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he enumerates among ancient cities, and shows the greatest carelessness in almost every part of his work. 7
This, then, is the general account of the country of the Acarnanians and Aetolians. We must annex to this some description of the sea-coast and of the islands lying in front of it.
If we begin from the entrance of the Ambracian Gulf, the first place we meet with in Acarnania is Actium. The temple of Apollo Actius has the same name as the promontory, which forms the entrance of the Gulf, and has a harbour on the outside.
At the distance of 40 stadia from the temple is Anactorium, situated on the Gulf; and at the distance of 240 stadia is Leucas. note 8
This was, anciently, a peninsula belonging to the territory of the Acarnanians. The poet calls it the coast of
Epirus, meaning by Epirus the country on the other side of
Ithaca, note and Cephallenia, note which country is Acarnania; so
that by the words of the poet,
the coast of Epirus,
we must understand the coast of Acarnania.
To Leucas also belonged Neritus, which Laertes said he
took-
as when I was chief of the Cephallenians, and took Nericus, a well built city, on the coast of Epirus, note
and the cities which he mentions in the Catalogue,
and they who inhabited Crocyleia, and the rugged Aegilips. note
Il. ii. 633.
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