Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Sicily, and seems to have been atolerably flourishing place, the inhabitants of whichcarried on agriculture to a considerable extent.(Cic. Verr. iii. 22, 43.) It is enumerated also bySilius Italicus among the cities of Sicily, and byfliny among the stipendiary towns of that island,and its name is found also in Ptolemy. (Sil. ; Plin. iii. 8. s. 14; Ptol. iii. 4. § 13.) Thisis the last notice of it that occurs ; but there is nodoubt that the modern town of Mineo retains thename, and probably the site, of Menaenum. It issituated on a lofty hil
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . Sicily, and seems to have been atolerably flourishing place, the inhabitants of whichcarried on agriculture to a considerable extent.(Cic. Verr. iii. 22, 43.) It is enumerated also bySilius Italicus among the cities of Sicily, and byfliny among the stipendiary towns of that island,and its name is found also in Ptolemy. (Sil. ; Plin. iii. 8. s. 14; Ptol. iii. 4. § 13.) Thisis the last notice of it that occurs ; but there is nodoubt that the modern town of Mineo retains thename, and probably the site, of Menaenum. It issituated on a lofty hill, forming part of a rangewhich sweeps round from Palagonia to Caltagirone,and forms the boundary of a deep basin, in thecentre of which is a small plain, with the volcaniclake now called Lago di Naftia, which is unques-tionably the ancient Lacus Palicorum. No ruinsare now extant at Mineo; but the coins of Jle-haenum, which are numerous, though only of copper,attest the consideration which it anciently en^joyed. [E. H. B.] MENAPII, 327. COIN OF MENAESUM. MENAPIA (Merairia, Ptol. vi. 11. § 8), a small place in Bactriana in the immediate neigh-bourhood of Eucratidia. It is probably the sameas that called Menapila by Ammianus (). [V.] MENAPII, a people of North Gallia. In Caesarstime (B. G. iv. 4) the ]\Ienapii were on both sidesof the lower Ehine, where they had arable farms,buildings, and small towns. The Usipetes andand Tenctheri, who were Germans, being hard pressedby the Sueri, came to the Rhine, surprised and mas-sacred the Menapii on the east bank, and then cross-ing over spent the winter on the west side, and livedat free cost among the Menapii. The history ofthese marauders is told elsewhere. [Usipetes.]On the west side of the Rhine the Eburones werethe immediate neighbours of the Menapii (5. 5), and they were between the Menapii and theTreviri. The Menapii were protected by continuousswamps and forests. On tlie south and on the coastthe Menapii bordered on
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