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The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Book 39 — II.—GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES QUOTED BY STEPHANUS AND OTHERS AS HAVING BEEN USED BY POLYBIUS

Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh translation

Achriane, a town in Hyrcania.

Adrane, a town in Thrace.

Aegosthena, a town in Megaris.

Allaria, a town in Crete.

Ancara, a town in Italy.

Aperanteia, a city and district in Thessaly.

Apsyrtus, an island off Illyricum.

Ares, plain of, “A desolate plain in Thrace with low trees.”

Arsinoe, a town in Aetolia and in Libya.

Atella, a town of the Opici, in Campania. “The Atellani surrendered.”

Badiza, a town in Bruttium.

Babrantium, a place near Chios.

Cabyle, a town in Thrace.

Calliope, a town in Parthia.

Candasa, a fort in Caria.

Carthaea, one of the four cities of Ceos.

Corax, a mountain between Callipolis and Naupactus.

Cyathus, a river in Aetolia, near Arsinoe (a tributary of the Achelous).

Dassaretae, an Illyrian tribe.

Digeri, a Thracian tribe.

Ellopium, a town in Aetolia.

Gitta, a town in Palestine (Gath).

Hella, in Asia, a port belonging to Attalus.

Hippo (Regius), a town in Libya.

Hyrtacus, a town in Crete.

Hyscana, a town in Illyria.

Ilattia, a town in Crete.

Lampeteia, a town in Bruttium.

Mantua, in N. Italy.

Massyleis, a Libyan tribe.

Melitusa, a town in Illyria.

Oricus (m.), a town in Epirus, “The first town on the right as one sails into the Adriatic.”

Parthus, a town in Illyria.

Philippi, a town in Macedonia.

Phorynna, a town in Thrace.

Phytaeum, a town in Aetolia.

Rhyncus, in Aetolia.

Sibyrtus, a town in Crete.

Singa, a town in Libya.

Tabraca, a town in Libya.

Temesia, a town in Bruttium.

Volci, a town in Etruria.

Xynia, a town in Thessaly.

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