[2119] B. C.193.
[2120] There was a temple erected to Proserpine in these meadows, and a building called “Amalthæa’s horn,” raised by Gelon of Syracuse.
[2121] The present harbour of Bivona.
[2122] He reigned from B. C.317 to B. C.289.
[2123] Now Le Formicole. The promontory named Capo Vaticano seems to have been anciently known under the same appellation.
[2124] Medma, or Mesma, was situated on the right bank of the river Mesima, which seems to retain traces of the name of the ancient city. Antiquaries report that its ruins are seen between Nicotera and the river Mesima. The epigraph on the coins of this city is generally ΜΕΣΜΑ, or ΜΕΣΜΑΙΩΝ, and in a single instance ΜΕΔΑΜΑ.
[2125] That is, the Epizephyrian Locrians.
[2126] Cluverius considers this to be the modern Bagnara.
[2127] The ancient river Metaurus is now also called Marro, and sometimes Petrace. It was noted for the excellence of the thunny fish caught at its mouth.
[2128] Metaurum. The site of this place is supposed to accord with that of the town of Gioja.