Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . against the king. (Pans. i. 20. § 3.) Inthe reign of Tiberius, the town vvas nearly destroyedby an earthquake, in which several other Asiaticcities perished; and the emperor on that occasiongranted liberal sums from the treasury to repair theloss sustained by the inhabitants (Strab. xii. p. 579;xiii. p. 622; Tac. /. c.) From coins and other sources,we learn that Magnesia continued to flourish downto the fifth century (Hierocl. p. 660); and it is oftenmentioned by the Byzantine writers. During theTurkish rule, it once was the residence of the Sultan;but
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . against the king. (Pans. i. 20. § 3.) Inthe reign of Tiberius, the town vvas nearly destroyedby an earthquake, in which several other Asiaticcities perished; and the emperor on that occasiongranted liberal sums from the treasury to repair theloss sustained by the inhabitants (Strab. xii. p. 579;xiii. p. 622; Tac. /. c.) From coins and other sources,we learn that Magnesia continued to flourish downto the fifth century (Hierocl. p. 660); and it is oftenmentioned by the Byzantine writers. During theTurkish rule, it once was the residence of the Sultan;but at present it is much reduced, though it preservesits ancient name in the corrupt form oi ruins of ancient buildings are fiot very consi-derable. (Chandler, Travels in Asia, ii. p. 332;Keppel, Travels, ii. p. 295.) The accompanyingcoin is remarkable by having on its obverse the lieadof Cicero, though the reason why it appears here, isunknown. The legend, which is incorrectly figured,should be, MAPKOS TTAAI02 KIKEPHN. []. COIN OF MAGNESIA AD SIPYLUM. MAGNOPOLIS {UayvSiToXis), a town in Pontns,at the confluence of the rivers Lycus and Iris, wasfounded by Mithridates Eupator, who called itEupatoria ; but it was completed by Pompey theGreat, who changed its name into Slagnopolis ( p. 556). The town seems to have fallen into MAGNUM PEOMONTORIU]\I. decay at an early period, as it is not mentionedby any late writer. Appian (^Mithrid. 78, 115)speaks of it under both names, Eupatoria and Mag-nopolis, and Strabo in one passage (xii. p. 560)speaks of it under the name of Megalopolis. Euinsof tlie place are said to exist some miles to the westof Sonnisa, at a place called Bughaz Eissan Kaleh.(Hamilton, Researches, i. p. 340.) [L. S.] MAGNUM PEOMONTORIUM Qrh fieya aKpai-rvptov, Ptol. vii. 2. § 7 ; Marcian, Pe?-i>?. p. 28), apromontory which forms the southern terminationof the Chersonesus Aurea, in India extra Gangem,on the western side of the Sinus Magnus. I
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