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Singames fl., Colch., i. q. Cyaneus. Singaneum, Colchid., i. q. Cyaneus. Singara, a town of Mygdonia, Mesopotamia N.w. of Csense. The locality of the defea' of Constantius II. by Sapor. Sinjar, Singaras m., m. of Mygdonia, Mesopotamia

towards Singara. Sindjar. StNGAS fl., a r. of Cyrrhestica, falling into the Euphrates at Singa. Named Marsyas by the Macedonians. Sengia. Sixgidava, a town of the Prsedavenses, Dac., on Marisas fl., R., s.w. of Apulum. Deva.

SiNGiDu^uM(Sigindunum,Sengidon),atown of Mossia Sup., on the Danube, at its confluence with the Savus. Belgrade. Singiticus sin., a bay of the .ffigean, bet. Acte penins. and Sithonia penins., in Mace­donia. G. di Monte Santo. Singoxe, a town of the Rheatse, in Ger-mania, between Celmantia and Arsicua. Schemnitz.

Singos, a town of Sithonia, in Macedonia, near the s. extremity of the Singiticus sin., to which it gave name, N.e. of Torone. Sigga.

Sixgulis, I. a r. of Bsetica, rising in Ilipula m., S.e. of Illiberis, and falling into the Baetis near Carbula. The boundary bet. the Turtuli E. and the Turtetani w. Xenil. II. a town of tlie Turtetani, Baetica, on Singulis fl., above Astigi. Puente di Don Gonzalo.'

Singya, a town of Pamphylia. Sinim, the Scriptural name of China. Sinis, a town of Melitene prefect., in Cap-padocia. Made a colonia by the interest of Pompey.

Sinithandus (Siniandus), a town of Pisidia. Sixna, a town of Acabene, Mesopotamia,

on the Tigris, under Masius m. Sinnius fl., a r. of Gallia Cispadana, falling into "Vatrenus fl. N.w. of Ravenna. Senno. Sinonia ins., an isl. of Latium, 20 m. S.E. of

Circseura prom. Senone. Sinope, I. a city of Paphlagonia, on a penin­sula at the E. entrance of a small bay of the Euxine, over against Lepte prom., 88 m. E. from Carambis prom. Founded by Autolycus, the Argonaut; enlarged by a Milesian colony. Latterly the capital of the king of Pontus. A Roman colonia. The birth-place of Mithridates Eupator, Diogenes the Cynic, Baton the historian, and Diphilus the dramatist. Sinub. II. the Greek name of Sinuessa, in La­tium.

Sinoria, Armenite, i. q. Sinara. Sinthu, a district of India, on the western arm of the Indus (Sinthus).

Sinthus fl., the w. mouth of the Indus. Darraway.

Sinti (Sinties), a people of Thrace, extending into Macedonia, on both banks of Stry. mon fl., N.w. of the Siropaeones.

Sintica, the country of the Sinti, inpffionia, formerly a part of Thrace.

Sinuessa (Sinope), a town of the Ausones, in Latium, on Sinus Vesanus, bet. Min-turnse (9) and Pons Campanus, on Via Appia. A colonia 298 B.c. Noted for its wines. Mondragnne.

Sinzita (Sindita), a town of Morimene, in Cappadocia.

Sion m., a name of Hermon m.

Sioxia, a town of Pontus.

Sioda, a town of Albania, on Cyrus fl.

Siph, a town bet. Hebron N.w. and Karmel s.

Siph^e (Typhae), a port of Boeotia, on Alcyo-nium mare, w. of Creusis. The birth, place of Tiphys, the Argonaut pilot. Agiani.

Sipor, a district of India, towards Calliane. About Goa.

Siphnus (Meropia) ins., an isl. of the ^Egean, one of the Cyclades, bet. Olearus and Ci-molus. In circuit 28 m. Noted for its gold and silver mines, and for a peculiarly soft stone, yielding to the turning-lathe. Siphanto.

Sipia, a town of the Redones, Lugdunensis III., bet. Condate N.w. and Combaristum S.e.

Sipoxtum (Sipus), a maritime city of Daunia, in Apulia, on Via Frentana, bet. Ergitium and Anxanum. Founded by Diomed, an Etruscan chief, and named from the sepia (cuttle-fish) found on the coast in great abundance. A colonia 196 B.c.

Sifphara (Siphavaim), a district of Meso­potamia. Sipus, the Greek name of Sipontum.

Sipylus, I. a m. of Lydia, N. of Mastusia m., s. of Magnesia. The optical effect of a portion of this eminence, fancied to re­semble a woman weeping, gave rise to the story of Niobe. Here was a rock called the Throne of Pelops. Savounidje Dagti. II. prius Tantalis, a city of Lydia, under Sipylus m. Submerged beneath Sale palus by an earthquake. The residence of Tan­talus, and birth-place of Pelops.

Siracene, I. a district of Armenia Maj., about Harpasus fl. Schira/s. II. of Par-thia, bet. Astabene and Nisaea.

Siraces (Siraceni), a people of Sarmatia

Asiat., bet. the Tanais and Caucasus. Sirbitum, a town of ^Ethiopia, on Astaboraa

fl., s. of Meroe. Sirbonis (Barathra) palus, a lake of Casiotis,