Book 13
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It is said that at Pitane bricks float upon the water, as was the case with a small islandFor νησὶς Meineke reads γῆτις, a certain earth. Pliny, b. ii. c. 95 speaks of islands which are always floating; something of the kind occurs in volcanic lakes. in Tyrrhenia, for the earth, being lighter than an equal bulk of water, swims upon it. Poseidonius says, that he saw in Spain bricks made of an argillaceous earth (with which silver vessels are cleansed) floating upon water.
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After Pitane the CaïcusAk-su or Bakir. empties itself, at the distance of 30 stadia from it, into the Elaitic bay. Beyond the Caïcus, at the distance of 12 stadia from the river, is Elsaea, an Aeolian city; it is a naval arsenal of Pergamum, and distant from it 120 stadia.
