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Arsinas fl., i. q. Erasmus.

Arsinoe, I. a pr. of Cyprus, S.e. of Ze-phyrium prom. II. a city of j'Etolia, on or near Cyathus fl., E. of Conope. Built by and named after Arsinoe, wife of Ptolemy PMladelphus. Angela Castrnn. III. sur-named Epidires (Berenice, Isidisportus, Dire), a town of the Avalitse, at Dire prom. Assab. IV. of Cilicia Trachea, E. of Posidium prom. V. of Cilicia Trachea, in Selinitis regio, near Jotape. VI. of Cy­prus, near Ammochostos prom. VII. of Cyprus, on the s. coast, bet. Ammochostos prom, and Salamis. Poli. VIII. prius Marium, of Cyprus, on the y.w. coast, 4 geog. m. from Acamas prom. Extinct in Pliny's time. IX. of Egypt, at the mouth of Heroopolites sin. X. (Baal Zephon), postea Cleopatris, of Lower Egypt, at the head of the Red Sea. Suez. XI. prius Cro-codilopolis, of Heptanomis, bet. the Nile and Mceris lac., s.s.w. of Memphis. Here crocodiles were worshipped. Near Medinet el Faioum. XII. prius Tauchira, of Pen-tapolis Cyrenaicse, bet. Berenice and Ptole-mais. Teukira.

Arsissa, I. a district of Armenia Major, on Arsissa pal. x. 7*uruberan. II. pal. (Mantiana, Thospitis), a lake of Armenia Major, bet. Abus m. and Niphates m., s.w. of Artaxata, in circuit 240 m. It produced natron, and one kind of fish only. Upon its surface the heaviest substances were said to float. Lake of Van or Ard-isch.

Arsitis, a district of Hyrcauia, in Laputa m., w. of Astabene.

Arsop.e, a people of Sarmatia Europaea.

Arsul.e, a town of Umbria, near Cai'seoli. Arsoli.

Artabri (Gnec. Artotrebse), a tribe of Cal-laeci, Tarraconensis, on the N.w. coast.

Artabhorum portus, nbay of the Atlantic, on the coast of the Artabri, Tarraconensis, s. of Artabrum prom.

Artabrum prom. (Celticum, Nerium), a pr. of Tarraconensis, on the Atlantic, s.w. of Trileucum prom. Cabo di Finisterra.

Artacaxa, a town of Parthia, w. of Appha.

Artac.eon ins., an isl. immediately con­tiguous to Cyzicus, in Mysia.

Artace, I. a m. of Mysia, over against Cyzicns. II. a fountain of Cyzicus. III. a town on Artacieon ins.

Artacene, tide Aractene.

Ab.tacixa, a town of Crete. Near Aptera.

Artacoana (Astacana, Artokakna, Artala-van, Artacabane, Articaudna), capital of Aria, on Arius fl., s. of Alexandria Arion. Dushak, near Kindinend.' Xubendan.'

(Arteatse), a people of Parthia s., the progenitors of the Persae.

Artagira, I. a town of Bagravandene, Ar­menia, w.N.w. of Artaxata. The death-place of Caius Caesar. Artagers? II. a town of ^Ethiopia, on Gir fl., S.e. of Thumehtha. Bornu.

Artalbinum, Maxima Sequanorum, i. q. Arialbinum.

Artaleson, a town of Chorzene ; of uncer­tain position.

Artamis, I. a town of Pentapolis Cyre-naicje, bet. Ccenopolis and Balacrse. Da-kash. II. a r. of Bactria, rising in Paro-pamisus and falling into Oxus fl.

Artane, a port of the Thyni, Bithynia, at the mouth of Artanes fl., 19 m. E. from Melsena prom.

Artanes fl., a r. of the Thyni, Bithynia, falling into the Euxiue at Artane.

Artanissa, a town of Iberia, N.e. of Surra. Telawe.

Artasigirta (Arsinia ?), a town of Guma-thene, Armenia, bet. Thospitis lac. and Amida.

Artatus fl., i. q. Ardaxanus.

Artaxata (Artaxiasata), postea Neronea, capital of Armenia Major, on the Araxes, L., bet. the s.w. extremity of Lychnitis lac. and Ararat. Built for king Artaxas, under the direction of Hannibal. Destroyed by Carbulo ; restored by Tiridates. Taet-terdat (" throne of Tiridates ") at Ar-taschat.

Artemia ins., one of the Echinades ins.

Artemisia ins., an isl. of Etruria, s. E. of Igilium. Gianuti,

Artemisium (Dianium), I. a hill of Pelopon­nesus, w. of CEnoe, separating in that direction Argolis from Arcadia. Monte Mallevo. II. of Caria, the w. extremity of Glaucius sin., 7J ni. N. from Pedalium prom. C. Bokomadhi. III. of Eubcea, w. of Histiaea, over against Proanna in Thessaly. Off this headland was fought one of the great battles between the Greeks and Persians. C. Syrochori. IV. (Fer-rarium), of Tarraconensis, at the x. ex­tremity of Illicitanus sin., over against Etusus ins. C. Artemus. C. San Martino. V. a Greek town of Bruttium, nearBalbra. Sanf Ayata. VI. a fortress of Chalcidice, Macedonia, at the mouth of Chabrias fl. VII. (Hemeroscopium), of the Contestaui, Tarraconensis, at Artemisium prom. TJenia. VIII. of Sicily x., at the mouth of Melas fl. Off it occurred the defeat of Sextus Pompeius by Augustus, B.c. 36.

Artemita, I. one of the Oxese ins. Oxia.