9.

These are the distances which he gives.

 

Stadia.

 

From the Caspian Sea to the Cyrus about

1800

 

Thence to the Caspian Gates

5600

 

Thence to Alexandreia in the territory of the Arii

6400

 

Thence to the city Bactra, which is called also Zariaspa

3870

 

Thence to the river Iaxartes, which Alexander reached, about

5000

 

 

———

 

Making a total of

22,670

 

 

———

 

 

He also assigns the following distances from the Caspian Gates to India.

 

 

Stadia.

 

To Hecatompylos1001

1960

 

To Alexandreia1002 in the country of the Arii (Ariana)

4530

 

Thence to Prophthasia1003 in Dranga1004 (or according to others 1500)

1600

 

Thence to the city Arachoti1005

4120

 

Thence to Ortospana on the three roads from Bactra1006

2000

 

Thence to the confines of India

1000

 

 

———

 

Which together amount to

15,300

1007

 

———

 

[Pg 250]

[CAS. 514]

We must regard as continuous with this distance, in a straight line, the length of India, reckoned from the Indus to the Eastern Sea.

Thus much then respecting the Sacæ.