Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . and was annexed to the Per-sian empire by Otanes, a general of Dareius, atwhich time it was still inhabited by Pelasgians.(Herod, v. 26.) It was afterwards colonised by theAthenians, and was no doubt taken by Bliltiadesalong with Lemnos. It was always regarded inlater times as an ancient Athenian possession: thusthe peace of Antalcidas, which declared the inde-pendence of all the Grecian states, nevertheless al-lowed the Athenians to retain possession of Lemnos,Imbros, and Scyros (Xen. Hell. iv. 8. § 15, v. 1. §31); and at the end of the war with Phili
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . and was annexed to the Per-sian empire by Otanes, a general of Dareius, atwhich time it was still inhabited by Pelasgians.(Herod, v. 26.) It was afterwards colonised by theAthenians, and was no doubt taken by Bliltiadesalong with Lemnos. It was always regarded inlater times as an ancient Athenian possession: thusthe peace of Antalcidas, which declared the inde-pendence of all the Grecian states, nevertheless al-lowed the Athenians to retain possession of Lemnos,Imbros, and Scyros (Xen. Hell. iv. 8. § 15, v. 1. §31); and at the end of the war with Philip the Eo-mans restored to the same people the islands ofLemnos, Imbros, Delos, and Scyros. (Liv. ) The coins of Imbros have the common Athe-nian emblem, the head of Pallas. Imbros seems tohave afforded good anchorage. The fleet of An-tiochus first sailed to Imbros. and from thencecrossed over to Sciathus. (Liv. xxxv. 43.) Theship which carried Ovid into exile also anchored inthe harbour of Imbros, which the poet calls Inibria. COIN OF IMBROS. tell us. (Ov. Trist. i. 10, 18.) The island is stillcalled by its ancient name, Evibro or Imru. IMEUS MONS, is the name given in the TabulaPeutingeriana to the mountain pass which leadsfrom the basin of the lake Fucinus to that of thePeligni, and was traversed by the Via Valeria onthe way from Alba to Corfinium. This pass, nowcalled the Forca Carruso, must in all ages havebeen an imjiortant line of communication, being anatural saddle-like depression in the ridge whichboimds the lake Fucinus on the E., so that theascent from CoU A rineno (Cerfeunia) to the sum-mit of the pass (a distance of 5 miles) presents butlittle difficulty. The latter is the highest pointreached by the line of the Valerian Way in traversingthe whole breadth of Italy from one sea to the other,but is elevated only a few hundred feet above thelake Fucinus. The Eoman road across this passwas first rendered practicable for carriages by theemperor Claudius, who
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