Strabo, Geography, Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator), 7.3.16

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[16] At the mouth of the Dniester there is a tower called the Tower of Neoptolemus, and a village called Hermōnax.¹ As you sail up the river 140 stadia, there are cities on both sides; the one is Niconia,² and that on the left Ophiussa.³ Those who dwell on the spot say that the city is but 120 stadia up the river. The island of Leuce⁴ is distant from the river’s mouth a course of 500 stadia; it is quite in the sea, and is sacred to Achilles.

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.) — 7.3.16 focus

[16] ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ στόματι τοῦ Τύρα πύργος ἐστὶ Νεοπτολέμου καλούμενος καὶ κώμη Ἑρμώνακτος λεγομένη. ἀναπλεύσαντι δὲ ἑκατὸν τετταράκοντα σταδίους ἐφʼ ἑκάτερα πόλεις, ἡ μὲν Νικωνία ἡ δʼ ἐν ἀριστερᾷ Ὀφιοῦσσα· οἱ δὲ προσοικοῦντες τῷ ποταμῷ πόλιν φασὶν ἀνιόντι ἑκατὸν καὶ εἴκοσι σταδίους. διέχει δὲ τοῦ στόματος ἡ νῆσος ἡ Λευκὴ δίαρμα πεντακοσίων σταδίων, ἱερὰ τοῦ Ἀχιλλέως, πελαγία.

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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).) — 7.3.16 focus

[16] At the mouth¹ of the Tyras is what is called the Tower of Neoptolemus,² and also what is called the village of Hermonax.³ And on sailing inland one hundred and forty stadia one comes to two cities, one on each side, Niconia⁴ on the right and Ophiussa⁵ on the left. But the people who live near the river speak of a city one hundred and twenty stadia inland.⁶ Again, at a distance of five hundred stadia from the mouth is the island called Leuce,⁷ which lies in the high sea and is sacred to Achilles.

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Geography

1. Now Akkerman.

2. Gossellin could not identify Niconia with any modern town. Groskurd marks it as destroyed.

3. Groskurd identifies this with Palanka.

4. Groskurd calls this Ilan-Adassi, or Schlangeninsel. Gossellin likewise translates Ilan-Adassi as Isle of Serpents.

Strabo Geography 7.3.16

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

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