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At the mouth of the Dniester there is a tower called the Tower of Neoptolemus, and a village called Herm[=o]nax.2686 As you sail up the river 140 stadia, there are cities on both sides; the one is Niconia,2687 and that on the left Ophiussa.2688 Those who dwell on the spot say that the city is but 120 [Pg 470]
[CAS. 306] stadia up the river. The island of Leuce2689 is distant from the river’s mouth a course of 500 stadia; it is quite in the sea, and is sacred to Achilles.