Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... 7), and from the history of more than one campaign that it was situated on the road from Tegea to Sparta. (Thuc.v.55; Xen./iWJ.vi.5. 25, 27; Liv. xxxiv. 26.) If it was on the direct road from Tegea to Sparta, it must be placed, with Leake, at the Khan of Kreeatd: but we are more inclined to adopt the opinion of Boblaye and Ross, that it Mood on one of the side roads from Tegea to Sparta. Ross places it NW. of the Khan of Krevatd, in a valley of a tributary of the Ocnus, where there is an insulated hill with ancient ruins, about an hour to the right or west of the village of Ardkkova. Although the road from Tegea to Sparta is longer by way of Ardihora, it was, probably, often adopted in war in preference to the direct road, in order to avoid tho defiles of Klisura, and to obtain for an encampment a good supply of water. Boblaye remarks, that there are springs of excellent water in the neighbourhood of Ariikliova, towhich Lycophron, probably, alludes (KaptKoiv or Kapvtcwv irorwv, Lycophr. 149). (Leake, Pelvpormesiaca, p. 342, seq.; Boblaye, Recherches, p. 72; Ross, Reuen im Pdoponnu, p. 175.) CARYANDA (Kapiavla: Eth. Kapvavttii). Stephanus (-. v. KapiavSa) says that Hecataeoa, made the accusative singular KapvttvSay. He describes it as a city and harbour (KifjLrjv) near Myndus and Cos. But Ai/iy, in the text of Stephanus, is an emendation or alteration: the MSS. have lfwt) "lake." Strabo (p. 658) places Caryanda between Myndus and Bargylia, and he describes it. according to the common text, as "a lake, and island of the same name with it;" and thus the texts of Stephanus, who has got his information from Strabo, agree with the texts of Strabo. Pliny (v. 31) simply mentions the island Caryanda...