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The Pamphylian Sea contains some islands of little note. The Cilician, besides four others of very considerable size, has Cyprus [Note], which lies opposite to the shores of Cilicia and Syria, running east and west; in former times it was the seat of nine kingdoms. Timosthenes states that the circumference of this island is 427 miles, Isidorus [Note] 375; its length, between the two Promontories of Dinæ [Note] and Acamas [Note] lying on the west, is, according to Artemidorus, 160 1/2 miles, according to Timosthenes, 200. Philonides says that it was formerly called Acamantis, Xenagoras that it had the names of Cerastis [Note], Aspelia, Amathusia, and Macaria [Note], while Astynomus gives it the names of Cryptos [Note] and Colinia. Its towns are fifteen in number, Neapaphos [Note], Palæpaphos [Note], Curias [Note], Citium [Note], Corineum, Salamis [Note], Ama-
thus [Note], Lapethos [Note], Solœ, Tamasos [Note], Epidarum, Chytri [Note], Arsinoë [Note], Carpasimn [Note], and Golgi [Note]. The towns of Cinyria, Marium, and Idalium [Note] are no longer in existence. It is distant from Anemurium [Note] in Cilicia fifty miles; the sea which runs between the two shores being called the Channel of Cilicia [Note]. In the same locality [Note] is the island of Eleusa [Note], and the four
islands known as the Clides [Note], lying before the promontory which faces Syria; and again at the end of the other cape [Note] is Stiria: over against Neapaphos is Hierocepia [Note], and opposite to Salamis are the Salaininiæ.
In the Lycian Sea are the islands of Illyris, Telendos, and Attelebussa [Note], the three barren isles called Cypriæ, and Dionysia, formerly called Caretha. Opposite to the Promontory of Taurus are the Chelidoniæ [Note], as many in number, and extremely dangerous to mariners. Further on we find Leucolla with its town, the Pactyæ [Note], Lasia, Nymphäis, Macris, and Megista, the city on which last no longer exists. After these there are many that are not worthy of notice. Opposite, however, to Cape Chimæra is Dolichiste [Note], Chœrogylion, Crambussa [Note], Rhoge [Note], Enagora, eight miles in circumference, the two islands of Dædala [Note], the three of Crya [Note],
Strongyle, and over against Sidyma [Note] the isle of Antiochus. Towards the mouth of the river Glaucus [Note], there are Lagussa [Note], Macris, Didymæ Helbo, Scope, Aspis, Telandria, the town of which no longer exists, and, in the vicinity of Caunus [Note], Rhodussa.
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