180Book i. 3.
180Book i. 3.
181Il. ii. 684.
181Il. ii. 684.
182Od. i. 344.
182Od. i. 344.
183Od. xv. 80.
183Od. xv. 80.
184Il. iv. 171.
184Il. iv. 171.
185Sophocles, El. 10.
185Sophocles, El. 10.
186Il. ii. 193.
186Il. ii. 193.
187Od. ii. 376.
187Od. ii. 376.
188Il. i. 3.
188Il. i. 3.
189Probably an interpolation.Meineke.
189Probably an interpolation.Meineke.
190The Planitza.
190The Planitza.
191Il. vi. 623.
191Il. vi. 623.
192Il. vi. 152.
192Il. vi. 152.
193Od. i. 344.
193Od. i. 344.
194Il. ii. 108.
194Il. ii. 108.
195About 1283,B. C.
195About 1283,B. C.
196About 1190,B. C.
196About 1190,B. C.
197Not strictly correct, as in the time of Pausanias, who lived about 150 years after Strabo, a large portion of the walls surrounding Mycenæ still existed. Even in modern times traces are still to be found.
197Not strictly correct, as in the time of Pausanias, who lived about 150 years after Strabo, a large portion of the walls surrounding Mycenæ still existed. Even in modern times traces are still to be found.
198Il. ii. 559.
198Il. ii. 559.
199From γαστὴρ, the belly, χεὶρ the hand.
199From γαστὴρ, the belly, χεὶρ the hand.
200Poseidon, or Neptune. This god, after a dispute with Minerva respecting this place, held by order of Jupiter, divided possession of it with her. Hence the ancient coins of Trœzen bear the trident and head of Minerva.
200Poseidon, or Neptune. This god, after a dispute with Minerva respecting this place, held by order of Jupiter, divided possession of it with her. Hence the ancient coins of Trœzen bear the trident and head of Minerva.
201Πώγων, pogon or beard. Probably the name is derived from the form of the harbour. Hence the proverb, “Go to Trœzen,” (πλεύσειας εἰς Τροιζῆνα,) addressed to those who had little or no beard.
201Πώγων, pogon or beard. Probably the name is derived from the form of the harbour. Hence the proverb, “Go to Trœzen,” (πλεύσειας εἰς Τροιζῆνα,) addressed to those who had little or no beard.
202Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes.
202Plutarch, Life of Demosthenes.
203Pidauro.
203Pidauro.
204Methana is the modern name.
204Methana is the modern name.
205Thucyd. b. ii. c. 34. Methone is the reading of all manuscripts and editions.
205Thucyd. b. ii. c. 34. Methone is the reading of all manuscripts and editions.
206Herodotus, b. v. c. 83, and b. viii. c. 93.
206Herodotus, b. v. c. 83, and b. viii. c. 93.
207This colony must have been posterior to that of the Samians, the first founders of Cydonia.
207This colony must have been posterior to that of the Samians, the first founders of Cydonia.
208Il. ii. 496.
208Il. ii. 496.
209Il. ii. 559.
209Il. ii. 559.
210Il. ii. 497.
210Il. ii. 497.
211Il. ii. 632.
211Il. ii. 632.
212Thucyd. ii. 27; iv. 56.
212Thucyd. ii. 27; iv. 56.
213A place not known.
213A place not known.
214Probably interpolated.
214Probably interpolated.
215Il. ii. 569.
215Il. ii. 569.
216Tricorythus in place of Corinth is the suggestion ofCoray.
216Tricorythus in place of Corinth is the suggestion ofCoray.
217Iph. Taur. 508et seq.
217Iph. Taur. 508et seq.
218Orest. 98, 101, 1246.
218Orest. 98, 101, 1246.
219Οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐς Κόρινθον ἔσθ’ ὁ πλοῦς, which Horace has elegantly Latinized, Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.
219Οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐς Κόρινθον ἔσθ’ ὁ πλοῦς, which Horace has elegantly Latinized, Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum.
220ἱστοὺς—distaffs; also, masts and sailors.
220ἱστοὺς—distaffs; also, masts and sailors.
221Strabo here gives the name of Crissæan Gulf to the eastern half of the Gulf of Corinth.
221Strabo here gives the name of Crissæan Gulf to the eastern half of the Gulf of Corinth.
222Of or belonging to asses.
222Of or belonging to asses.
223The remains of an ancient place at the distance of about a mile after crossing the Erasinus, (Kephalari,) are probably those of Cenchreæ.Smith.
223The remains of an ancient place at the distance of about a mile after crossing the Erasinus, (Kephalari,) are probably those of Cenchreæ.Smith.
224Crommyon was distant 120 stadia from Corinth, (Thuc. iv. 45,) and appears to have therefore occupied the site of the ruins near the chapel of St. Theodorus. The village of Kineta, which many modern travellers suppose to correspond to Crommyon, is much farther from Corinth than 120 stadia.Smith.
224Crommyon was distant 120 stadia from Corinth, (Thuc. iv. 45,) and appears to have therefore occupied the site of the ruins near the chapel of St. Theodorus. The village of Kineta, which many modern travellers suppose to correspond to Crommyon, is much farther from Corinth than 120 stadia.Smith.
225According to Pausanias, the Teneates derive their origin from the Trojans taken captive at the island of Tenedos. On their arrival in Peloponnesus, Tenea was assigned to them as a habitation by Agamemnon.
225According to Pausanias, the Teneates derive their origin from the Trojans taken captive at the island of Tenedos. On their arrival in Peloponnesus, Tenea was assigned to them as a habitation by Agamemnon.
226B. C.146.
226B. C.146.
227Aristeides of Thebes, a contemporary of Alexander the Great. At a public sale of the spoils of Corinth, King Attalus offered so large a price for the painting of Bacchus, that Mummius, although ignorant of art, was attracted by the enormity of the price offered, withdrew the picture, in spite of the protestations of Attalus, and sent it to Rome.
227Aristeides of Thebes, a contemporary of Alexander the Great. At a public sale of the spoils of Corinth, King Attalus offered so large a price for the painting of Bacchus, that Mummius, although ignorant of art, was attracted by the enormity of the price offered, withdrew the picture, in spite of the protestations of Attalus, and sent it to Rome.
228This story forms the subject of the Trachiniæ of Sophocles.
228This story forms the subject of the Trachiniæ of Sophocles.
229Mummius was so ignorant of the arts, that he threatened those who were intrusted with the care of conveying to Rome the pictures and statues taken at Corinth, to have them replaced by new ones at their expense, in case they should be so unfortunate as to lose them.
229Mummius was so ignorant of the arts, that he threatened those who were intrusted with the care of conveying to Rome the pictures and statues taken at Corinth, to have them replaced by new ones at their expense, in case they should be so unfortunate as to lose them.
230The plastic art was invented at Sicyon by Dibutades; according to others, at the island of Samos, by Rœcus and Theodorus. From Greece it was carried into Etruria by Demaratus, who was accompanied by Eucheir and Eugrammus, plastic artists, and by the painter Cleophantus of Corinth,B. C.663. See b. v. c. ii. § 2.
230The plastic art was invented at Sicyon by Dibutades; according to others, at the island of Samos, by Rœcus and Theodorus. From Greece it was carried into Etruria by Demaratus, who was accompanied by Eucheir and Eugrammus, plastic artists, and by the painter Cleophantus of Corinth,B. C.663. See b. v. c. ii. § 2.
231Il. ii. 571.
231Il. ii. 571.
232The ruins are situated below the monastery Kesra.
232The ruins are situated below the monastery Kesra.
233Vasilika.
233Vasilika.
234Ægialus was the most ancient name of Achaia, and was given to it on account of the greater number of cities being situated upon the coast. The Sicyonians, however, asserted that the name was derived from one of their kings named Ægialeus.
234Ægialus was the most ancient name of Achaia, and was given to it on account of the greater number of cities being situated upon the coast. The Sicyonians, however, asserted that the name was derived from one of their kings named Ægialeus.
235The story is narrated differently in Pausanias, b. vii. c. 1.
235The story is narrated differently in Pausanias, b. vii. c. 1.
236About 1044B. C.
236About 1044B. C.
237The twelve cities were Phocæa, Erythræ, Clazomenæ, Teos, Lebedos, Colophon, Ephesus, Priene, Myus, Miletus, and Samos and Chios in the neighbouring islands. See b. xiv. c. i. § 3. This account of the expulsion of the Ionians from Peloponnesus is taken from Polybius, b. ii. c. 41, and b. iv. c. 1.
237The twelve cities were Phocæa, Erythræ, Clazomenæ, Teos, Lebedos, Colophon, Ephesus, Priene, Myus, Miletus, and Samos and Chios in the neighbouring islands. See b. xiv. c. i. § 3. This account of the expulsion of the Ionians from Peloponnesus is taken from Polybius, b. ii. c. 41, and b. iv. c. 1.
238And Lacedæmonians, adds Polybius, b. ii. c. 39.
238And Lacedæmonians, adds Polybius, b. ii. c. 39.
239Patras and Paleocastro.
239Patras and Paleocastro.
240This festival, Panionium, or assembly of all the Ionians, was celebrated at Mycale, or at Priene at the base of Mount Mycale, opposite the island of Samos, in a place sacred to Neptune. The Ionians had a temple also at Miletus and another at Teos, both consecrated to the Heliconian Neptune. Herod. i. 148. Pausanias, b. vii. c. 24.
240This festival, Panionium, or assembly of all the Ionians, was celebrated at Mycale, or at Priene at the base of Mount Mycale, opposite the island of Samos, in a place sacred to Neptune. The Ionians had a temple also at Miletus and another at Teos, both consecrated to the Heliconian Neptune. Herod. i. 148. Pausanias, b. vii. c. 24.
241Il. xx. 403.
241Il. xx. 403.
242The birth of Homer was later than the establishment of the Ionians in Asia Minor, according to the best authors. Aristotle makes him contemporary with the Ionian migration, 140 years after the Trojan war.
242The birth of Homer was later than the establishment of the Ionians in Asia Minor, according to the best authors. Aristotle makes him contemporary with the Ionian migration, 140 years after the Trojan war.
243Ælian, De Naturâ Anim. b. ii. c. 19, and Pausanias, b. vii. c. 24, 25, give an account of this catastrophe, which was preceded by an earthquake, and was equally destructive to the city Bura.B. C.373.
243Ælian, De Naturâ Anim. b. ii. c. 19, and Pausanias, b. vii. c. 24, 25, give an account of this catastrophe, which was preceded by an earthquake, and was equally destructive to the city Bura.B. C.373.
244The Syngathus Hippocampus of Linnæus, from ἵππος, a horse, and κάμπη, a caterpillar. It obtained its name from the supposed resemblance of its head to a horse and of its tail to a caterpillar. From this is derived the fiction of sea-monsters in attendance upon the marine deities. It is, however, but a small animal, abundant in the Mediterranean. The head, especially when dried, is like that of a horse. Pliny, b. xxxii. c. 9—11. Ælian, De Nat. Anim. b. xiv. c. 20.
244The Syngathus Hippocampus of Linnæus, from ἵππος, a horse, and κάμπη, a caterpillar. It obtained its name from the supposed resemblance of its head to a horse and of its tail to a caterpillar. From this is derived the fiction of sea-monsters in attendance upon the marine deities. It is, however, but a small animal, abundant in the Mediterranean. The head, especially when dried, is like that of a horse. Pliny, b. xxxii. c. 9—11. Ælian, De Nat. Anim. b. xiv. c. 20.
245This distinguished man was elected general of the Achæan League,B. C.245.
245This distinguished man was elected general of the Achæan League,B. C.245.
246The expulsion of the Carthaginians from Sicily took place 241B. C.The war of the Romans against the Cisalpine Gauls commenced 224B. C., when the Romans passed the Po for the first time.
246The expulsion of the Carthaginians from Sicily took place 241B. C.The war of the Romans against the Cisalpine Gauls commenced 224B. C., when the Romans passed the Po for the first time.
247Text abbreviated by the copyist.
247Text abbreviated by the copyist.
248Il. ii. 576.
248Il. ii. 576.
249Il. ii. 639.
249Il. ii. 639.
250Il. viii. 203.
250Il. viii. 203.
251Il. xiii. 21, 34.
251Il. xiii. 21, 34.
252Κράθις—κραθῆναι The Acrata. The site of Ægæ is probably the Khan of Acrata.Smith.
252Κράθις—κραθῆναι The Acrata. The site of Ægæ is probably the Khan of Acrata.Smith.
253From the heights on which it was situated, descends a small river, (the Crius,) which discharges itself into the sea near Cape Augo-Campos.
253From the heights on which it was situated, descends a small river, (the Crius,) which discharges itself into the sea near Cape Augo-Campos.
254Vostitza.
254Vostitza.
255Leake places the port of Ægeira at Maura-Litharia, the Black Rocks, on the left of which on the summit of a hill are some vestiges of an ancient city, which must have been Ægeira.
255Leake places the port of Ægeira at Maura-Litharia, the Black Rocks, on the left of which on the summit of a hill are some vestiges of an ancient city, which must have been Ægeira.
256Phœn. 163.
256Phœn. 163.
257See above, § 3.
257See above, § 3.
258Anab. v. 3. 8.
258Anab. v. 3. 8.
259Castel di Morea.
259Castel di Morea.
260Castel di Rumeli.
260Castel di Rumeli.
261Sun-set.
261Sun-set.
262Gossellin suggests that the name Stratos was derived from a spot called the Tomb of Sostratus, held in veneration by the inhabitants of Dyme.
262Gossellin suggests that the name Stratos was derived from a spot called the Tomb of Sostratus, held in veneration by the inhabitants of Dyme.
263The Risso or Mana.
263The Risso or Mana.
264From the fountain Dirce, and the rivers Asopus, Inachus, and Simoïs.
264From the fountain Dirce, and the rivers Asopus, Inachus, and Simoïs.
265Cape Papa.
265Cape Papa.
266Now bears the name of Zyria; its height, as determined by the French commission, is 7788 feet above the level of the sea.Smith.
266Now bears the name of Zyria; its height, as determined by the French commission, is 7788 feet above the level of the sea.Smith.
267The Arcadians called themselves Autochthones, indigenous, and also Proseleni, born before the moon; hence Ovid speaking of them says, “Lunâ gens prior illa fuit.”
267The Arcadians called themselves Autochthones, indigenous, and also Proseleni, born before the moon; hence Ovid speaking of them says, “Lunâ gens prior illa fuit.”
268B. C.371.
268B. C.371.
269Mauro vuni.
269Mauro vuni.
270Mintha.
270Mintha.
271Partheni.
271Partheni.
272Called Katavothra by modern Greeks.
272Called Katavothra by modern Greeks.
273The Landona.
273The Landona.
274The Carbonaro.
274The Carbonaro.
275The Kephalari.
275The Kephalari.
276The following section is corrupt in the original; it is translated according to the corrections proposed byKramer,Gossellin, &c.
276The following section is corrupt in the original; it is translated according to the corrections proposed byKramer,Gossellin, &c.
277The peninsulas described by Strabo, are:1. The Peloponnesus, properly so called, bounded by the Isthmus of Corinth.2. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from Pagæ to Nisæa, and including the above.3. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the recess of the Crissæan Gulf, properly so called, (the Bay of Salona,) to Thermopylæ, and includes the two first.4. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the Ambracic Gulf to Thermopylæ and the Maliac Gulf, and includes the three former.5. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the Ambracic Gulf to the recess of the Thermaic Gulf, and contains the former four peninsulas.
277The peninsulas described by Strabo, are:
1. The Peloponnesus, properly so called, bounded by the Isthmus of Corinth.
2. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from Pagæ to Nisæa, and including the above.
3. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the recess of the Crissæan Gulf, properly so called, (the Bay of Salona,) to Thermopylæ, and includes the two first.
4. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the Ambracic Gulf to Thermopylæ and the Maliac Gulf, and includes the three former.
5. The peninsula bounded by a line drawn from the Ambracic Gulf to the recess of the Thermaic Gulf, and contains the former four peninsulas.
278These words are transposed from after the word Epicnemidii, as suggested by Cramer.
278These words are transposed from after the word Epicnemidii, as suggested by Cramer.
279The Crissæan Gulf, properly so called, is the modern Bay of Salona. But probably Strabo (or rather Eudoxus, whose testimony he alleges) intended to comprehend, under the denomination of Crissæan, the whole gulf, more commonly called Corinthian by the ancients, that is, the gulf which commenced at the strait between Rhium and Antirrhium, and of which the Crissæan Gulf was only a portion. The text in the above passage is very corrupt.
279The Crissæan Gulf, properly so called, is the modern Bay of Salona. But probably Strabo (or rather Eudoxus, whose testimony he alleges) intended to comprehend, under the denomination of Crissæan, the whole gulf, more commonly called Corinthian by the ancients, that is, the gulf which commenced at the strait between Rhium and Antirrhium, and of which the Crissæan Gulf was only a portion. The text in the above passage is very corrupt.
280From Sunium to the Isthmus.
280From Sunium to the Isthmus.
281Libadostani.
281Libadostani.
282N. W. by W., 1/4 W.
282N. W. by W., 1/4 W.
283Literally, “by legs on each side.” Nisæa was united to Megara, as the Piræus to Athens, by two long walls.
283Literally, “by legs on each side.” Nisæa was united to Megara, as the Piræus to Athens, by two long walls.
284Il. ii. 546.
284Il. ii. 546.
285Il. xiii. 685.
285Il. xiii. 685.
286See note to vol. i. page 329.
286See note to vol. i. page 329.
287This place is unknown.
287This place is unknown.
288From a lost tragedy of Sophocles.
288From a lost tragedy of Sophocles.
289Probably interpolated.
289Probably interpolated.
290Il. ii. 557.
290Il. ii. 557.
291Il. xiii. 681.
291Il. xiii. 681.
292Il. iv. 327.
292Il. iv. 327.
293Il. iv. 273.
293Il. iv. 273.
294Il. iii. 230.
294Il. iii. 230.
295Il. ii. 557.
295Il. ii. 557.
296These horns, according to Wheler, are two pointed rocks on the summit of the mountain situated between Eleusis and Megara. On one of these rocks is a tower, called by the modern Greeks Cerata or Kerata-Pyrga.
296These horns, according to Wheler, are two pointed rocks on the summit of the mountain situated between Eleusis and Megara. On one of these rocks is a tower, called by the modern Greeks Cerata or Kerata-Pyrga.
297Lepsina.
297Lepsina.
298Σηκὸς.
298Σηκὸς.
299κατεσκεύασεν.
299κατεσκεύασεν.
300ἐποίησε. Ictinus was also the architect of the temple of Apollo Epicurius near Phigalia in Arcadia.
300ἐποίησε. Ictinus was also the architect of the temple of Apollo Epicurius near Phigalia in Arcadia.
301Thria.
301Thria.
302Scaramandra; from the height above Ægaleos, Xerxes witnessed the battle of Salamis.
302Scaramandra; from the height above Ægaleos, Xerxes witnessed the battle of Salamis.
303Megala Kyra, Micra Kyra.
303Megala Kyra, Micra Kyra.
304τὸ ἄστυ, the Asty, was the upper town, in opposition to the lower town, of Piræus. See Smith’s Dictionary for a very able and interesting article,Athenæ; also Kiepert’sAtlas von Hellas.
304τὸ ἄστυ, the Asty, was the upper town, in opposition to the lower town, of Piræus. See Smith’s Dictionary for a very able and interesting article,Athenæ; also Kiepert’sAtlas von Hellas.
305Sylla took Athens, after a long and obstinate siege, on the 1st March,B. C.86. The city was given up to rapine and plunder.
305Sylla took Athens, after a long and obstinate siege, on the 1st March,B. C.86. The city was given up to rapine and plunder.
306Strabo thus accounts for his meagre description of the public buildings at Athens, for which, otherwise, he seems to have had no inclination.
306Strabo thus accounts for his meagre description of the public buildings at Athens, for which, otherwise, he seems to have had no inclination.
307Hegesias was an artist of great celebrity, and a contemporary of Pheidias. The statues of Castor and Pollux by Hegesias, are supposed by Winkelman to be the same as those which now stand on the stairs leading to the Capitol, but this is very doubtful.Smith.
307Hegesias was an artist of great celebrity, and a contemporary of Pheidias. The statues of Castor and Pollux by Hegesias, are supposed by Winkelman to be the same as those which now stand on the stairs leading to the Capitol, but this is very doubtful.Smith.
308In the Erechtheium.
308In the Erechtheium.
309The Heroum, or temple dedicated to the daughters of Leos, who were offered up by their father as victims to appease the wrath of Minerva in a time of pestilence. The position of the temple is doubtfully placed by Smith below the Areiopagus.
309The Heroum, or temple dedicated to the daughters of Leos, who were offered up by their father as victims to appease the wrath of Minerva in a time of pestilence. The position of the temple is doubtfully placed by Smith below the Areiopagus.
310The well-known temple of Theseus being the best preserved of all the monuments of Greece.
310The well-known temple of Theseus being the best preserved of all the monuments of Greece.
311An eminent geographer. He made extensive journeys through Greece to collect materials for his geographical works, and as a collector of inscriptions on votive offerings and columns, he was one of the earlier contributors to the Greek Anthology.Smith.
311An eminent geographer. He made extensive journeys through Greece to collect materials for his geographical works, and as a collector of inscriptions on votive offerings and columns, he was one of the earlier contributors to the Greek Anthology.Smith.
312The Odeium was a kind of theatre erected by Pericles in the Ceramic quarter of the city, for the purpose of holding musical meetings. The roof, supported by columns, was constructed out of the wreck of the Persian fleet conquered at Salamis. There was also the Odeium of Regilla, but this was built in the time of the Antonines.
312The Odeium was a kind of theatre erected by Pericles in the Ceramic quarter of the city, for the purpose of holding musical meetings. The roof, supported by columns, was constructed out of the wreck of the Persian fleet conquered at Salamis. There was also the Odeium of Regilla, but this was built in the time of the Antonines.
313The country was called Actica from Actæos.Parian Chronicle.
313The country was called Actica from Actæos.Parian Chronicle.
314Demetrius Phalereus was driven from Athens, 307B. C., whence he retired to Thebes. The death of Casander took place 298B. C.
314Demetrius Phalereus was driven from Athens, 307B. C., whence he retired to Thebes. The death of Casander took place 298B. C.
315Aratus, the Achæan general, 245B. C., drove from Attica the Lacedæmonian garrisons, and restored liberty to the Athenians.
315Aratus, the Achæan general, 245B. C., drove from Attica the Lacedæmonian garrisons, and restored liberty to the Athenians.
316B. C.87.
316B. C.87.
317C. Halikes.
317C. Halikes.
318Falkadi.
318Falkadi.
319Elisa.
319Elisa.
320Raphti.
320Raphti.
321Il. iii. 443.
321Il. iii. 443.
322Macronisi.
322Macronisi.
323Negropont.
323Negropont.
324From C. Colonna to C. Mantelo.
324From C. Colonna to C. Mantelo.
325Smith gives an alphabetical list of 160 demi.
325Smith gives an alphabetical list of 160 demi.
326Monte San Giorgio.
326Monte San Giorgio.
327As Mount Hymettus was always celebrated for producing the best honey, it would appear from this passage that there were silver mines in it. It appears however that the Athenians had failed to discover silver in Hymettus. It is not impossible that Strabo has adopted literally some proverb or saying of the miners, such as, “Ours is the best honey.”
327As Mount Hymettus was always celebrated for producing the best honey, it would appear from this passage that there were silver mines in it. It appears however that the Athenians had failed to discover silver in Hymettus. It is not impossible that Strabo has adopted literally some proverb or saying of the miners, such as, “Ours is the best honey.”
328In the following description of Greece, Strabo employs the term belts or bands ταινίας for the territory intercepted between the lines forming the peninsulas. See note, chap. i. § 1, of this book.
328In the following description of Greece, Strabo employs the term belts or bands ταινίας for the territory intercepted between the lines forming the peninsulas. See note, chap. i. § 1, of this book.
329About 67 yards. See also b. x. ch. i. § 8.
329About 67 yards. See also b. x. ch. i. § 8.
330Leuctra and Mantineia.
330Leuctra and Mantineia.
331The Thebans, who were formerly the allies of the Macedonians, were opposed to Philip of Macedon at the battle of Chæroneia. On the accession to the throne of Alexander, the city was destroyed,B. C.335; 6000 of the inhabitants were killed, and 30,000 sold as slaves. The city was rebuilt,B. C.316, by Casander. Pausanias, ix. 7. The ravages committed by Sylla in the war against Mithridates, which completed the final ruin of Thebes, must have been fresh in the memory of Strabo.
331The Thebans, who were formerly the allies of the Macedonians, were opposed to Philip of Macedon at the battle of Chæroneia. On the accession to the throne of Alexander, the city was destroyed,B. C.335; 6000 of the inhabitants were killed, and 30,000 sold as slaves. The city was rebuilt,B. C.316, by Casander. Pausanias, ix. 7. The ravages committed by Sylla in the war against Mithridates, which completed the final ruin of Thebes, must have been fresh in the memory of Strabo.
332Hieros Limen.
332Hieros Limen.
333New Eretria stood at Paleocastro, and old Eretria at Vathy.
333New Eretria stood at Paleocastro, and old Eretria at Vathy.
334Dramesi.
334Dramesi.
335Athenæus, v. 15.
335Athenæus, v. 15.
336Livy states (xlv. 27) that Aulis was distant three miles from Chalcis; by Homer (Il. ii. 303) it is called Αὐλὶς πετρήεσσα. About three miles south of Chalcis, on the Bœotian coast, are two bays, separated from each other by a rocky peninsula: the northern is small and winding, the southern spreads out at the end of a channel into a large circular basin. The latter harbour, as well as a village situated a mile to the southward of it, is calledVathy, a name evidently derived from βαθὺς λιμὴν. We may therefore conclude that Aulis was situated on the rocky peninsula between these two bays.LeakeandSmith.
336Livy states (xlv. 27) that Aulis was distant three miles from Chalcis; by Homer (Il. ii. 303) it is called Αὐλὶς πετρήεσσα. About three miles south of Chalcis, on the Bœotian coast, are two bays, separated from each other by a rocky peninsula: the northern is small and winding, the southern spreads out at the end of a channel into a large circular basin. The latter harbour, as well as a village situated a mile to the southward of it, is calledVathy, a name evidently derived from βαθὺς λιμὴν. We may therefore conclude that Aulis was situated on the rocky peninsula between these two bays.LeakeandSmith.