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pliky's katttbal histoet. 
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CHAP. 85. — ^CYPBTJS. 
The Pamphylian Sea contains some islands of little note. 
The Cilician, besides four others of very considerable size, has 
Cyprus \ which lies opposite to the shores of Cilicia and Sy- 
ria, running east and west ; in former tim^es it was the seat 
of nine kingdoms. Timosthenes states that the circumfer- 
ence of this island is 427 miles, Isidorus^ 375 ; its length, 
between the two Promontories of Dinse^ and Acamas^ Ijii^g 
on the west, is, according to Artemidorus, 160^^ miles, ac- 
cording to Timosthenes, 200. Philonides says that it was 
formerly called Acamantis, Xenagoras that it had the 
names of Cerastis^, Aspelia, Amathusia, and Macaria^, 
while Astynomus gives it the names of Cryptos'' and Co- 
linia. Its towns are fifteen in number, Neapaphos^, 
Palsepaphos'^ Curias Citium^\ Corineum, Salami s^^, Ama- 
from the spring Ain Ibrahim, in the sea., a few rods from the shore of 
the opposite coast. ^ Now called Kibris. 
2 Strabo makes it 425. Hardouin remarks thatlsidorus has not made 
allowance for the margin of the creeks and bays. 
3 The north-eastern extremity of Cyprus. It is now called Capo Sant 
Andreas. It is more generally known in the editions of Phny by the 
name of Dinaretum. 
4 Now called Capo Sant Epifanio, or Pifano, after the celebrated me- 
tropolitan of Cyprus. It is the western extremity of the island. 
^ From the Greek fcepas, " a horn." It was not improbably so called 
from the numerous horns or promontories on its coast. 
^ Prom the Greek fxaudpiosj " blessed," in compliment to its fertile 
soil and deUghtful temperature. 
7 Apparently from the Greek KpvTrrbi, " concealed." Stephanus By- 
zantinus says that it was so called because it was frequently hidden 
beneath the surface of the sea. 
8 Or New Paphos. The spot is still called Bafa or Bafo. 
9 Or Old Paphos, now Kukala or Konuklia. Old Paphos was situate 
ne^ir the promontory Zephyrium on the river Bocarno, where it had a 
good harbour ; while New Paphos lay more inland, in the midst of a 
fertile plain, sixty stadia from the former. Old Paphos was the chief 
seat of worship of Aphrodite or Yenus, who was said to have landed at 
that place after her ascent from the sea. 
10 Situate on the most southerly point in the island j now Capo Gavatta 
or delle Gatte. 
11 A town situate on the south coast of Cyprus. Its ruins are to be 
seen between Larnika and the port now known as Salines ; they are very 
extensive. In B. xxx. c. 9, Phny speaks of the salt lakes near this place, 
"which are worked at the present day. 
^2 In the middle of the east coast. It was said to have been founded 
