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ra; the modern city of Cambodia will be the anti- 
ent metropolis Sinarum. 
Ptolemy tell us, “ that Cattigara lay fouth weft 
of the metropolis : vj v,tto ryg y st^oko X toog tut Eivccv 
* c im tov opyov, tv, Kotrj Tj^cg ^rnryovg t<gi, v,ou ys- 
ic o-riy&t/xv. °” So does Ponteamafs from the city of 
Cambodia. 
He agrees with the author of the Periplus of the 
Red fea, “ that this metropolis was a Mediterranean 
“ city, although he fays it had no brazen walls, nor 
“ any thing worthy of notice : curs ysvrct xv,\xu th^ 
£< (pair tv civjviv e%«v, curs ctX Ac rt otfctoXoFov p .” 
The author of the Periplus fays, “ that beyond 
" the Ganges, upon the euftern extremity of this 
€£ country, under the very rifing of the fun, there is 
“ an idand in the ocean, having moft excellent tor- 
<£ toife (hell, and all things that are to be found about 
£c the Red fea. And that after this country, imme- 
“ diately without it, in fome place where the fea 
“ ends, is fituated the greateft Mediterranean city, 
il called Thina: kclt otv]ov Js tbv 'zrcja.yov vqirog sqiv uKeotv- 
<e stag , £%ct]?i ton Tk T(>og avctloKriv ytftuv Tv\g otKCuysvvjg, vtt 
t( uvjov #vs%cyrc4 T0V yhtov, KdXovysvv] %(>v<rY], %sA«r*ji/ s^ovcm 
“ TVCtvJw TCOV Kotjoi TVjV E (^vQ^tV T07TUV a^/^vjv . yt]ct os tccv- 
£t T/jv ryjv V7r’ atFjov vjdvj tov ficpsuv sfc&Qsv sig TtvoovTiva, 
tl T07TOV, oiTrohvjycvcrrig Ttjg Scty^carrvig, Tsrct^UKei]cti tv a,vjy 
“ TtroXig yscroFsiog ytFi$v) XtFcytvy (divot C] .” 
This ifland in the ocean, which flood upon the ex- 
tremity of this country, appears to be the prefent 
• Lib. i. c. 17. 
p L. vii. c. 3. 
’ Peripl. M. E. p. 36. Geog. Veter. Script. Oxen. 
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