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countries of Oracaftia, Parthia, Alilia, Pafitha, and Media 

 (though writers call all this land both Media and Afiiria) i 

 the country is much parched by the fun h , and the roads very 

 •hard and ftony. The northern boundary of this land is Mount 

 Caucafus, and to the fouthward the Red Sea ; in this countrv 

 are two great rivers, the Hyftafpes, and the Arbis ; in this land 

 alfo are two and twenty nations, though it is all called by the 

 general name of Parthia. To the weftward from hence, all that 

 lies between the Tigris and Euphrates is either Babylonia, 

 CLtaldaea, or Mefopotamia. Within this country are eight and 

 twenty nations, the northern boundaries of which are mount 

 Caucafus, and Taurus, and to the fouth the Red Sea. Along 

 the Red Sea, and at the north angle of it, lies Arabia, Sabaea, 

 and Eudomane. Beyond the river Euphrates, quite weftward to 

 the Mediterranean, and northward to mount Taurus, even unto 

 Armenia, and fouthward, near Egypt, are many countries, . 

 namely, Comagena, Phoenicia, Damafcus, Coelle, Moab, Am- 

 nion, Idumaea, Judaea, Paleftine, and Sarracene, though all thefe 

 nations are comprehended under the name of Syria* To the 

 north of Syria are the hills called Taurus, and to the north of 

 thefe is Cappadocia and Armenia (the latter being weft of the 

 former), and to the weft of Cappadocia is the country called the 

 Lefter Afia, and to the north of Cappadocia is the plain called 

 Temifere, and betwixt Cappadocia and the LefTer Afia is Cilicia . 

 and Ifaurio. 



Alia is entirely furrounded with fait water, except to the eaft- • 

 ward ; to the north is the Euxine Sea, but to the weft the Pro- 

 pontis, and the Hellefpont ; whilft the Mediterranean is to the 

 louth. In this fame Alia is the high mountain of Olympus. 



h The Saxon word is beophre, or bright, which I have ventured to 

 tranflate f arched by the fun t as this fignification agrees well with the 

 context. 



To 



