Strabo, Geography, Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator), 14.2.2

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[2] The beginning of this tract is Daedala,¹ a stronghold; and ends at the mountain Phoenix,² as it is called, both of which belong to the Rhodian territory. In front, at the distance of 120 stadia from Rhodes, lies Eleussa.³ In sailing from Daedala towards the west in a straight line along Cilicia, Pamphylia, and Lycia, in the midway is a bay called Glaucus, with good harbours; then is the promontory Artemisium, and a temple; next, the grove sacred to Latona; above this, and at the distance of 60 stadia, is Calynda, a city; then Caunus,⁴ and a deep river near it, the Calbis,⁵ which may be entered by vessels; between these is Pisilis.

Geography. Strabo. Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator). London. 1854-1857.

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Geography (English) (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 1-3. Hamilton, Hans Claude, translator; Falconer, William, translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854-1857.)

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Γεωγραφικά Perseus (Strabo. Strabonis Geographica, Vols. 1-3. Meineke, August, editor. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877.) — 14.2.2 focus

[2] ἀρχὴ δὲ τὰ Δαίδαλα τῆς Ῥοδίας χωρίον, πέρας δὲ τὸ καλούμενον ὄρος Φοίνιξ, καὶ τοῦτο τῆς Ῥοδίας. πρόκειται δʼ Ἐλαιοῦσσα νῆσος διέχουσα τῆς Ῥόδου σταδίους ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι. μεταξὺ δὲ πρῶτον μὲν ἀπὸ Δαιδάλων πλέουσιν ἐπὶ τὴν δύσιν ἐπʼ εὐθείας τῇ ἐκ Κιλικίας καὶ Παμφυλίας καὶ Λυκίας παραλίᾳ κόλπος ἐστὶν εὐλίμενος Γλαῦκος καλούμενος, εἶτα τὸ Ἀρτεμίσιον ἄκρα καὶ ἱερόν, εἶτα τὸ Λητῷον ἄλσος· ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ δὲ καὶ τῆς θαλάττης ἐν ἑξήκοντα σταδίοις Κάλυνδα πόλις· εἶτα Καῦνος καὶ ποταμὸς πλησίον Κάλβις βαθὺς ἔχων εἰσαγωγήν, καὶ μεταξὺ Πίσιλις.

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Geography (Books 6-14) Perseus (Strabo. The Geography of Strabo, Vols. 3-6. Jones, Horace Leonard, translator. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1924-1929 (printing).) — 14.2.2 focus

[2] The Peraea of the Rhodians begins with Daedala, a place in the Rhodian territory, but ends with Mt. Phoenix, as it is called, which is also in the Rhodian territory. Off the Peraea lies the island Elaeussa, distant one hundred and twenty stadia from Rhodes. Between the two, as one sails towards the west in a straight line with the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia and Lycia, one comes to a gulf called Glaucus, which has good harbors; then to the Artemisium, a promontory and temple; then to the sacred precinct of Leto, above which, and above the sea, at a distance of sixty stadia, lies Calynda, a city; then to Caunus and to the Calbis, a river near Caunus, which is deep and affords passage for merchant vessels; and between the two lies Pisilis.

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Geography

1. Near Gudschek, at the bottom of the Gulf of Glaucus, now Makri.

2. The Phoenix (Phinti?) rises above the Gulf of Saradeh.

3. Alessa, or, according to others, Barbanicolo.

4. Dalian.

5. Doloman-Ischai.

Strabo Geography 14.2.2

Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator)

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