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4.16 CHAP. 16. (9.)—MAGNESIA.

To Thessaly Magnesia joins, in which is the fountain of Libethra [Note]. Its towns are Iolcos [Note], Hormenium, Pyrrha [Note], Methone [Note], and Olizon [Note]. The Promontory of Sepias [Note] is here situate. We then come to the towns of Casthanea [Note] and Spa-

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lathra [Note], the Promontory of Æantium [Note], the towns of Melibœa [Note], Rhizus, and Erymnæ [Note]; the mouth of the Peneus, the towns of Homolium [Note], Orthe, Thespiæ, Phalanna [Note], Thaumacie [Note], Gyrton [Note], Crannon [Note], Acharne [Note], Dotion [Note], Melitæa, Phylace [Note], and Potniæ [Note]. The length of Epirus, Achaia, Attica, and Thessaly is said altogether to amount to 490 miles, the breadth to 287.



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