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try Mount Pindus is situate, the Cassiop9si\ tlie Dryopes^, 
the Sellse^, the Hellopes*, the Molossi, in whose territory is 
the temple of the Dodonsean Jupiter, so famous for its oracle ; 
and Mount Tomarus^, so highly praised by Theopompus^ 
with its hundred springs gushing from its foot. 
(2.) Epirus, properly so called, advances towards Mag- 
nesia and Macedonia, having at its back the Dassaretse, 
previously^ mentioned, a free nation, and after them the 
Dardani, a savage race. On the left hand, before the Dardani 
are extended the Triballi and the nations of Moesia, while in 
front of them the Medi and the Denselatse join, and next to 
them the Thracians, who stretch away as far as the Euxine : 
in such a manner is a rampart raised around the lofty heights 
of Khodope, and then of Hsemus. 
On the coast of Epirus is the fortress of Chimsera^, 
situate upon the Acroceraunian range, and below it the 
spring known as the Royal Waters^ ; then the towns of 
* Cassiope or Cassope stood near the sea, and near the present village 
of Kamarina. Its extensive ruins are still to be seen. 
2 Their district, according to Pouqueville, was in the present Canton 
of Drynopohs. 
The Selh or Sellse lived in the vicinity of the temple of Jupiter at 
Dodona, in the modern canton of Souli, according to Pouqueville. 
The country about Dodona is called Hellopia by Hesiod. By some 
the Helli or Hellopes are considered the same as the Selh. Pouqueville 
tliinks that the Hellopes dwelt in the modern cantons of Janina, Pogo- 
niani, Sarachovitzas, and Courendas, and that the temple of Jupiter stood 
at the spot now called Proskynisis, near Gardiki, the town of Dodona 
being near Castritza. Leake is of the same opinion as to the site of tht 
town ; but, as has been a subject of remark, it is the only place of celebritv 
in Greece of which the situation is not exactly known. Leake however 
thinks that the temple stood on the peninsula now occupied by the 
citadel of Joanina. 
- ^ Pouqueville thinks that this is the hill to be seen at the modern vil- 
lage of G-ardiki. He is also of opinion that the springs here mentioned 
are those at the modern village of Besdounopoulo. His opinions however 
on these points have not been imphcitly received. 
6 B. iii. c. 26. The Dardani, Tribalh, and Moesi are mentioned in 
c. 29. The locahties of the other tribes here mentioned are not known 
with any exactness. 
' It retains the same name or that of Khimara, and gives its name to 
the Acroceraunian range. It was situate at the foot of the chain, which 
begins at this spot. 
^ " Aquse regise." Pouqueville suggests, without good reason, as An- 
sart thinks, that this sprmg was situate near the modern Drimodez or , 
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