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by no means dissimilar, two cities formerly stood on tlie shore, 
one on either side, Pactye on the side of the Propontis, and 
Cardia^ on that of the Grulf of Melas, the latter deriving its 
name from the shape^ which the land assumes. These, how- 
ever, were afterwards united with Lysimachia^, which stands 
at a distance of five miles from Macron Tichos. The Cherso- 
nesus formerly had, on the side of the Propontis, the towns 
of Tiristasis, Crithotes, and Cissa^, on the banks of the river 
^gos^ ; it now has, at a distance of tWenty-two^ miles from 
the colony of Apros, E^esistos, which stands opposite to the 
colony of Parium. The Hellespont also, which separates, 
as we have already^ stated, Europe from Asia, by a channel 
seven stadia in width, has four cities facing each other, 
Callipolis^ and Sestos^ in Europe, and Lampsacus^^ and 
Abydos^^ in Asia. On the Chersonesus, there is the pro- 
montory of Mastusia^^, lying opposite to Sigeum^^; upon 
one side of it stands the Cynossema^^ (for so the tomb of 
Hecuba is called), the naval station^^ of the Achseans, and a 
tower; and near it the shrine of Protesilaiis. On the ex- 
1 "Now Cardia, or Caridia. It was the birth-place of king Eumenes. 
2 From KapSia, in consequence of its supposed resemblance to a heart. 
3 Lysimachus destroyed Cardia, and, building Lysimacliia, peopled it 
Tvdth the inhabitants. 
4 Mannert identifies it with the ancient JEgos and the modem G-alata. 
^ More generally called ^gospotamos, the " Groat River," upon which 
the town of ^gos stood. It was here that Lysander defeated the Athe- 
nian fleet, B.C. 405, wliich put an end to the Peloponnesian war. 
6 Antonmus, in his Itinerary, makes this distance twenty-six miles. 
7 B, ii. c. 92. The present Straits of GraUipoli. 
8 Now G^alhpoli, a place of considerable commercial importance. 
9 Now lalova ; famous in Grrecian poetry, with Abydos, for the loves 
of Hero and Leander. Now Lamsaki. 
11 The village of Aidos, or Avido, probably marks its site. To the 
north, Xerxes passed over to Sestos on }iis bridge of boats, B.C. 480. 
1^ Now Capo Helles. 
13 Now Jeni-Hisari, the N.W. promontory of Troas. Here Homer 
places the Grrecian camp during the Trojan war. 
Meaning the " Bitch's tomb," the fable being that Hecuba, in her 
old age, was changed into that animal. It was near the town of Madytus. 
1^ Meaning that their fleet was anchored ofi" here dm-ing the Trojan war. 
1^ A magnificent temple was erected near his tomb at Eleus, where he 
also had a sacred grove. It was greatly enriched by the votive ofierings 
of G-reek travellers. According to D'AnviUe, its site lay to the south of 
Mastusia. 
