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Rh Greek miles and a half. Strabo ays, that Heraclea is ditant 1500 tadia from Chalcedony. This is probably too large a computation, as it meaures only 128 Englih miles, equal to 1118 tadia, on Arrowmith's chart. Marcianus Heracleota ays, that it is 1530 tadia from the Fanum Jovis Urii to Heraclea, and that it is only 1200 tadia in a direct line by ea. The anonymous author of the Periplus of the Euxine ea makes it to be 1550 tadia. Strabo ays, that it is 500 tadia from the Sangarius to Heraclea. Arrian makes it 560. Arrowmith's chart makes it to be little more than 35 Englih miles, or rather more than 305 tadia.

From Heraclea to Metroum 80 tadia. I do not find any mention of this place elewhere. It was probably o called from being acred to Cybele, or from there being at the place a fane, or temple of that goddes, both of which were very numerous on this coat, as I before oberved.

From Metroum to Poidæum 40 tadia. I find no account of this place in any author. It might be o called from a temple of Neptune. From