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DISSERTATION.

river is now called Caſalmac. The diſtance is put down in the Peutingerian Tables at 22 Greek miles, not far from Arrian's calculation.

From Ancon to the promontory Heracleum 360 ſtadia. The Peutingerian Tables make it 40 miles, or 320 ſtadia.

From Heracleum to the river Thermodon 40 ſtadia. This river is mentioned by [1] Apollonius, who ſays, that it riſes in the mountains of the Amazons, and that it divides into no leſs than 96 ſtreams. This circumſtance ſeems to indicate, that it runs through a flat country, which is ſaid by Tournefort to be the caſe. This river is alſo mentioned by [2]Valerius Flaccus. It riſes, according to Strabo, among hills, bordering on the plains of Themiſcyra, from a variety of ſources; Whereas Apollonius ſays, that it riſes from one only. Perhaps Strabo might take, what Apollonius deſcribes as ſo many diviſions or branches of the river, for ſo many ſtreams, that contributed to form it. Xenophon ſays, that it was 300 feet wide. Arrowſmith's, and another chart, put it down under the name of Therme, or Termeh.

From the river Thermodon to the river Beris 90 ſtadia. From the river Beris to the river Thoaris 60 ſtadia. From the river Thoaris to Oenoe 30 ſtadia. From Oenoe to Phigamus 40 ſtadia. From Phigamus to Phadiſana 150 ſtadia.

From the river Thermodon to Phadiſana is nearly 31 Engliſh miles, by Arrowſmith's chart, which is little more than 270 ſtadia;

  1. Argon. lib. ii. verſ 973.
  2. Lib. iv. verſ 610.
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