[3818] Pliny is the only writer that mentions this river Lycus.
[3819] The Gulf of Issos is now called the Gulf of Scanderoon or Iskenderun, from the town of that name, the former Alexandria ad Issum, mentioned here by Pliny. In the vicinity of Issus, Alexander defeated the army of Darius. The exact site of the town appears not to have been ascertained.
[3820] Which still preserves its name in Iskenderun, on the east side of the Gulf. It probably received its name in honour of Alexander the Great.
[3821] Or the “Green” River. Its identity is unknown.
[3822] Now called Ayas Kala or Kalassy. It was a place, in the Roman period, of some importance.
[3823] The modern river Jihan.
[3824] Or “Passes” of Cilicia, through the range of Taurus.
[3825] Called Mallo in modern times, according to Hardouin and Dupinet.
[3826] At the mouth of the Pyramus, according to Tzetzes.
[3827] Famous as the birth-place of St. Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles. Its ruins still bear the name of Tersus. During the civil war it took part with Julius Cæsar, and from him received the name of Juliopolis.