Ancient place-names and short entries for cities, islands, and regions (geographical toponyms).
ἣν Ἀλέξανδρος ταχέως νικήσας ἔκτισε καὶ ὠνόμασε διὰ τὸ εὔπορον. Θουρία πόλις Ἰταλίας, ἣ καὶ Θούριοι καὶ Θούριον. ἔστι δὲ καὶ Μεσσηνίας πόλις. Παυσανίας δὲ ( 4, 31, 1) Ἄνθειαν αὐτήν φησι. τινὲς δὲ Θουνίαν. Θυμιατηρία πόλις Λιβύης. Ἰκαρία δῆμος τῆς Αἰγηΐδος φυλῆς ἀπὸ Ἰκαρίου τοῦ πατρὸς Ἠριγόνης. Ἰλλυρία χώρα πλησίον τοῦ Παγγαίου ἀπὸ Ἰλλυριοῦ τοῦ Κάδμου παιδός. Ἰσαυρία μεταξὺ Λυκαονίας καὶ Κιλικίας πρὸς τῷ Ταύρῳ. Ἰστρία χώρα κατὰ τὸν Ἰόνιον κόλπον. ἑσπερία ἡ δύσις καὶ τὸ δυτικὸν μέρος. Καβειρία πόλις τῆς κάτω Ἀσίας ἡ καὶ Κάβειρος καὶ Καβείριον. Καλαβρία χωρίον πλησίον τῆς Ἰταλίας. Καμαρία πόλις Ἰταλική. «Ἀλβανῶν ἀπόκτισις», Διονύσιος δευτέρῳ Ῥωμαϊκῆς ἀρχαιολογίας. Καπρία νῆσος Ἰταλίας. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. λέγονται καὶ Καπριαί. Καρία ἡ χώρα. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Μεγάρων ἀκρόπολις Καρία ἀπὸ Καρὸς τοῦ Φορωνέως. Κρουστομερία πόλις Σαβίνων ἀντιστᾶσα Ῥωμύλῳ. Διονύσιος δευτέρῳ Ῥωμαϊκῆς ἀρχαιολογίας. Κυθηρία νῆσος πρὸς τῇ Κρήτῃ, ἣ καὶ Κύθηρα. Λαγαρία φρούριον Σικελίας πλησίον Θουρίων, τοῦ Ἐπειοῦ καὶ Φωκέων κτίσμα, ὡς Στράβων. Λουκερία πόλις Ἰταλίας. Πολύβιος τρίτῳ. παρὰ δὲ Διονυσίῳ διὰ τοῦ 'α' γράφεται. Νουκερία πόλις Ἰταλίας. Μεσημβρία πόλις Ποντική. Νικόλαος πέμπτῳ. ἐκλήθη ἀπὸ Μέλσου. βρία γὰρ τὴν πόλιν φασὶ Θρᾷκες. ὡς οὖν Σηλυμβρία ἡ τοῦ Σήλυος πόλις, Πολτυμβρία ἡ Πόλτυος πόλις, οὕτω Μελσημβρία ἡ Μέλσου πόλις καὶ διὰ τὸ εὐφωνότερον λέγεται Μεσημβρία. ἔστι καὶ Θρᾴκης Μεσημβρία πρὸς τῷ τέλει τῆς χερρονήσου, ὡς Ἡρόδοτος ἑβδόμῃ (c. 108). Μολυκρία πόλις Αἰτωλίας. Στράβων δεκάτῃ. Θουκυδίδης δευτέρα (c. 84) Μολύκρειον αὐτὴν καλεῖ, Εὐφορίων δὲ Μολυκρίαν αὐτήν φησι. Οἰνωτρία χώρα τῆς Ἰταλίας. τινὲς δὲ αὐτὴν Ἰταλίαν οὕτω φασὶ κεκλῆσθαι ἀπὸ Οἰνωτροῦ Ἀρκάδος, ὡς Παυσανίας ὀγδόῳ (c. 3, 5). Πείσανδρος τρισκαιδεκάτῳ ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ οἴνου χρήσεως κεκλῆσθαι αὐτήν φησιν. Ζεφυρία. οὕτως ἐκαλεῖτο Μῆλος νῆσος. Ἀνακτορία. οὕτως ὠνομάσθη Μίλητος πόλις ἀπὸ Ἄνακτος τοῦ Γῆς καὶ Οὐρανοῦ. Νιτρίαι τόπος Αἰγύπτου. Στράβων ἑπτακαιδεκάτῃ. Πανδατερία νῆσος. Πιερία πόλις ἐν ὁμωνύμῳ χωρίῳ. Πτερία πόλις Σινώπης καὶ Μήδων, ἣ καὶ Πτέριον λέγεται. Σκαμανδρία πόλις Τροίας. Σφακτηρία νῆσος, ἧς μνημονεύει Παυσανίας ἐν τρίτῳ περιηγήσεως Ἑλλάδος (c. 5, 5). ἐκαλεῖτο καὶ Σφαγία, ὡς Φαβωρῖνος. Σχερία ἡ Φαιακία. κέκληται, ὡς Ἀριστοτέλης φησίν, ἀπὸ τοῦ τὴν Δήμητραν φοβουμένην, μὴ οἱ ἐκ τῆς ἠπείρου ἐπιχεόμενοι ποταμοὶ ἤπειρον αὐτὴν ποιήσωσι, δεηθῆναι τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος ἀποστρέψαι τὰ τῶν ποταμῶν ῥεύματα. ἐπισχεθέντων οὖν τούτων ἀντὶ Δρεπάνης Σχερίαν αὐτὴν κεκλῆσθαι. Ταλαρία πόλις Συρακουσίων. Θεόπομπος ἐν Φιλιππικῶν μʹ. Ποιμανδρία· οὕτως ἐκαλεῖτο πρότερον Τάναγρα.
which Alexander, having quickly conquered it, founded and named because of its prosperity. Thouria, a city of Italy, which is also called Θούριοι and Θούριον. There is also a city of Messenia. Pausanias (4, 31, 1) says that it is Anthēia; some, however, Thounia. Thymiatēria, a city of Libya. Ikaria, a deme of the Aigeis tribe, from Ikarios, the father of Erigonē. Illyria, a region near Pangaion, from Illyrios, the son of Kadmos. Isauria, between Lykaonia and Kilikia, by Taurus. Istria, a region on the Ionian gulf. Hesperia: the west and the western part. Kabeiria, a city of Lower Asia, also called Κάβειρος and Καβείριον. Kalabria, a district near Italy. Kamaria, an Italian city. “A settlement of the Albans,” Dionysius in the second book of the Roman Antiquities. Kapria, an island of Italy. Hekataios in the Europa. They are also called Καπριαί. Karia, the region. And the acropolis of Megara was also called Karia, from Kar, the son of Phoroneus. Kroustomeria, a city of the Sabines, resisting Romylos. Dionysius in the second book of the Roman Antiquities. Kythēria, an island by Crete, which is also Κύθηρα. Lagaria, a fort of Sicily near Thourioi, a foundation of Epeios and the Phokians, as Strabo says. Loukeria, a city of Italy. Polybius in the third book. But in Dionysius it is written with α. Noukeria, a city of Italy. Mesembria, a Pontic city. Nikolaos in the fifth book. It was named from Melsos; for the Thracians say bria for “city.” Therefore, just as Sēlymbria is the city of Sēlys, and Poltymbria the city of Poltys, so Melsēmbria is the city of Melsos, and for the sake of greater euphony it is called Mesembria. There is also a Mesembria of Thrace at the end of the Chersonese, as Herodotus says in the seventh book (c. 108). Molykriā, a city of Aitolia. Strabo in the tenth book. Thucydides in the second (c. 84) calls it Molykreion, but Euphorion says it is Molykriā. Oinōtria, a region of Italy. Some say that Italy itself was so called from Oinōtros the Arkadian, as Pausanias in the eighth (c. 3, 5). Peisandros in the thirteenth says that it was so called from the use of wine. Zephyria: thus the island Melos was called. Anaktoria: thus the city Miletos was named from Anax, son of Earth and Sky. Nitriai, a place of Egypt. Strabo in the seventeenth book. Pandateria, an island. Pieria, a city in the region of the same name. Pteria, a city of Sinope and of the Medes, which is also called Ptērion. Skamandria, a city of Troy. Sphaktēria, an island, which Pausanias mentions in the third book of the Description of Greece (c. 5, 5). It was also called Sphagia, as Favorinus says. Scheria, Phaiakia. It has been so called, as Aristotle says, from the fact that Demeter, fearing that the rivers pouring in from the mainland might make it mainland, begged Poseidon to turn back the streams of the rivers. When these were checked, it was called Scheria instead of Drepane. Talaria, a city of the Syracusans. Theopompos in the fortieth book of the Philippika. Poimandria: thus Tanagra was formerly called.