[1692]. Theophrastus appears to give the preference to the oak of Epeiros, the acorns of which had been frequently sown in other parts of Greece, but produced, he says, inferior timber. Hist. Plant. ii. 2. 6. Cf. Orph. Argonaut. 130. Cf. Valer. Flacc. viii. 161. i. 303.
[1693]. Theoph. Hist. Plant. v. 7. 2, seq. iii. 10. 1.
[1694]. Theoph. Hist. Plant. v. 1. 7.
[1695]. Id. iv. 1. 4. The oar was usually fastened to the row-port by a stout thong, which, of the size used in boats, seems to have cost about two oboloi. Lucian. Dial. Mortuor. iv. § 1.
[1696]. Theoph. Hist. Plant. v. 7. 3.
[1697]. Goguet, iv. 260.
[1698]. Theoph. Hist. iv. 8. 4.
[1699]. Anthony and Cleopatra, Act ii. Scene 3.
[1700]. Schol. Aristoph. Eq. 129. Æschyl. 175.
[1701]. Geop. xviii. 9. Common sacks and cushions for rowers on board the galleys were likewise manufactured from the same material. Cf. Var. de Re Rustic. ii. 7. Columel. 7. 6. 2.