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Pebsicum, a citadel of Caunus, in Caria.

Persicus sin., a gulf of Erythrseum mare, washing the shores of Arabia w., and of Susiana, Persis, and Carmania E. Theo-phrastes calls it Arabicus sin. Persian Gulf.

Persii specula prom., a pr, of Lower Egypt, near Agni Cornu prom.

Persis (Persia Propria, Paras), a country of Asia, bounded N. by Parthia and Media at Parachoatras m., s. and s.w. by Persicus sin., w. by Suaiana, and E. by Carmania. The Persians were noted for excellent horse­manship and archery. Fan.

Pert a, a town of Lycaonia, bet. Congestus (15) and Ubinnaca (20).

Pertusa, I. a town of the Ilergetes, Tarra-conensis, E. of JSsona. II. of Zeugitana, 13 m. from Carthage.

Percsia, one of the twelve cities of Etruria, near Tiberis fl., R., N.w. of Vettona (10). A colonia 45 B.c. Nearly destroyed by fire, circa 40 B.c., on the occasion of its being taken by Octavius from Antony. Pemyia.

Perviciacum, a town of the Segni, Ger-mania II., bet. Aduatuca and Geminiae.

Pesla (Pescla), a town of Thebais, on the Nile, R., bet. Antinoopolis (24) and Hiera-con (28).

Pesside, a town of the Nigrite, Libya Int., on the Niger, L. Tombuctoo ?

Pessinus, capital of the Tolistoboii, Galatia, on the Sangarius fl., on the borders of Phrygia Epict., s.w. of Ancyra (99), bet. Germa and Amorium, under Agdistus m. Sacred to Angistis (Cybele), whose statue, a great stone said to have dropped from heaven, was removed hence to Rome 547 A.u.c. Subsequently the metropolis of Galatia Salutaris. Balahissar.

Pessium, a town of the Jazyges Metanastre, Dacise, over against Acincum. Peslh.

Petali a prom., the s.w. extremity of Euboea, opposite Ceos ins. C. Carysto.

Petali^e ins., isl. of Eubcea, off Leon prom. Petaliora.

Petavonium, I. a town of the Astures, Tarra-conensis, 29m. s.w. from AsturicaAugusta. II. (Pataonium), a town of Pannonia, on Dravus fl., w. of Ramista. Pettau.

Petelia, a town of Bruttium, on Tarentinus sin.,bet.MalacaandCrotona (13). Founded by Philoctetes. Memorable for its resist­ance to Hannibal. A municipium. Stron-goli.

Petenisca, a town of the Ambrones, Maxima Sequanorum, on Arula fl., R., bet. Solo-durum and Muratium.

Peteon, a town of Boeotia, bet. Hyle and Thebes.

Pethor, a town of Mesopotamia. The birth­place of Balaam the diviner.

Petilia (Phistelia), an Oscan town of Lu-cania, s.E. of Psestum. On Monte della Stella.

Petiliana, a town of Sicily, on or near Himera Maj. fl., R., bet. Agrigentum (28) and Gelasium (27). San Cataldo.

Petilinus m., a m. of Lucania, S.e. of Psea-tum. Monte della Stella.

Petirgala, a town of Ariaca, Ind., s.B. of Murzupale.

Petitarus fi., a r. of Acamania, rising in the territory of the Agrsei and falling into Achelous fl., 5 m. N. of Stratus. Vouni-covo.

Petobis (Petovio, Petano), i. q. Patavonium.

Petra (Sela), " rock," I. capital of the Na-batheei, Arabiee, N.e. of the head of ^Elani-tes sin., w. of Munichiatis. Wady Musa. II. a village of Corinthia. The birth-place of Eetion, father of Cypse. III. a fortress of the Maedi, Thrace, near Strymon fl., on the confines of the Dentheletse. IV. of Pieria, Macedonia, commanding the Pass < in Olympus m., leading to Pythium. V. ' a town of the Potulatenses, Dacia, ou Marisus fl., L., bet. Ad Aquas (13) and Germihera (9). Pad. VI. a suburb of Elis. • The burial-place of Pyrrho. VII. a town of Pontus, bet. Bathys fl. and Acinacis fl. VIII. of Sicily, bet. Pirina and Enna. IX. of the Taulantii, Illyria, on a cognominal prom. s. of Epidamnus. C. di Lachi. X. (Pertusa, Intercisa), a defile of Umbria, s. of Urbinum Hortense. Cut through the rocks which at that point came down to the edge of the river (Cantiano). Furlo or Sasso Ferato.

Petrasanguinis, a pass in the mountains of N'.E. Bruttium, leading from Roscianum into Lucania. Morano.

Petrachus, the Acropolis of Chseronea, Boeotia, where Rhea deceived Saturn.

Petr* M Agn;e portus, a port of Marmarica, bet. Euria and Ardanis prom.

Petr,e parv.s portus, a port of Marmarica, bet. Antipyrgos and Batrachos.

Petr.ea, a town of Bithynia, bet. Sophon lac. and Nicaea (2).

Petriana, a town of the Brigantes, Brit., on Hadriani murus, s., bet. Amboglanna and Aballaba. Cambeck.

Petrina, a town of Sicily, bet. Piciniana and Pirina (24).

Petrocorii, a people of Aquitania II., on Duronius fl., R., bet. the Santones, N., and the Nitiobriges s. Perigord.

Petrodava, Dac., i. q. Jassiorum muni­cipium.