CHAP. 29—CARIA.
Upon the adjoining coast is Caria1, then Ionia, and beyond it Æolis. Caria surrounds Doris, which lies in the middle, and runs down on both sides of it to the sea. In it2 is the Promontory of Pedalium3, the river Glaucus4, into which the Telmedium5 discharges itself, the towns of Dædala6, Crya7, peopled by fugitives, the river Axon8, and the town of Calynda9.(28.) The river Indus10, which rises in the mountains of the Cibyratæ11, receives sixty-five rivers which are constantly flowing, besides upwards of 100 mountain torrents. Here is the free town of Caunos12, then the town of Pyrnos13, the port of Cressa14, from which the island of Rhodes is distant twenty miles; the place where Loryma formerly stood, the towns of Tisanusa15, Paridion16, and Larymna17, the Gulf of Thymnias18, the Promontory of Aphrodisias19, the town of Hyda, the Gulf of Schœnus, and the district of Bubasus20. There was formerly the town of Acanthus here, another name of which was Dulopolis. We then come to Cnidos21, a free town, situate on a promontory, Triopia22, and after that the towns of Pegusa and Stadia.
At this last town Doris begins; but, first, it may be as well to describe the districts that lie to the back of Caria and the several jurisdictions in the interior. The first of these23 is called Cibyratica; Cibyra being a town of Phrygia. Twenty-five states resort to it for legal purposes, together with the most famous city of Laodicea24.
(29.) This place at first bore the name of Diospolis, and after that of Rhoas, and is situate on the river Lycus, the Asopus and the Caprus25 washing its sides. The other people belonging to the same jurisdiction, whom it may be not amiss to mention, are the Hydrelitæ26, the Themisones27, and the Hierapolitæ28. The second jurisdiction receives its title from Synnas29; to it resort the Lycaones30, the Appiani31, the Eucarpeni32, the Dorylæi33, the Midæi, the Julienses34, and fifteen other peoples of no note. The third jurisdiction has its seat at Apamea35, formerly called Celænæ36, and after that Cibotos. This place is situate at the foot of Mount Signia, the Marsyas, the Obrima, and the Orga, rivers which fall into the Mæander, flowing past it. Here the Marsyas, rising from the earth, again makes its appearance, but soon after buries itself once more at Aulocreneæ37, the spot where Marsyas had the musical contest with Apollo as to superiority of skill in playing on the flute. Aulocrenæ is the name given to a valley which lies ten miles on the road towards Phrygia from Apamea. As belonging to this jurisdiction, it may be as well to mention the Metropolitæ38, the Dionysopolitæ39, th>e Euphorbeni40, the Aemonenses41, the Pelteni42, and the Silbiani43, besides nine other nations of no note.
Upon the Gulf of Doris44 we have Leucopolis, Hamaxitos, Eleus, and Euthene45. We then come to Pitaium, Eutane46, and Halicarnassus47, towns of Caria. To the jurisdiction of this last place six towns were appended by Alexander the Great, Theangela48, Sibde, Medmasa, Euralium, Pedasus, and Telmissus49. Halicarnassus lies between two gulfs, those of Ceramus50 and Iasus51. We then come to Myn- dos52, and the former site of Palæomyndos; also Nariandos, Neapolis53, Caryanda54, the free town of Termera55, Bargyla56, and the town of Iasus57, from which the Iasian Gulf takes its name.
Caria is especially distinguished for the fame of its places in the interior; for here are Mylasa58, a free town, and that of Antiochia59, on the site of the former towns of Symmæthos and Cranaos: it is now surrounded by the rivers Mæander60 and Orsinus61. In this district also was formerly Mæandropolis62; we find also Eumenia63, situate on the river Cludros, the river Glaucus64, the town of Lysias and Orthosa65, the district of Berecynthus66, Nysa67, and Tralles68, also called Euanthia69, Seleucia, and Antiochia: it is washed by the river Eudon, while the Thebais runs through it. Some authors say that a nation of Pygmies formerly dwelt here. Besides the preceding towns, there are Thydonos, Pyrrha70, Eurome71, Heraclea72, Amyzon73, the free town of Alabanda74, which has given name to that jurisdiction, the free town of Stratonicea75, Hynidos, Ceramus76, Trœzene77, and Phorontis. At a greater distance78, but resorting to the same place of jurisdiction, are the Orthronienses, the Alindienses79 or Hippini, the Xystiani80, the Hydissenses, the Apolloniataæ81, the Trapezopolitæ82, and the Aphrodisienses83, a free people. Besides the above, there are the towns of Coscinus84, and Harpasa85, situate on the river Harpasus86, which also passed the town of Trallicon when it was in existence.