river Polytimetus waters in its course; but the country beyond the place where the water of this river disappears is desert; for though it has abundance of water, it disappears into the sand.[1] Other large and perennial rivers in that region disappear in a similar way:—the Epardus, which flows through the land of the Mardians; the Areius, after which the country of the Areians is named; and the Etymander, which flows through the territory of the Euergetae.[2] All of these are rivers of such a size that none of them is smaller than the Thessalian river Peneius, which flows through Tempē and discharges itself into the sea. The Polytimetus is much too large to be compared with the river Peneius.[3]
CHAPTER VII.
Treatment of Bessus.
When he had accomplished this, he came to Zariaspa; where he remained until the depth of winter arrived.[4] At this time came to him Phrataphernes the viceroy of Parthia, and Stasanor, who had been sent into the land of the Areians to arrest Arsames.[5] Him they brought with them in chains, as also Barzanes, whom Bessus had appointed viceroy of the land of the Parthians, and some others of those who at that time had joined Bessus in revolt. At the same time arrived from the sea, Bpocillus,[6]Melamnidas and Ptolemy, the general of the Thraciansj who had convoyed down to the sea the Grecian allies and
- ↑ This is a mistake; for it ends in a lake Dengiz near Karakoul.
- ↑ The Areius is now called Heri-rud. The Etymander is the modern Hilmend. Nothing is known of the Epardus.
- ↑ The Peneius is now called Salambria. It forces its way through the Tale of Tempe, between mounts Olympus and Ossa, into the sea. Cf. Ovid (Met., i. 568-576).
- ↑ On the analogy of πρὶν the later prose-writers use ἔστε with the infinitive. Cf. Arrian, ii. 1, 3; v. 16, 1.
- ↑ See Bk. iii. ch. 29 supra.
- ↑ See Bk. iii. ch. 19 stpra.
