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ritania Tingitana, falling into the Atlantic 25 geog. m. s.w. from Sala fl. Ommira-bih; Morbeya,

Asahon m., m. of Galiltea, near Dio Cse-sarea.

Asamum, a port of the Enchelese, Illyria, bet. Zizium and Epidaurus.

Asanamarje, a town of India e. Gangem, near the source of CEdanes fl.

Asanca, a town of the Sidones, Sarmatia, s.E. of Carrhodunum.

Asas luperci, a town of Syrtica Regio, bet. Martre and Augarmi, w. of Zuchis.

Asca, Arabia Felix, i. q. Nesca.

Ascacanci m., m. of the Sacse.

Ascalingium, a town of-the Chemsci, Ger-mania, on Visurgis fl., L., N.e. of Teuto-burgium. Near Minden.

Ascalon, a city of Judaea, one of the five capitals of the Philistines, on the Mediter­ranean, 12 m. s. of Gaza. Under the Romans a free city, with a magnificent temple of Venus Urania. The birth-place of Herod the Great, hence surnamed Ascalonites. Noted for its scallions (es­chalots). Asklan: Scalona.

Ascandalis, Lycise, i. q. Acalissus.

Ascania, I. the country about Ascanius lac., Bithynia. II. one of the Sporades, s.w. of Thera. Christiana. III. a lake of Phrygia Magna, on the borders of Pisidia, N.e. of Sagalassus. Remarkable for crys­tallizing salt naturally. L. Bourdour. IV. a town of Bithynia, on Ascanius lacus.

Ascanius (Cius), I. a r. of Bithynia, discharg­ing the waters of Ascanius lacus into Cianus sin. at Cius. II. a lake of Bithynia, at Cius, under Olympus m., 10 m. long by 4 wide. Its water was strongly nitreous. III. a port of ./Eolis Asiatica, bet. Phocsea and Cyme.

Ascaucalis, a town of the Burgundiones, Germania, N. of Setidava.

Ascerris, a town of the Lacetani, Tarraco-nensis, N.w. of Orgia.

Ascet.e, a people of Arabia Felix, in Asichon Regio.

Asciburgium, I. a town of the Gugerni, Germania II., on the Rhenus, L., bet. Vetera Castra (13) and Novesium (21). Fabled to have been built by Ulysses. One of the fifty citadels constructed by Drusus on the Rhine. Aesberg. II. a town of the Chamavi, Germania, on Sala fl. S. ofXanten.

Asciburgius m,, a m. of Germania, bet. the Albis and Viadrus. Riesengebirge.

Ascit.e, a maritime people of Arabia Fe­lix, s. bet. Syagrus prom, and Didymi prom.

Ascomarci, a people of Sarmatia Asiatics, on Mseotis pal.

Ascordus fl., a T. of Pieria, Macedonia, rising in Bermius ro., and falling into the Haliacmon, s.E. of Bersea. Vendjia.

Ascra, a town of Boeotia, on a summit of Helicon, 5 m. w. from Thespiee. The birth-place of Hesiod. Almost extinct in Pausanias' time. Pyrjaki.

Ascrivium, a town of the Siculotse, Illyria, on Rhizonicus sin., w. of Vicinium. Cat-taro.

Asculum, I. a town of Daunia, Apulia, 6 m. s.w. from Herdonia. The locality of the battle of Pyrrhus with Dentatus. Ascoli. II. capital of Picenum, onTruentus ft, R., bet. Ad Centesimum (12) and Ad Aquas, on Via Flaminia. A colonia and munici-pium. Memorable for its siege by Pom-pey. The birth-place of the orator Barrus. Ascoli.

Ascuris, I. a r. of Pontus, falling into the Euxine, 3J m. N. from Rhizius portus. II. a lake of Perrhsebia, in Thessaly, x.w. of Gonnus. Mauro Limni.

Asdod (Aschdod, Azotus-Paralias), I. a city of Judah, near the Mediterranean, bet. Joppa and Askelon, 16 m. N.e. of Gaza. One of the five chief cities of the Philis­tines, and noted for the great temple of Dagon, destroyed by Jonathan Asmonxus. Esdud. II. Pisgah, a city of Reuben.

Asedo, i. q. Asindum.

Asea, a town of Arcadia, E. of Megalopolis, 2J m. from Athenaeum, 5 furlongs from the source of Alpheus fl. Francolrissi.

Aseka, a town of Judah, Judaea, bet. Jeru­salem N.e. and Eleutheropolis s.s.w.

Aserga, a town of Chaldaea, on the Euphra­tes, L., bet. Dablan and Anar.

Aseria, a town of the Hylli, Liburnia, bet. Barnum and Blandona, N.w. of Scar-dona.

Asfinis, a town of Thebais, on the Nile, L., bet. Latopolis and Hermonthis. Asfun.

Asgilia ins. (Tharo), an isl. of the Anaritae, Arabia, in Persicus sin. Scharedsje.

Ash an (Chorashan), a town of Judah, 25 m. s.w. of Jerusalem. Afterwards assigned to Simeon.

Asher, I. a tribe of Israel (descended from Asher, son of Jacob by Zilpah), bounded N. by Lebanon, s. by Issachar, w. by the coast of Phoenicia, E. by Zebulun and Napthali. II. a town of Samaria, bet. Sichem and Bethsan. III. of Juusea, bet. Csesarea and Apollonia.

Ashtaroth (Ashteroth-Karnaim), a town of Auranitis, N.e. of Jabesh-Gilead; the capi-