Greek Texts & Translations

stadia up the river. The island of Leuce ^note is distant from the river's mouth a course of 500 stadia; it is quite in the sea, and is sacred to Achilles. 17

Next is the Dnieper, ^note a river navigable to the distance of 600 ^note stadia, and near to it another river, the Bog, ^note and an island ^note lying before the mouth of the Dnieper, which possesses a haven. After sailing up the Borysthenes ^note 200 stadia, you come to the city of like name with the river, which is likewise called Olbia; ^note it is a great emporium and a foundation of the Milesians. Of the region lying inland from the coast we have described between the Dnieper and the Danube, the first portion is the Desert of the Getae, then comes the Tyregetae, after them the Jazyges Sarmatae, and the Basilii, who are also called Urgi. ^note Most of these people are nomades. However, a few of them pay attention to agriculture. These are said to inhabit the banks of the Danube, frequently even on both sides of the river. In the inland the Bastarnae dwell, and confine with the Tyregetae and the Germans; indeed, they may almost be said to be of the German stock. They are divided into many tribes, as some are called Atmoni, some Sidones, those who inhabit the island Peuce ^note in the Danube, Peucini, and the most northern, Roxolani. ^note These latter de- pasture the plains lying between the Don ^note and the Dnieper.