. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . de-clivities of Mt. Oeta, who are mentioned as plun-dering both the Malians on the east, and the Dorianson the south (Thuc. iii. 92—97, viii. 3.) Themost important of these tribes were the Aenifwes(AiViSfe?), called Enienes (Erics) by Homer { 749) and Herodotus (vii. 132), an ancient Hel-lenic Amphictyonic race. (Paus. x. 8. § 2 ; Har-pocrat. s. v. AfxcptKrvoves.) They are said to havefirst occupied the Dotian plain in Pelasgiotis ; after-wards to have wandered to the borders of Epeirus,and finally to have settled in the upper valley of theSper
. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . de-clivities of Mt. Oeta, who are mentioned as plun-dering both the Malians on the east, and the Dorianson the south (Thuc. iii. 92—97, viii. 3.) Themost important of these tribes were the Aenifwes(AiViSfe?), called Enienes (Erics) by Homer { 749) and Herodotus (vii. 132), an ancient Hel-lenic Amphictyonic race. (Paus. x. 8. § 2 ; Har-pocrat. s. v. AfxcptKrvoves.) They are said to havefirst occupied the Dotian plain in Pelasgiotis ; after-wards to have wandered to the borders of Epeirus,and finally to have settled in the upper valley of theSpercheius, where Hypata was their chief town.(Plut. Quaest. Gr. 13. p. 294 ; Strab. i. p. 61, 442.) Besides Hypata, which was the onlyplace of importance in Oetaea, we find mention ofSpekchiae and Macra Come by Livy (xxxii. 13),and of Sosthenis (Scoo-flews), Homilae {OfiiAat),Cypaera (Kviraipa) and Phalachthia (QaAaxOia) byPtolemy (iii. 13. § 45.) 8. Malis, the lower valley of the Spercheius,described in a separate article. [Malis.]. COIN OF THESSALIA. THESSALIOTIS. [Tiiessalia.] THESSALONrCA(0£o-(raAojirerj; ®eTTaAoviKr),Polyb. xxiii. 4; Scymn. Ch. 625; Qeo-aaKovuceia,Strab. vii. Epit. 3; Eth. QtaffaAoviKtvs), a largeand important city, the capital of Roman Macedonia,situated at the head of the Thermaic gulf, in thedistrict anciently called Mygdonia. 1. Situation.—This is well described by Pliny(iv. 10) as medio flexu litoris [sinus Thermaici].The gulf extends about 30 leagues in a NW. direc-tion from the group of the Thessalian islands, andthen turns to the NE., forming a noble basin be- THESSALOXICA. tween Capet Varddr and Kardbwnm. n the edgeof this basin is tlie city, partly on the level shore and partly on the slope of B bill, in 40° 38 47 N. and 22° 57 22 K. long. The prooont appear- i the eity, aa Been from the sea, is described ike, Holland, and other travellers as very un-it risee in the form of a crescent up thedeclivity, and is surrounded by lofty
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