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Maeandria, and Cestria\ the Thyamis^, a river of Thesprotia, 
the colony of Buthrotum^, and the Ambracian Grulf^, so 
famed in history ; which, with an inlet only half a mile in 
width, receives a vast body of water from the sea, being 
thirty-seven miles in length, and fifteen in width. The river 
Acheron, which runs through Acherusia, a lake of Thespro- 
tia, flows into it^ after a course of thirty-six miles ; it is con- 
sidered wonderful for its bridge, 1000 feet in length, by a 
people who look upon everything as wonderful that belongs 
to themselves. Upon this Grulf is also situate the town of 
Ambracia. There are also the Aphas and the Arachthus^, 
rivers of the Molossi ; the city of Anactoria^, and the place 
where Pandosia^ stood. 
CHAP. 2. — ACAENANIA. 
The towns of Acarnania®, the ancient name of which was 
Curetis, are Heraclia^^, Echinus and, on the coast, Actiiun, 
^ The place called Palaeo-Kistes now stands on its site, and some 
Trains of antiquity are to be seen. 2 j^ow the Calama. 
3 Its ruins are to be seen near the modem Butrinto. It was said to 
have been founded by Helenus, the son of Priatc. P^unponius Atticus 
had an estate here. 
^ This corresponds to the present Gulf of Arta,and wag especially famous 
for being the scene of the battle of Actium. The city of Ambracia lay to 
the north of it. The present Arta is generally beheved to occupy its site. 
* Pouqueville has shown that Pliay is in error here, and he says that 
the Acheron is the modem Mavro Potamos ; but according to Leake, 
the name of it is Q-urla, or the river of Suli. It flows into the Port Fa- 
nari, formerly caUed Grlykys Limen, or Sweet Harbour, from the fresh- 
ness of the water there. The Acherusian Lake is probably the great 
marsh that Hes below Kastri. 
^ It is now called the Arta, and gives name to the Gulf. 
7 The site of Anactoria or Anactoriiim, Hke that of its neighbour Ac- 
tium, has been a subject of much dispute ; but it is now pretty generally 
agreed that the former stood on the modem Cape Madonna, and Actium 
on the headland of La Punta. 
8 Pouqueville takes the ruins in the vicinity of Turco Palaka, eight 
miles from Margariti, to be those of Pandosia. 
^ This district probably occupied the present cantons of Yonitza and 
Xeromeros. It was called Curetis from the Curetes, who are said to have 
come from jEtoha and settled in Acarnania after their expulsion by-^tolus 
and his followers. 
^0 The modern Yonitza is supposed to stand on its site. 
Leake places its site at Ai Yasih, where some ruins are to be seeii* 
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