Book 2
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The Ionian Gulf forms part of what we now call the Adriatic.The Gulf of Venice. Illyria forms its right side, and Italy as far as the recess where Aquileia is situated, the left.
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The Adriatic stretches north and west; it is long and narrow, being in length about 6000 stadia, and its greatest breadth 1200. There are many islands situated here opposite the coasts of Illyria, such as the Absyrtides,The Islands of Cherso and Ossero. Cyrictica,Apparently the Curicta of Pliny and Ptolemy, corresponding to the island of Veglia. and the Libyrnides,The Libyrnides are the islands of Arbo, Pago, Isola Longa, Coronata, etc., which border the coasts of ancient Liburnia, now Murlaka. also Issa,Lissa. Tragurium,The Island of Traw. the Black Corcyra,Curzola. and Pharos.Lesina. Opposite to Italy are the Islands of Diomede.The Islands of Tremiti. The Sea of Sicily is said to be 4500 stadia from Pachynus to Crete, and the same distance to Taenarus in Laconia.From Cape Pachynus or Passaro to Cape Krio, the ancient Criumetopon, on the western extremity of the Island of Crete, measures 4516 stadia of 700 to a degree. From the extremities of Iapygia to the bottom of the Gulf of Corinth the distance is less than 3000 stadia, while from Iapygia to Libya it is more than 4000. In this sea are the Islands of CorcyraCorful. and Sybota,Sibota, Sajades; certain small islands between Epirus and Corcyra. opposite the coasts of Epirus; and beyond these, opposite the Gulf of Corinth, Cephallenia,Cefalonia. Ithaca, Zacynth,Zante. and the Echinades.The Curzolari Islands at the mouth of the Aspro-Potamo.
