. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. Coin of Paros. ^ Transit et antiques Cartlieia mcenia Cca3.—Ov. Jlct. vii. 3G8.^ .Estuat infelix angusto limite mundi, Ut Gyaraj clausus scopulis, parvaque Scripho.—Ji v. x. 169.^ Ilepcrev? oTrore rpirov a- •Ivcrev KaaiyvriTav /xepo?,Eti/oAta Sep 10w Aaotcrt re ixolpav ayojv.—PlXD. Pi/th. xii. 19.^ Xec mapris incepto vultum scrmone movetur,Quam f?i dura silex aut stet Marpesia cautes.—Virg. ^En. vi. Gd/xev, JJapCov \l6ov XevKorepav. PiXD. Xem. iv. 131. Urit me Glycora; nitor Splenden
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. Coin of Paros. ^ Transit et antiques Cartlieia mcenia Cca3.—Ov. Jlct. vii. 3G8.^ .Estuat infelix angusto limite mundi, Ut Gyaraj clausus scopulis, parvaque Scripho.—Ji v. x. 169.^ Ilepcrev? oTrore rpirov a- •Ivcrev KaaiyvriTav /xepo?,Eti/oAta Sep 10w Aaotcrt re ixolpav ayojv.—PlXD. Pi/th. xii. 19.^ Xec mapris incepto vultum scrmone movetur,Quam f?i dura silex aut stet Marpesia cautes.—Virg. ^En. vi. Gd/xev, JJapCov \l6ov XevKorepav. PiXD. Xem. iv. 131. Urit me Glycora; nitor Splendentis Pario marmore purius.—IIor. Cann. i. 19, h. Chap. XXI. THE CYCLADES. 427. Cuin of XaxGS. capital was on the W. coast: remains of it exist at Toroichia. Its chiefhistorical event Is the unsuccessful attempt of Miltiades to subdue itafter the battle of ^larathon. The poet Archilochus was born , y<i:!(t. on trie site of the moderntown. Tiie ruins of a templestill exist there. Xaxos was the seat of a tyranny before the PersianWar. The failure of the Persian expedition aaainst it in :. o d wasindirectly the cause of the Icuian revolt. The island was cruelly l avaaedby the Persians in 490. After the Persian AVar it was subject to AtLtns,from which it revolted in 471 to no good effect. Lelos,- DATc-s-. lies inthe centre of the Rhenea
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