Distance from Epheſus to Sardis.
According to Herodotus 540 Olympic ſtadia.
According to Mr. La Nauze, from De Liſe's map of Ancient Greece, 37° =42.704 Engliſh miles, = 373.075 Olympic ſtadia.
According to Mr. D'Anville, 480 Olympic ſtadia.
According to Mr. Rochette, 66 Engliſh miles, = 576 ſtadia.
According to Mr. Arrowſmith, 59′ 30″, = 68.623 Engliſh miles, = 602.5 Olympic ſtadia.
It muſt: be obſerved, that theſe calculations of the modern geographers refer to the direct diſtance. If ⅛ be added, it will ſtand thus:
Ds Lrſmz. .
37 + ⅛ (=4.625) = 41.625 == 48.48 Engliſh miles, = 423 Olympic ſtadia;
which laſt number is to that aſſigned by Herodotus, (540) as 8 to 10.2126; and of courſe ſhould give the laſt-mentioned number for that of the ſtadia contained in a mile.
D'Anville, Map, of Aſia Minor.
480 + ⅛ (= 60) = 540;
the ſame with Herodotus, and eight to a mile.
Rochette, Map of Greece.
66 Eng. miles, + ⅛ (=8.25) = 74.25 = 648.7 Olympic ſtadia, or 6.6595 to a mile.
Arrowsmith, Map of Turkey in Europe.
68.623 + ⅛ (=8.57) = 77.201 = 675 Olympic ſtadia; or 6.4 to a mile;
which makes the ſtadium of Herodotus longer than the uſual computation of the Olympic in the proportion of 5 to 4. For 5: 675:: 4: 540.
