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Rh obervation may be thought more applicable to the epithet, when he tells us, "that much more rain falls in the Black ea than in "the Hellepont." The word then bore a proper application to a ituation, which marked the boundary between a moit and a dry climate. The ditance of this temple from Byzantium, as laid down by Arrian, is, as nearly as poible, agreeable to modern meaurements. The Peutingerian Tables appear to et it down too tar to the Eaitwardz but no dependence is to be placed on them as a map, otherwie than by the meaurements expreed in the numbers annexed.

From the temple of Jupiter Urius to the river Rhebas 90 tadia. This river till goes by the name of Irva, or Riva, and appears to be, by the map, about nine Englih miles, or about 80 tadia, from the temple above mentioned. The tage to this river is put down in the Peutingerian Tables, Adherbas, which is probably a mi-pelling of Rhebas. The Rhebas is called by Apollonius a wift flowing river. Dionyius Periegetes decribes it as a beautiful tream flowing into the Pontic ea near its mouth. It appears from Strabo to be a winding tream, as he ays the road croes it even times in a hort pace. Toumefort however ays, that, when he paed it, it was no better than a brook.

From the river Rhebas to Acra Melaena 150 tadia. This place is twice mentioned by Apollonius under this name. It is alo called by