Strabo, Geography, Hans Claude Hamilton (Translator), William Falconer (Translator), 7.5.7

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[7] After the termination of the coast of the Ardiaei and Pleraei is the bay of the Rhizaei, a city Rhizon,¹ other small towns, and the river Drilon,² which may be navigated up its stream towards the east as far as Dardanica. This country is situated close to the Macedonian and Paeonian nations, towards the south, as also the Autariatae and the Dasaretii are in parts contiguous to one another [and to the Autariatae].³ To the Dardaniatae belong the Galabrii,⁴ in whose territory is an ancient city; and the Thunatae, who approach on the east close to the Maedi,⁵ a Thracian tribe.

The Dardanii are entirely a savage people, so much so that they dig caves beneath dungheaps, in which they dwell; yet they are fond of music, and are much occupied in playing upon pipes and on stringed instruments. They inhabit the inland parts of the country, and we shall mention them again in another place.

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.) — 7.5.7 focus

[7] μετὰ δʼ οὖν τὴν τῶν Ἀρδιαίων καὶ Πληραίων παραλίαν ὁ Ῥιζονικὸς κόλπος ἐστὶ καὶ Ῥίζων πόλις καὶ ἄλλα πολίχνια, καὶ Δρίλων ποταμὸς ἀνάπλουν ἔχων πρὸς ἕω μέχρι τῆς Δαρδανικῆς, ἣ συνάπτει τοῖς Μακεδονικοῖς ἔθνεσι καὶ τοῖς Παιονικοῖς πρὸς μεσημβρίαν, καθάπερ καὶ οἱ Αὐταριᾶται καὶ Δασαρήτιοι, ἄλλοι κατʼ ἄλλα μέρη συνεχεῖς ἀλλήλοις ὄντες καὶ τοῖς Αὐταριάταις. τῶν δὲ Δαρδανιατῶν εἰσι καὶ οἱ Γαλάβριοι, παρʼ οἷς πόλις ἀρχαία, καὶ οἱ Θουνάται, οἳ Μαίδοις ἔθνει Θρᾳκίῳ πρὸς ἕω συνάπτουσιν. ἄγριοι δʼ ὄντες οἱ Δαρδάνιοι τελέως, ὥσθʼ ὑπὸ ταῖς κοπρίαις ὀρύξαντες σπήλαια ἐνταῦθα διαίτας ποιεῖσθαι, μουσικῆς δʼ ὅμως ἐπεμελήθησαν¹ ἀεὶ χρώμενοι καὶ αὐλοῖς καὶ τοῖς ἐντατοῖς ὀργάνοις. οὗτοι μὲν οὖν ἐν τῇ μεσογαίᾳ· μνησθησόμεθα δʼ αὐτῶν καὶ ὕστερον.

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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).) — 7.5.7 focus

[7] Be this as it may, after the seaboard of the Ardiaei and the Pleraei come the Rhisonic Gulf, and the city Rhizo,¹ and other small towns and also the River Drilo,² which is navigable inland towards the east as far as the Dardanian country. This country borders on the Macedonian and the Paeonian tribes on the south, as do also the Autariatae and the Dassaretii—different peoples on different sides being contiguous to one another and to the Autariatae.³ To the Dardaniatae belong also the Galabrii,⁴ among whom is an ancient city,⁵ and the Thunatae, whose country joins that of the Medi,⁶ a Thracian tribe on the east. The Dardanians are so utterly wild that they dig caves beneath their dung-hills and live there, but still they care for music, always making use of musical instruments, both flutes and stringed instruments. However, these people live in the interior, and I shall mention them again later.

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1. Risano in the Gulf of Cataro.

2. The river Drin.

3. Kramer suggests the omission of these words, which render the passage obscure.

4. Galabrii. The name of this people is unknown. Probably it should be changed to Taulantii, an Illyrian tribe, or considered as a second name of the Taulantii, or that of a tribe belonging to them. The name Galabrus, or Galaurus, king of the Taulantii, has come down to us, which gives some probability to the second conjecture. C.

5. The Maedi occupied the mountains which separate Macedonia from Thrace, between the river Strymon and Mount Rhodope. G.

Strabo Geography 7.5.7

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

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