day hardly any of them on either side of 

 the river are in existence ; at all events, the praetorian troops 



'* This place was also called in later times Contrapselcis. It was 

 situate in the Dodecaschoenus, the part of Ethiopia immediately aboTe 

 Egypt, on an island near the eastern hank of the river, a little ahove 

 Pselois, which stood on the opposite hank. It has heen suggested that this 

 may have been the modem island of Derar. The other places do not 

 appear to have been identified, and, in fact, in no two of the MSS. do the 

 names appear to agree. 



1' Or the " Great Wall." 



" Meaning, " the people who liv^ in seventy villages." 



"> Or western side of the Nile, between Syene aiid Meroe. 



*' 'Yirarbv, the " supreme," or perhaps the " last." 



