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 B. x. c. i. 57. NEGROPONT. 153 city of their own, being attacked by the Ellopians, migrated, and settled with the Histiseans, and although it was a single city it had both appellations, as Lacedaemon and Sparta were the same city. We have said, that the Histia?otis in Thes- saly had its name from the people who were carried away from this country by the Perrhsebi. 5. As Ellopia induced us to commence our description with Histia3a and Oreus, we shall proceed with the places con- tinuous with these. The promontory Cenaeum is near Oreus, and on the pro- montory is situated Dium, 1 and Athenae Diades, a town founded by Athenians, and overlooks the passage across the strait to Cynus. Canae in -'Eolia received colonists from Dium. These places are situated near Histiaaa, and besides these Cerinthus, a small city, close to the sea. Near it is a river Budorus, of the same name as the mountain in Salaniis on the side of Attica, 6. Carystus 2 lies at the foot of the mountain Oche, and near it are Styra 3 and Marmarium, 4 where is a quarry, from which are obtained the Carystian columns. It has a temple of Apollo Marmarinus, where there is a passage across to Halae-Araphenides. At Carystus there is found in the earth a stone, 5 which is combed like wool, and woven, so that nap- kins are made of this substance, which, when soiled, are thrown into the fire, and cleaned, as in the washing of linen. 6 These places are said to be inhabited by colonists from the Tetrapolis of Marathon, and by Steirieis. Styra was de- stroyed in the Maliac (Lamiac ?) war by Phaedrus, the general of the Athenians. But the Eretrians are in possession of the territory. There is also a Carystus in Laconia, a place be- longing to .^Egys, towards Arcadia ; from whence comes the Carystian wine, spoken of by Alcman. 7. Geraestus 7 is not mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of the Ships ; it is however mentioned by him elsewhere ; 1 Kiepert accordingly places Dium near the modern Jaitra, but the Austrian map places it to the N. E. of Ploko Vuno. 8 Castel Rosso. The landing-place of the Persian expedition under Datis and Artaphernes, B. c. 490. Herod, b. vi. c. 99. 3 Sturee. 4 The ruins are indicated as existing opposite the Spili islands. 5 Ai00 <j)vtTai. G ry T&V ivwv irXvaei. 7 C. Mantelo.