Greek Texts & Translations

6. Next to the village Achilleium, ^note where is the temple of Achilles, are 20 stadia. Here is the narrowest passage, 20 stadia or more, across the mouth of the Maeotis; on the opposite continent is Myrmecium, a village. Near are Heracleium and Parthenium. 7

Thence to the monument of Satyrus are 90 stadia; this is a mound raised on a promontory, ^note in memory of one of the illustrious princes of the Bosporus. 8

Near it is Patraeus, ^note a village, from which to Corocondame, ^note a village, are 130 stadia. This is the termination of the Cimmerian Bosporus, as it is called. The narrow passage at the mouth of the Maeotis derives its name from the straits opposite the Achilleium, and the Myrmecium; it extends as far as Corocondame and a small village opposite to it in the territory of the Panticapaeans, called Acra, ^note and separated by a channel of 70 stadia in width. The ice reaches even to this place, for the Maeotis is frozen during severe frost so as to become passable on foot. The whole of this narrow passage has good harbours. 9

Beyond Corocondame is a large lake ^note which is called from the place Corocondametis. It discharges itself into the sea at the distance of 10 stadia from the village. A branch ^note of the river Anticeites empties itself into the lake, and forms an island, which is surrounded by the waters of the lake, of the Maeotis, and of the river. Some persons give this river the name of Hypanis, ^note as well as to that ^note near the Borysthenes. ^note 10

Upon sailing ^note into the Corocondametis, we meet with