P. 125—“Aretas,” ar´e-tas.
P. 127—“Curtius,” cur´ti-us. The Roman historian of Alexander the Great. Nothing is known of his life. His history is fairly reliable.
P. 128—“Eulæus,” eu-læ´us. The Old Testament Ulai, rises in Media, and uniting with the Pasitigris, flows into the Persian Gulf.
P. 128—“Pasitigris,” pa-sit´i-gris.
P. 129—“Tænarus,” tæn´a-rus. Now Cape Matapan.
P. 131—“Drangiana,” dran´gi-a´na; “Ar´a-cho´si-a;” “Ge-dro´si-a;” “Par´o-pa-mis´i-dæ;” “Seistan,” sā-stan´; “Candahar,” can-da-har´; “Zurrah,” zur´rah.
P. 132—“Ecbatana,” ec-bat´-a-na.
P. 135—“Dioskuri,” di´os-cu´ri. Literally the sons of Jupiter. The heroes Castor and Pollux.
P. 136—“Oxyartes,” ox´y-ar´tes.
P. 137—“Telestes,” te-les´tes; “Phi-lox´e-mus;” “Bukephalia,” bu´ce-pha-li´a; “Akesines,” ac´e-si´nes; “Hyd-ra-o´tes;” “Hyph´a-sis.”