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Grreeks, wliicli very often cliange their localities. Not far 
from the city, and running before it, is the river Lethon, 
and with it a sacred grove, where the gardens of the Hes- 
perides are said to have formerly stood ; this city is distant 
from Leptis 375 miles. From Berenice to Arsinoe, com- 
monly called Teuchira, is forty-three miles ; after which, at 
a distance of twenty-two, we come to Ptolemais, the ancient 
name of which was Barce ; and at a distance of forty miles 
from this last the Promontory of Phycus\ which extends far 
away into the Cretan Sea, being 350 miles distant from Tsena- 
rum^, the promontory of Laconia, and from Crete 225 . After 
passing this promontory we come to Cyrene, which stands 
at a distance of eleven miles from the sea. Prom Phycus 
to ApoUonia^ is twenty-four miles, and from thence to the 
Chersonesus^ eighty-eight ; from which to Catabathmos^ is a 
distance of 216 miles. The Marmaridse^ inhabit this coast, 
extending from almost the region of Parsetonium^ to the 
Greater Syrtis ; after them the Ararauceles, and then, upon 
the coasts of the Syrtis, the J^Tasamones^, whom the Grreeks 
1 Now called Ras-Sem or Ras-El-Kazat. It is situate a little to the 
west of Apollonia and N.W. of Cyrene. 
2 According to Ansart, 264 miles is the real distance between Capes 
Ras-Sem and Tsenarmn or Matapan. 
3 As already mentioned, Apollonia formed the harbour of Cyrene. 
^ This was called the Chersonesns Magna, being so named in contra- 
distinction to the Chersonesus Parva, on the coast of Egypt, about thirty- 
five miles west of Alexandria. It is now called Ras-El-Tin, or more 
commonly Baxatin. 
^ So called from the peculiar features of the locality, the Grreek word 
KaTaPaOfibs, signifying " a descent." A deep valley, bounded east and 
west by ranges of high hills, runs from this spot to the frontiers of 
Egypt. It is again mentioned by PUny at the end of the present 
Chapter. The spot is still known by a similar name, being called Marsa 
Sollern, or the " Port of the Ladder." In earher times the Egyptian 
territory ended at the Gulf of Plinthinethes, now Lago Segio, and did not 
extend so far as Catabathmos. 
6 This name was unknown to Herodotus. As Marcus observes, it 
was probably of Phoenician origin, signifying " leading a wandering Hfe," 
like the term " nomad," derived from the Grreek. 
7 Now called El Bareton or Marsa-Labeit. This city was of consi- 
derable importance, and belonged properly to Marmaria, but was included 
pohticaUy in the Nomos Libya of Egypt. It stood near the promontory 
of Artos or Pythis, now Ras-El-Hazeit. 
8 So called from the words Matd-Ammon^ " the tribe of Ammon," ac* 
