of Libya, or Africa. This he eſtimates as one day and one night's ſail. The diſtance is about 850 ſtadia, which is ſufficiently near the former computation, as fractions of a day or night are ſeldom expreſſed in the ancient writers on theſe ſubjects.
Another diſtance which he ſpecifies is from the mouth of the river Strymon to Seitos, which is reckoned as two days and two nights fail. It meaſures about 1400 ſtadia; but it might take up more time than uſual, on account of the currents, which ſet very ſtrongly from the Euxine through the Straits into the Ægean ſea.
Let us now examine ſome of the diſtances on the Euxine ſea itſelf, which are moſt applicable to the preſent purpoie.
From A the mouth of the Iſter to Criu-metopon, or the Ram'ſhead promontory, is reckoned three days and three nights ſail. The diſtance is about 243 Engliſh miles, equal to about 2130 ſtadia, or about 710 ſtadia for a day and a night's ſail.
Another diſtance is from Criu-metopon to Panticapaeum, which is reckoned a day and a night's ſail. This is ſomewhat, but not greatly, more than 1000 ſtadia.
Another diſtance ſet down (not indeed in the Euxine ſea) is from the mouth of the river Meander to the promontory of Cragus. This is called a voyage of two days, and appears to be about 1500 ſtadia, and the paſſage ſo entangled among the iſlands that in all probability it was not reckoned ſafe to fail in the night time.
