. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. yedunder the Roman emperors. Samos v\-as the birth-place of the philo-sophers Pythagoras ^ and Melissus. and the poets Asius^ Choerilus, and^Eschrion. § 23. The small island of Psyra, Ipsara^ lies about 6 miles fromthe point of Chios, and the CEuussse between Chios and themainland. Icarus or Icaria,^ Xikaria, is 10 miles distant fromSamos, and may be regarded as a contmuation of the elevated chainwhich forms that island. It extends from to ,, with alength of about 17 miles. Its i
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. yedunder the Roman emperors. Samos v\-as the birth-place of the philo-sophers Pythagoras ^ and Melissus. and the poets Asius^ Choerilus, and^Eschrion. § 23. The small island of Psyra, Ipsara^ lies about 6 miles fromthe point of Chios, and the CEuussse between Chios and themainland. Icarus or Icaria,^ Xikaria, is 10 miles distant fromSamos, and may be regarded as a contmuation of the elevated chainwhich forms that island. It extends from to ,, with alength of about 17 miles. Its inhabitants were originally Milesians,but it afterwards belonged to the Samians. It possessed the townsof Isti, CEnoe, and Drepanum, or Dracanum—the latter situated nearthe promontory of the same name at the E. end of the island. Thesurrounding sea Avas named Icarium Mare. 2 The name is connected in mythology ^vith Icarus, the son of et Icarium, lapsas ubi perdidit alas Icarus, et vastee nomina fecit aquae.—Or. Fast. iv. ope DeedaleaNititur pennis, vitreo daturus. Coin of Samos. 1 Yir fuit hie, ortu Samius : sed fugerat unaEt Samon et-dominos, odioque t}Tannidis exsulSponte erat. Ov. Jlet. xv. 60. Samii sunt rata dictasenis. Id. Trisf. iii. 3, 62. Nomina ponto. HoR. Carm. i\. 2, 2. Kuius of Miletus. CHAPTER Minor (continued),—Caria, Lycia, Pamphylta, Cilicia. III. Caria. § 1. Boundaries. § 2. Mountains, bays, and promontories. § 3. Rivers. § 4. Inhabitants. § 5. Towns; history.§ 6. Cos, Calymna, &c. § 7. Rhodes. § 8. Carpathus. § 9. Boundaries. § 10. Mountains, rivers, &c. § 11. In-habitants. § 12. Towns ; history. Y. Pa3IPhylia. § 13. Boun-daries. § 14. Rivers, &c. § 15. Inhabitants; towns; Cilicia. § 16. Boundaries. § 17. Situation. § 18. Moun-tains ; passes. § 19. Coast. § 20. Rivers. § 21. Inhabitants.§ 22. Towns; history. § 23. Cyprus; general features. § features. §25.
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