Greek Texts & Translations

Hyrcani are Derbices, that the Caducii are contiguous both to the Medes and Matiani below the Parachoathras. 9

These are the distances which he gives.

	Stadia.
From the Caspian Sea to the Cyrus about	1800
Thence to the Caspian Gates	5600
Thence to Alexandreia in the territory of the Arii	6400
Thence to the city Bactra, which is called also Zariaspa	3870
Thence to the river Iaxartes, which Alexander reached, about	5000
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Making a total of	22,670
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He also assigns the following distances from the Caspian Gates to India.

	Stadia.
To Hecatompylos note	1960
To Alexandreia note in the country of the Arii (Ariana)	4530
Thence to Prophthasia note in Dranga note (or according to others 1500)	1600
Thence to the city Arachoti note	4120
Thence to Ortospana on the three roads from Bactra note	2000
Thence to the confines of India	1000
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Which together amount to	15,300 note
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