From Cotyora to Melanthius 60 ſtadia. From Melanthius to Pharmatenus 150 ſtadia. From Pharmatenus to Pharnacea 120 ſtadia. This place, as well as ſome others in the ſame country, has recovered its ancient name, being now called Cerafonte, or Kiriſontho[1]. It is Well known to have been famous in early times for the cherry fruit; and Tournefort ſays, that at preſent cherry-trees[2] grow naturally, and in great abundance, in that neighbourhood.
From Pharnacea to the iſland Arrhenius 30 ſtadia. From Arrhentias to Zephyrium 120 ſtadia. Arrian makes it 420 ſtadia from Melanthius to Zephyrium [3], the Peutingerian Tables make it to be 480 ſtadia, or 60 Greek miles
From Zephyrium to Tripolis 90 ſtadia. Tournefort ſays, that Tripolis is 36 miles from Ceraſonte. Arrian makes it 240 ſtadia, or 30 Greek miles.
From Tripolis to Argyria 20 ſtadia. From Argyria to Philocalea 90 ſtadia. From Philocalea to Coralla 100 ſtadia. From Coralla to Hieron Oros 150 ſtadia. This is called Cape Ioros, or Ioros
- ↑ Kereſoun, Arrowſmith-Ghirecin, or Kereſontas, Laurie's chart.
- ↑ Pliny, St. ]erome, and one of the Sophiſts in Athenaeus, ſpeak of the cherry-tree as being firſt brought into Italy from the town of Ceraſus, in Pontus. But it was well known in Greece at the time of Theophraitus, who deſcribes it accurately, and at length, and calls it by the name of κέρασος. The perſon likewiſe, who anſwers the Sophiſt in Athenaaus, ſays, that Diphilus, who lived in the time of Lyſimachus, had deſcribed the fruit by name, and given an account of its qualities. It appears from Servius, that the tree was known in Italy before the time of Lucullus, but that be introduced a better kind from Aſia Minor. Caſaubon thinks, that the place received its name from the fruit, and the obſervation of Tournefort, cited here, gives probability to this conjecture.
- ↑ This was a promontory, now called Kara Bouroun, or the Black Cape, perhaps for the ſame reaſons as Acra Melæna was ſo called.
