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pliky's natueal history. [Book III, 
ritorj drink too of the fountains of Temenitis\ Archidemia, 
Magaea, Cyane, and Milichie,) the port of Naustathmus^j the 
river Elorus, and the promontory of Pachjnum. This 
side^ of Sicily begins with the river Hirminius^, then fol- 
low the town of Oamarina^, the river Gelas^, and the town 
of Agragas^, which our people have named Agrigentum. We 
next come to the colony of Thermae^, the rivers Achates^, 
Mazara, and Hypsa; the town of Selinus^^, and then the 
Promontory of Lilybseum, which is succeeded by Drepana^\ 
Mount Eryx^^, the towns of Panhormus^^, Solus andHimera^^, 
with a river of the same name, Cephaloedis^^, Aluntium^'', 
^ According to Mirabella, these springs are in modem times called 
Fonte di Canali, Cefalino, Fontana della Maddalena, Fonte Ciane, and 
Lampismotta. 
2 The modern Fonte Bianche. The Elorus, according to Hardonin, 
is the modern Acellaro, according to Mannert, the Abisso. 
^ The southern side. ^ Now the Maulo, or Fiume di Kagusa. 
^ Still called Camarina. Scarcely any vestiges of the ancient city now 
remain. 
^ According to Hardouia the Fiume Salso ; but according to D'An- 
ville and Mannert, the Fiume Grhiozzo. 
7 Now Grirgenti. Grigantic remains of the ancient city are still to be 
seen. ^ See note in this page. 
^ The Achates is the modern Behce, the Mazara retains its name, and 
the Hypsa is now the Marsala. 
So called by the Grreeks from its abundant growth of parsley, called by 
them creXivov. Its remams are still to be seen at the spot called Selenti. 
11 Now Trapani. Some vestiges of its ancient mole are to be seen. 
12 The present Monte San Juhano. 
1^ The great city of Palermo stands on its site. It was founded by 
the Phoenicians. i'* The modern Solunto. 
1^ Himera was destroyed by the Carthaginians, B.C. 408, upon which 
its inhabitants founded Thermae, so called from its hot springs. This 
was probably the colony of Thermse mentioned above by Phny, though 
wrongly placed by him on the southern coast between Selinus and Agri- 
gentum. The modern town of Termini stands on the site of Thermse ; re- 
mains of its baths and aqueduct are still to be seen. Himera stood on a river 
of the same name, most probably the present Fiume Grrande, and Fazello 
is of opinion that the town was situate on the site now occupied by the 
Torre di Bonfornello. Himera was the birthplace of the poet Stesichorus. 
1^ Or Csephaloedium. Some remains of it are to be seen at the spot 
called Cefalu. 
Probably on the site now occupied by the to^vn of San Marco. 
Fazello and Cluver however place Aluntium near San I'iltidelfo, where 
seme ruins were formerly visible, and regard San Marco as the site of 
Agathyrna or Agathyrnum. 
