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Maxduui-num (Mandropolis), a town of

Pisidia, near Caralitis lac. Mandr.us m., a southern ridge of Atlas ra.

in Western Libya. Mandubit, a people of Lugdunensis I., s.

of the Yadieasses, w. of the Lingones.

In Auxoia. Mandvessedum, a town of the Cornavii,

Brit. Rom., S.e. of Etocetum. Man-

cetter. Manduria, a town of the Salentmi, in

Japygia, bet. Neretum (29) and Tarentum

(24). The death-place of Archidamus of

Sparta. Near it was a singular well, the

water of which always retained the same

level, whatever quantity was added to or

taken from it. Mandura. Manegordium, a town of the Tectosages,

in Galatia, bet. Minizus (2U) and Ancyra

(24).

Manesium, a town of Phrygia. Mangarud. Vide Melinda. Mani.e ("mad"), a place in Arr-atHa, s. of

Megalopolis, where Orestes' madness first

displayed itself. Maniceium, a town of the Langenscs,

Liguria. Manicelo. Manii, a tribe of Dalmatae, in Illyria. Manimi, a tribe of Lygii, Germania. Maniol.e ins., isl. of India e. Gangem, w.

of Agatho Dsemon ins. The Philippines. Manit.e, a people of Arabia Felix, s. of the

Salapeni, E. of Jathrippa. Reni Mczcyne. Manliana (Manilia), a maritime town of

Etruria, on Via Aurelia, bet. Salebro (y)

and Aquffi Populonise (!)). Pienza. Manliaxus saltus, a forest of the Lobetani,

Tarraconensis, under Idubeda m., s.w. Mannaritium, a town of Germania I., 13 m.

from Trajectum. Mauriic. Manoris, a town of Bithynia, 20 m. E. from

Claudiopolis. Mansa, a town of Narbonensis, near the

mouth of the Rhone. Massillargues. Mantala, a town of the Centrones, Alpes

Pennirue, on Isara fl., R., bet. Lemincum

and Ad Publicanos. Mantklus, a town of Phrygia. Manthukea, a village of Arcadia, near

Tegca. Manthuricus campus, the district about

Manthurea, in Arcadia. Maxtiana palus, i. q. Araissa. Mantinea, capital of Arcadia, on Ophis fl.,

at the foot of Artemisius m., w. of Argos.

Founded by Mantineus, son of Lycaon.

Celebrated for the death-battle of Epami-

nondas, 363 B.c. The name of Mantinea

was changed to that of Antigonea by An-

tigonus Doson, but restored by Hadrian.

At Mantinea were the statues of Juno, Minerva, and Hebe, by Praxiteles; the tomb of Areas, and the temple of Anti-nous, favourite of Hadrian, in whose honour annual games were celebrated. Guritza.

.mantinium, a town of Paphlagonia. Mantinorum oppid., a maritime town of Corsica, E., bet. Clunium and Mariana. Raslia.

Ma.ntitur, a town of Pandionis reg., Ind., N.e. of Bambala.

Mantrei, a people of Sarmatia Asiatica.

Mantua, I. a city of the Carpetani, Tarraco­nensis, near the Tagus, s.w. of Complu-tum. Mondejar. II. of Gallia Transpad., on an isl. of Mincius fl.,bet. Bedriacum and Verona, on Via Posthumia. In the time of the Etruscans, the capital of Etruria Transpadana. Named fromManto, daugh­ter of Tiresias, or from Mantus, the Etrus­can Pluto. Its territory was distributed by Augustus among his veterans. Mtm-tova; Mantua.

Manurrhoa, a town of Cyrrhestica, on the Euphrates, bet. Serrhae and Ceciliana.

Maocosmos (Meliopolis, Maoscopus, Nas-cus, Jaio), a town of Arabia Felix, s. of Mariaba. Jemama.

Maogamalcha (Besuchis), a town of Mes-" sene, Babyl., w. of Ctesiphon (12).

Maon, a town of Judah, bet. Carmel, N.n.w. and Arad s.

Mapharit^, I. a people of Arabia Felix, towards Arabicus sin., w. of Musa. II. a tribe of Homeritse, Arabia, towards Cane emporium. About Wady Mayfah.

Mappura, a town of Msesolia, Indiae, N. of Calliga.

Mapsa (Mibsa), a town of Arabia Petrsea, on the borders of Palestine. The seat of the descendants of Mibsam.

Marabina, a town of Cyrenaica, S.e. of Drepanum prom.

Marabius fl., a r. falling into Mffiotis palus, S.e. of Paniardis.

Maracanda, capital of Sogdiana, on Poly-timetus fl., L., N. of Alexandria Oxiana. Samarcand.

Maracodra, a town of the Orsipi, Bac-triana, s.w. of Alexandria.

Maracca, a town of Phoenicia, 16 m. N. from Antaradus. Merakieh.

Maraliani, a people of Sogdiana.

Marandara, a town of Morimene, Cap-padocia, on Halys fl., bet. Armaxa (28) and Scanatus (38).

Maranit.k, a people of Arabia, on .Sla-nites sin., w. The progenitors of a tribe of the same name, called also Anaritse,