[726] 3800 stadia, or 5° 25′ 43″.

[727] The following is a tabular form of the latitudes as stated by Strabo:

Stadia.Latitude.
From the equator to Alexandria21,80031° 8′ 34″
From Alexandria to Rhodes, he computes in this instance 3600 stadia25,40036° 17′ 8″
From the parallel of Rhodes to Marseilles, about 2300 stadia27,70039° 34′ 17″
From the parallel of Rhodes to the bottom of the Galatic Gulf, 2500 stadia27,70039° 51′ 25″
From Marseilles to the northern extremity of Gaul, or the southern extremity of Britain, 3800 stadia31,50045° 0′ 0″
From Marseilles to the middle of Britain, 5000 stadia32,70046° 42′ 51″
From the northern extremity of Gaul to the parallel of the northern extremity of Britain, 2500 stadia34,00048° 34′ 17″
From the northern extremity of Gaul to Ierne, 5000 stadia36,50052° 8′ 34″
From the northern extremity of Britain to the limits of the habitable earth, 4000 stadia38,00054° 17′ 9″

[728] Namely, 29,300.

Stadia.

From Rhodes to Byzantium Strabo estimated

4900

From Byzantium to the Dnieper

3800
——
8700

From the Dnieper to the northern limits of the habitable earth

4000
——
12,700

From Rhodes to the southern limits of the habitable earth

16,600
——
Total 29,300

[729] The artificial globe of 10 ft. diameter.

[730] Tuscany.

[731] Strabo was of Amasea, a city of Pontus, close to the Euxine. He travelled through Egypt and reached Philæ, which is about 100 stadia above Syene, the commencement of Ethiopia.

[732] The Getæ occupied a portion of present Moldavia; the Tyrigetæ were those of the Getæ who dwelt along the banks of the Tyras or Dniester.

[733] The Bastarnæ occupied the south and eastern portions of Poland.