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Ciminos lacus, a lake of Etrnria, S.e. of Tarquinii. L. Hi Vico ; Ronciylione.

Ciminus m., a range of hills in Etruria, s. and E. of Tarquinii, under which, towards Rome, lay Ciminia silva.

Cimmerii, I. a people of Sarmatia Asiatica, on Mseotis palus, descendants of Gomer. Their name gradually assuming the form of Cimbri, they emigrated to the N.e. parts of Germany, it is uncertain to what parti­cular locality, whence they invaded various portions of Europe. A body of them settled, circa 90 B.c. in Helvetia, and then* name, at least, remains in the Welsh Cymry. II. Camfanl.e, the people of Cumge.

Cimmeris, an earlier name of Antandrus,

Cimmerium, a town of Sarmatia Asiatica,

on Palus Mceotis s., on Cimmerium prom., ' at the E. entrance of Bosporus Cimmerius,

hence named. Eski Krim. II. mare, i. q.

Euxinus. Cimmerius m., am. of Taurica Chersonesus,

w. of Theodosia. Cimolis (Cinolis), a port of Paphlagonia, 8

m. E. from ^Eginetes. Kinla. Cimolos ins. (Echinusa), one of the Spora-

des, bet. Siphnos and Melos. Noted for

its figs and for its excellent fuller's earth.

Argentiera; Cimoli. II. Its capital, on

the s.w. coast. CiN.fiDocoLPiTjE, a nickname of the Debse,

Arabise, stigmatizing their effeminacy. Cin-edopolis ins., an isl. of Caria, in Ce-

ramicus sin.

Cin.ei, Canaan, i. q. Kenites. Cinarus ins. (Cines), one of the Sporades,

N.e. of Amorgus. Kinara. Cinga fl., a r. of Tarraconensis, rising in

Edulius m. and falling into Sicoris fl. at

Octogesa. Cinca. Cixgilia, a fortress of the Vestini, Picenum,

towards Cutina. Citta Aretenya. Cingularium (Zyganium), a town of Pury-

gia Paroria, near Mesonacte. Cingulum, a fortress of Picenum, onMiseus

fl., s. of Cupra Montana. Built by La-

bienus. Cingolo. Ciniana, a town of the Bracari, Tarraco-

nensis, N.e. of Bracara Augusta. Ciniata, a town of Paphlagonia, near Da-

dybra. Cinithii, a people of Libya, on both sides of

Triton fl. Cinium (Sineu), a town of Balearis Major,

E. of Palma. Cinna (Sinna), a town of the Labeates,

Illyria, at the N.e. extremity of Labeatis

palus, bet. Scodra (12) and Birziminum.

Cinnaba m., m. of Mauritania Caesar., a N.E. continuation of Madelhubadus m.

Cinnamomofera R.EGIO, " dimanion-pro-ducing" (Aromatophoros), a region of -(Ethiopia, on the s.E. coast of Erythreum rnare.

Cinyps fl, (Cinyphus), & r. of Syrtica Regio, falling into the sea, after a course of about 25 m., E. of Leptis Magna. Wady Qua-han.

Ciphisus, a maritime village of Cilicia Tra­chea, near Aphrodisias.

Circeii, a town of the Volsci, Latium, within Circeium prom., bet. Ad Turres Albas (9) and Tarracina (13), on Via Seve-riana. Founded by Tarquin. The fabled abode of Circe. Noted for its oysters and for its wild boars. The retreat of Lepidus. San Felice.

Circeum prom., a pr. of Latium, at Circeii. The fabled abode of Circe. Here was the tomb of Elpenor. It was noted for a variety of poisonous herbs. Monte Cir-cello.

Circksium (Carchemish, Carcusium, Phale-gia), a city of Mesopotamia, on the Eu­phrates, at its junction with the Chaboras. Kirkesxieh.

Circus fl., a r. of Eubcea, which rendered the fleece of sheep white.

CiRNAm., m. ofZeugitana, N. of Bagradas fl. Iskell.

Cirpis, Pannonise, i. q. Carpis.

Cirrha, a town of Phocis, the port of Delphi, at the mouth of Pleistus fl., on Crissseus sin. Demolished for sacrilege, but restored by the Amphissians. Xeno Peyadia.

Cirrhadi, a people of India e. Gangem, on Gangeticus sin., s. of the mouth of CEda-nes fl.

Cirta, postea Constantina, capital of Numi-dia, on Ampsagas fl., L., bet. Ad Palmam and Sigus. A colonia of Cresar, named from the leader of the colony, P. Sittius (Colonia Julia Sittianorum). Conntantina.

Cirtisa (Certis), a town of Pannonia In­ferior, bet. Cibalis and Leuconum, Dia-kovar.

Cisamus, a port of Crete, at the head of Martilus sin. Kisamo.

Cisimbrum, a town of the Turtuli, Bsetica, bet. jUgabrum N.w. and Hippo Nova S.e.

Cissa, I. a r. of Colchis, falling into the Euxine, 10 m. s. from Apsarus fl. II. a fountain of Arcadia, under Ostracina m. III. (Zygopolis,) capital of the Cissii, at the mouth of Cissa fl. IV. (Lissa) a town of the Lacetani, Tarraconeusis, on Iberus fl. Guissona.