[4288] Mentioned in C. [33] of the present Book.
[4289] Now called Artaki, or Erdek, a town of Mysia, and a Milesian colony. A poor town now occupies its site.
[4290] Its ruins are called by the Turks Bal Kiz, probably meaning “Old Cyzicus.” There are many subterraneous passages, and the ruins are of considerable extent. Its temples and storehouses appear to have been built on a scale of great magnificence. See Pliny, B. xxxvi. c. 15.
[4291] The “Island of the Bears,” which animals frequented the mountain in its vicinity.
[4292] Called Dindymum by Herodotus; probably the modern Morad Dagh, in which the river Hermus rises.
[4293] Now called Saki, according to Ansart.
[4294] Now called the Lartacho, according to Ansart.
[4295] Previously mentioned in C. [32] of the present Book.
[4296] In its limited sense; considered as a portion only of Asia Minor.
[4297] On the west it bordered on Mysia, and on the south on Phrygia and Galatia, while the eastern boundary seems to have been less definite.