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latlira\ tlie Promontory of JEantium^ the towns of Meliboea^, 
Bhizus, and Erymnse^ ; the mouth of the Peneus, the towns 
of Homolium^ Orthe, Thespiae, Phalanna^ Thaiimacie^, 
Gyrton^ Crannon^ Acharne^^ Dotion^^ Melitsea, Phylace^^ 
and PotnisD^^ The length of Epirus, Achaia, Attica, and 
Thessaly is said altogether to amount to 490 miles, the 
breadth to 287. 
CHAP. 17. (10.) — MACEDOKIA. 
Macedonia comes next, including 150 nations, and re- 
nowned for its two kings and its former empire over the 
world ; it was formerly known by the name of Emathia^^. 
Stretching away towards the nations of Epirus on the west 
it lies at the back of Magnesia and Thessaly, being itself 
exposed to the attacks of the Dardani^^. Pseonia and Pela- 
gonia protect its northern parts from the TribalH^''. Its 
1 Probably near the village of Hagia Eutimia, according to Ansart. 
2 Now Trikeri. 
3 MeHbcea was near the modern Mintzeles, and Rhizus near Pesi 
Dendra, according to Ansart. 
4 Ansart says, in the vicinity of the modern Conomio. 
5 Situate at the foot of Mount Homole, between Tempe and the village 
of Karitza. Leake thinks that the Convent of St. Demetrius, on the 
lower part of Mount Kissavo, stands on its site. 
^ Now Tournovo, according to Ansart. 
7 Now called Democo, according to Ansart. 
8 Between the Titaresius and the Peneus. The modern village of 
Tatari stands on its site. 
9 Probably the place of the same name mentioned in the last Chapter. 
Probably the same as Acharrse on the river Pamisus, mentioned 
by Livy, B. xxxii. c. 13. 
11 On the Dotian Plain, mentioned by Hesiod, and probably the same 
place that Pindar calls Lacereia. 
12 ^iiQ birth-place of Protesilaiis, the first victim, of the Trojan war. 
13 Nothing is known of this place. The word *' porro" appears instead 
of it in some editions. 
14 Philip, the Conqueror of Grreece, and Alexander, the Conqueror of 
Asia. 
1^ The original Emathia, as mentioned by Homer, is coupled with 
Pieria as lying between the Hellenic cities of Thessaly and Pseonia, and 
Thrace. 
1^ A tribe of the south-west of Moesia, and extending over a part of 
lUyricum. According to Strabo, they were a wild race, of filthy habits, 
living in caves under dungliills, but fond of music . 
17 A people of Moesia, mentioned in C. 29 of the last Book. 
