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 688 COBOMANIS. Had, the easternmost promontoiy in Arabin, and follows Bochart in identifying the name with that of the Joktanite patriarch Hadoram. (^Arabiaj vol.i. pp. ] 40 — 142.) Others find Ckvodamnm in Corroomb Pointy immediately north of Mtucat, [G. W.] COBOMANIS {KopoftoMts w6Kis), a town of the Abacaei, on the Sacer Sinus, at the NW. extremity of the Persian gulf. Mr. Forster identifies it with '* the town of Groan Harb, a mart of commerce on the Persian golf, at the foot of the bay of Koue't or Dooal-al-KkutmaJ* (^Arabia, vol. i. p. 263, vol. ilp.213.) [G.W.] COBaNE (Kopijyn: Eih. KopvKof^s, Strab.viiL p. 411; Kofwrcus, KopctfKoie^s, Kopwi^oibr, Steph. B.: PetaUdM), a town of Messenia, situated upon the western side of the Messenian gulf, which was sometimes called after it, the Ooronaean. (Plin. iv. 5. 8. 7.) According to Pansanias, it was boilt on the site of the Homeric Aepeia, at the tame of the restoration of the Messenians to their native country, by Epaminondas; and received the name of Coninda because Epimelides, who founded the new town, was a native of Coroneia, in Boeotia. This name was changed by the Messenians into that of Corane. According to others, Gorone corresponded to the Homeric Pedasus. (Strab. viii. p. 360.) In the acropolis of the city was a brazen statue of Athena, who became the patron deity of Corone in conse- quence of her worship at Coroneia. [Coroxeia.] In tiie agora there was a statue of Zeus Zoter, as at Messene ; and there were likewise in the lower city temples of Artemis, of Dionysus, and of Asclepius. The harbour of Corone was called the port of the Achaeans, probably because the city belonged to the Achaean league. (Paua. iv. 34.) Pausanias says that Corone was situated to the right of the Pamisus, close to the sea, and at the foot of a mountain called Temathia or Mathia (the read- ing is doubtful). The present name of the monntain is Ljfkodimo, at the foot of which stands Petaiidhiy on the site of Corone, in a small but fertile plam. Within the last few. years a colony of Mainotes has settled here, and restored to the place its ancient name. The modern town of Kor6ni, however, which is situated upon a promontory some distance south of Petalidhi^ occupies the site of Asine. It is probable that the inhabitants of Corone migrated at some period to Asine, carxymg with them their ancient name. [Asinb.] There are considerable remains of Corone. Part of a mole may still be traced jutting ont into the sea, and in the plain have been found foundations of houses and walls, and some works of ancient art There are likewise traces of the walls of the acro- polis upon the heights above the plain. Corone was supplied with water for drinking firom the fountain Plataniston, which flowed from a hollow plane tree 20 stadia from the road, leading from the Pamisus. Eighty stadia south <^ Corone, near the coast, was the temple of Apollo Corynthus, the site of which is probably indicated by some an- cient remains cm the hill of St Elias, near the sea, above the village of Kastilia, Corone, as already stated, belonged to the Achaean league. It was on his march to relieve this city that Philopoemen was made priscmer, and put to death at Messene on the following day. (Li v. zxxix. 49.) Plutarch, however, relates that Philopoemen was captured on his march tonTirds Colonis (Plut. Philopoem, IS) ; but the statement of Livy is the more probable «De. [Colokides.] Corone is also CORONEIA. mentioned by Ptolemy (iii. 16. § 8). (Lake, MoreOy vol. i. p. 439, seq.; PeloponaetiacOj p. 195, seq.; Boblaye, Rechereheiy &c., p. Ill; Cuitius, PelopoimesoSy vol. ii. p. 165, seq.) CORONEIA {Kop^ytia: Etk. KopAiwn, Kopm^ rc^t), the name of several places in Greece, derived fnm KopAmi^ a hill. 1. A town of Boeoda, and a member of the Boeotian league, is described bj Strabo as situated upon a height near Mt HeUoon (ix. p. 41 1). Its territoiy was called KopafSVioid^ (Strab. ix. pp. 407, 411.) The town stood upon an insulated hill at the entiaoce of a valley leadmg pouthwards to Mt. Helioai, the principal sumnut of which is seen at the bead of the valley. From this hill there is a fine view over the lake Copais, and at its foot there is a broad plain extending aa far as the marshes of the lake. On either side of the hill flowed two streams, one on the eastern or right hand side, called Coralius or Coarius, and the other on the left, named Phalaras: a tributary of the latter was the Isomantns or Hopiias. [See above, ppi 412, 413.] C<Mroneia is said to have been founded by the Boeotians from Ame in Thessaly, after they had been driven out of their original homes by the Tho- salians; and they appear to have called it Conneia after the Thessalian town of this name. [See No. 2.] At the same time they built in the plain in front of the city a temple of Athena Itonica, also named after the one in Thessaly, and likewise gave to the river which flowed by the temple the name of Cuarius or Cnralius, after the Thessalian river. [Cierium.] In this temple was held the festival d[ the Pam- boeotia, which was common to all the Boeotians. (Strab. ix. p. 41 1 ; Pans. ix. 34. § 1.) The Thes- salian origin of Coroneia is also attested by Pan- sanias, who ascribes its foundation, as well as that of Haliartus, to Athamas and his descendants, who came from Thessaly (ix. 34. § 7, seq.). Coroneia is mentioned by Homer in oonjnnetioa with Haliartus. (//. ii. 503.) In historical times several important battles were fought in the plain in front of the town. It was here dbat the Athenians under Tolmides were defeated by the Boeotians in B. a 447, in consequence of which defeat the Athe- nians lost the sovereignty which they hsd for some years exercised over Boeotia. (Thuc L 113.) The plain of Coroneia was also the scene of the victofy gained by Agesilaus over the Thebans and their allies in b. c. 394. (Xen. ffelL iv. 3. § 15, seq.; Plut Ages. 17.) In the Sacred War Coraneia waa twice taken by the Phocians under Onomarchos. (Died. xvi. 35, 58.) Philip, after the conquest of the Phocians, gave up the town to the Thebana. (Dem. de Pac, p. 62, PhiUp. ii. p. 69.) Coronoa espoused the cause both of Philip and of Penens in their wars with the Romans. (Polyb. xx. 7, xxviL 1, xxix. 6, a.; Liv. xxxiii. 29, xlii. 44, 67.) Pausanias says (ix. 34. § 3) that the most re- markable objects in Coroneia were altars of Hennes Epimelius and of the winds, and a little below them the temple of Hera. The principal remains of the ancient city are those of the theatre, of the temple of Hera, and of the agora. The coins of Coroneia aie very rare. The (me annexed is a hemidrachma, coat or ooBOKKU.