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ciiAr. empire of the Medes .” Strabo mentions it under 
; the same name, and describes it as a great 
emporium, founded by the Milesians'. Pliny 
says that it had formerly borne the name of 
Miletopolis, as well as Olbiopolis \ Casaubon 
derives the former appellation from the cir- 
cumstance of its origin 5 : the latter is however 
the name extant upon medals of the city. 
According to Pliny's account, it stood at the 
distance of fifteen miles from the sea 1 2 3 4 ; but 
Casaubon suggesting a different reading, as 
reconcileable to Strabo, and confirmed by the 
authority of Dio Chrysostom, makes the distance 
equal to twenty-five miles, which is nearer to 
truth 5 . Some have supposed the site of it 
to have been that of Oczakof; but the appear- 
ance of its ruins proves the contrary. As for 
Oczakof, lately so well known, not a stone now 
remains, to tell where it stood. Without a 
guide, it would be impossible to ascertain its 
former position; every trace of it having dis- 
appeared. 
Admiral Vondazen invited us to dinner : 
(1) Strab. lib. vii. p. 442. ed. Oxon. 
(2) Plin. lib. iv. c. 1 2. 
(3) Comment, in Strab. Geog. ed. Oxon. p. 442. 
(4) Plin. Vid. supra. 
is) Casaubon. Comment, in Strab. Geog. ed. Oxon. p. 442. 
