Note 208 — Chapter III · (continued 2)

These observations are to be found in one of the early works of Letronne. Their presence is in no way hinted at by the title, which is: Recherches Géographiques et Critiques sur le Livre 'De mensura orbis terræ' (8vo. 1844). The treatise, Περὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ θεαμάτων, may have been written either by Philo of Heraclea or Philo of Byzantium. They both belonged to the third century before our era, but the bombastic style and numerous errors incline us to believe that the little work must have been from the pen of some unknown rhetorician of a later date.