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16 city, a colony from Miletus, the memory of which is preerved in the works of many writers. From Theodoia to a port of the Tauro-Scythæ, now deerted, two hundred tadia. From thence to Halmitis Taurica ix hundred tadia. From Lampas to Symboli Portus, which is alo a Tauric port, five hundred and twenty tadia. From Symbolus to Cheroneus Taurica a hundred and eighty tadia. From Cheroneus Taurica to Cercinetis ix hundred tadia. From Cercinetis to Calos, a Scythian port, even hundred tadia. From the port of Calos to Tamyraca three hundred tadia. Within the limits of Tamyraca there is a mall lake. From Tamyraca to the place where the lake dicharges itelf, three hundred tadia. From the mouth of the lake to Eona three hundred and eighty tadia. From Eona to the river Borythenes a hundred and fifty tadia. When you ail up the river you meet with a Greek city of the name of Olbia. From the Borythenes to a mall, deerted, name-les iland, ixty tadia. From the deert iland to Odeus, where there is a port for hips, eighty tadia. The port of the Itrians is the next place in order from Odeus, and lies at the ditance of two hundred and fifty tadia. Next in order is a port of the Iiaci, at the ditance of fifty tadia. From the port of the Iiaci to the mouth of the river Iter, called Pilon, one thouand two hundred tadia. The intermediate places are deert and nameles. Exactly over againt this mouth there lies an iland, ituated directly oppoite to the coure of thoe who ail with a North wind. Some call this the iland of Achilles; others call it the chariot of Achilles; and others Leuce, from its colour. Thetis is aid to have given up this iland to her on Achilles, by whom it was inhabited. There are now exiting a temple, and a wooden tatue of Achilles, of ancient workmanhip. It is detitute of inhabitants, and patured only by a few goats, which thoe, who touch here, are aid to offer