and Artabius, Ammianus ; the boundary of India on the west, Strabo. The gentilitious name is Arbitae, Arrian. However Arbis, or Arbius feems to be the genuine appellation. ARABO, onis, Antonine; a river of Pannonia Superior, running from north to fouth, and falling into the Danube, with a town of the fame name at its mouth; Arrabona, Ptolemy. Now both called Raab. E. 20° 16', Lat. 48° 3'. ARABRIGA, Ptolemy; a town of Lufitania, to the fouth-east of the mouth of the Mondego. ARABYZA, a town of the Caucones, a people of Bithynia, Ptolemy. ARACAE, an inland town of Syria, Ptolemy. ARACCA, Ptolemy; Aracha, Ammian; a town of Sufiana, on the Tigris; fuppofed to be the Arach, Erec, or Erech, of Mofes; built by Nimrod: from this Aracca, or A. recca, Salmafius derives the Campi | Areccaei of Tibullus: this he fuppoles to be the true reading, and n't Aredsci. ARACEME, or Áreceme, an appellation of Petra, the capital of Arabia Petraea; fo called from Recem, the fifth king of the Midianites, Joserhus. ARACH, ARACHA,} See ARACCA. ARACHNAEUM, a mountain in Ar gos, Stephanus. ARACHOSIA, a diftrict, adjoining to the Drangiana; with a town of the fame name, cailed anciently Cophen, built by Semiramis, and a river, Piny; the town is at no great dif tance from the Maffagetae, Stephanus; called Arachotos, Ptolemy; fituate in the eatt of Arachofia The river is alio called Arachatos, Ifidorus Characenus; who fays it rifes from mount Caucafus. Arachofia, is a fo the name of one of the Satrapies beyood the Indus, Pliny. The genbitious name is Arachoti, Strabo, Arrian; Arachotae, Dionyfius, Pliny ; and Arachoni, Pliny. Arachotos, is a lake formed by this river, Prole. my, Ammian; called by the former, Arachotos Crene ARACHTHUS, Ptolemy, Strabo; Are then, Polybius; a river of Epirus, which runs by Ambracia, and is na vigable for a few ftadia up to it; rifes out of mount Stymphe, Strabo; with a courfe from north to fouth, and falls into the Sinus Am bracius, below Ambracia. ARACIA. See ALEXANDRI INSULA. ARACIANA, a town of Parthia, Ptolemy. ARACILLUM, Arracillum, Florus, Orofius; a town of uncertain pofition in Spain; unless it be the fame with Antonine's Aracoelis. ARACOELIS, Antonine; a town five or fix leagues to the weft of Pampelune, in the kingdom of Navarre: Now Araquil. The inhabitants are called Arocelitani, Pliny. ARACTENE, a district of Affyria, to the fouth of Arbela and mount Nicatorius, between the rivers Lycus and Capros. It is called Artacene in Strabo, which Scaliger and Cafaubon correct Aractene, and deduce it from the Arec of Mofes. ARACYNTHUS, a mountain of Aetolia, Strabo, Dionyfius; of Acarna nia, Pliny, Solinus; mentioned by Virgil, in Actaeo Aracyntho; which fome interpret rocky; others, littoral, as Acte denotes both rocks and a fbore. ARAD, a city of the Amorrhites, bordering on the Wilderness of Kades, Moles; twenty-four miles to the fouth of Hebron, in the lot of Judah, Joshua. ARADEN, enis, a town of Crete; called alfo Anopolis, from its fuperior fituation, Stephanus. ARA DUCTA, or according to Reine fius, Traducia, a town in Lufitania, to the fouth of the Durius, and east of Talabrica. ARADUS, an island of Phoenicia, Pliny, Stephanus, Mela; but rather between the borders of Phoenicia and Seleucis; at the distance of twenty ftadia from a dangerous coaft; all of it a rock furrounded by the fea; in compals feven ftadia, all covered with houfes, Strabo ; or all of it a town, Mela Alfo the name of an ifland adjoining to Crete, Stephanus. ARAK ALEXANDRI. See ALEXANDRI. ARAE CAESARIS, a place of armatia Europaea, on the Tanais, Ptolemy; more eatterly than the Arae Alexandri. ARAE DEORUM IGNOTORUM, altars K 2 erected erected to the unknown God, in | ARAGA, a town of Arabia Feliz, Pto- ARAE FLAVI E, Ptolemy; a town of mus. ARAEGENUS, a reading restored by ARAE SESTIANAE, three altars con- ARAE SOSDIANAE, feveral altars lemy. ARAGO, or Aragus, Strabo; a river ARAM, or Aramaca Regio, the Hebrew ARAM BETH-REHOB, was that part of ARAM MAACHA, a district of Syria, ARAM-SOBA, or Zoba, which David in the tribe of Gad, and one of the ARANA, a town of the Drangiana, ARANCILIS, a name of Egypt, Hefy chius. ARANDIS, a town of Lufitania, Ptolemy. Now Torre Vedra. W. Long. 1° 41′, Lat. 42°. ARANE, an inland town of Armenia Minor, Ptolemy. ARANGAS, a mountain of Libya In- ARA PALLADIS, an ifland in the Si- ARAPHEA, an island of Caria, Stephanus, Parthenius. ARAPIS, a river of Carmania, Ptolemy. ARAR, Caefar, Strabo; Araris, Dio Caffius; Saucona, Ammian; a river of Celtic Gaul, now the Saone; which rifes out of mount Vogefus, on the confines of Lorrain, runs through the Franche Comte and Burgundy, and below Lyons falls into the Rhone. It is fo incredibly flow, that the eye cannot distinguish which || way it nioves, Caefar: and therefore Pliny calls it the Sluggish River. Its courfe is from north to fouth. It is famous for a bridge of Caefar, which was built by the foldiers in one day. It is navigable equally with the Rhone, as appears by an infcription. ARARAT, mountains of Armenia Major, as is allowed by all antiquity. Berofus, quoted by Jofephus, teftiEcs, that the parricide tons of Senacherib fled into Armenia, and Isaiah, that they fled into the land of AraTat; and the Septuagint tranflate, into Armenia, as does aifo the Vul gare. Ararat denotes al Armenia, or if a part, the more foutherly. Many interpret Ararat, the Montes Gerdyati, which are either a part of, or near to, mount Taurus. Berofus, as quoted by Jofephus, men tioning the deluge, and the few that were preferved in the ark, fays, that fome part of that vessel was faid to be ftill extant in the Montes Cor dueni in Armenia; and the Chaldee Targum of Onkelos translates Ararat, Montes Kardu: and Epiphanius, that there were remains of the ark still fhewn in the territory of the Cordueni. And lastly, Elmacinus, the Arab, in his hiftory of the Saracens, relates concerning Heraclius, that he went up mount Gordi, and faw the place of the ark. ARATHA, a town of Margiana, below Antiochia, on the river Margus Ptolemy. ARATHOs, an ifland of the Perfian ARATIA, an ifland oppofite to Perfia, ARA TUTELAE, a place in Corfica, ARAURA, a town of Gallia Narbonen- ARAUZONA, ARAUZONA, an inland town of Illyricum, Ptolemy; Araufa, Antonine. ARAXA, a town of Lycia, on the borders of Caria, Ptolemy, Stephanus: who quotes Alexander, a Lycian writer. 'ARAXENUS CAMPUS, in Armenia Major; fo called from the river Araxes, which runs through it, Strabo, Ptolemy. ARAXES, now Arras, a river of Armenia Major. Its fource is in the fame mountain, namely Abus, from which the Euphrates takes its rife, between Niphates and Nibarus, the Araxes running weft, and the Euphrates eaft, Strabo. In defcribing the courfe of the Araxes, he adds, that it runs eat, till it comes to Atropatene, then bends to the west and north; and first washes Azara, then Artaxata, and laftly, running through the Campus Araxenus, pours into the Cafpian Sea. Authors are not agreed as to its mouth, Ptolemy affigning two very diftant mouths, one into the Cafpian, the other into the river Cyrus; but Strabo makes the diftance inconfiderable whereas Pliny fays, many have thought that it fell into the Cyrus: Plutarch, that others deny its confluence with the Cyrus, mak ing it to run entirely into the Caf. pian, but near the mouth of the Cyrus. Alexander built a bridge upon it, which was carried away by the stream: but Auguftus, a bridge, that stood firm; to this Virgil is faid to allude. ARAXES, Xenophon, a river of Mefopotamia, called Saocoras, Ptolemy; which running from north to fouth, falls into the Euphrates. Herodotus, Mela, and others call the river Oxus of Margiana, Araxes; which falls into the Cafpian, on the eaft fide. : ARAXES, a river of Perfia, Strabo, Curtius; which washing Perfepolis, runs a fouth-west courfe into the Perfian Gulf: and feems to be the fame river with the Rogomanis of Ptolemy, and the Arofis of Arrian. ARAXUS, a promontory of Elis, Strabo, Ptolemy; to the fouth of the river Lariffus, and to the north of Cyllenae. ARBA, an ifland and city of Illyria, Pliny. Alfo a city of Judea, called Arbea, and is the fame with Hebron and Mamre, Mofes. ARBACA, a town of Arachofia, Ptolemy, Ammian. ARBACE, a city of Celtiberia, Stephanus. ARBANIUM, a town on the Euxine, Stephanus. ARBEA. See ARBA. ARBELA of Sicily. See ARABELA. ARBELA, orum, now Irbil, a city of Affyria, on this fide the river Caprus, at an equal distance from it and from the Lycus, Strabo; or in the middle between both. Diodorus calls it a hamlet, in which he is followed by Curtius; but Arrian, a town; in which Strabo agrees with him, calling it a place of note. The appellation denotes the City of Bel, or Baal, who was the founder. Here Alexander and Darius difputed the empire of the world, Curtius; but Arrian places this battle at Gaugamela, with whom Plutarch agrees. Called however by writers generally the battle of Arbela; this last being a more noted place, and not far from Gaugamela, the real scene of action. E. Long. 44° 5', Lat. 35° 15'. ARBELA, a large village in Galilee, Jofephus; fituate between Sappho ris and Tiberias. ARBIS. See ARABIUS. the middle of Gedrofia, in which the rivers which fall into the Indus take their rife, Ptolemy. Called Arbitani, Ammian. A people of Gedrofia, on the fea-coaft, a thoufand ftadia in extent; called alfo Arbies, Strabo; fituate on a cognominal river, Arbies; which feparates them from the Oritae, id. Arti, Pliny; Arabies, Arrian. ARBIUS, a mountain of Crete; from which Jupiter is called Arbius, having been educated there, Stepha nus. ARBOR FELIX, a town of Helvetia, on the the Lacus Brigantius, Antonine. Now Arbon, in the territory of Turgow, in Swifferland, on the Bodenzee, or lake of Conftance. E. Long. 10° 42', Lat. 47° 18′. BUA, an inland town of Perfia, Ptolemy; little known. ARCA, ae, Ptolemy; or Arcae, arum, Antonine; a town of Phoenicia, to the north of Tripolis. E. Long. 49° 44', Lat. 35°. Another Arca, called Caefarea, the birth place of Aurelius Alexander Severus: but whether different from, or the fame with, the preceding, is uncertain. The country round it was called Arcena. ARCADES, and Arcadia, the name of a town in Crete, Stephanus; Arcade, Peutinger: to the east of Cnoffos. Theophratus, as quoted by Seneca, fays, that after the deftruction of Arcadia,the (prings and rivers ceafed to flow; and again appeared fix years after, when rebuilt, Pliny. The gentilitious name is Arcades, Polybius. Alfo a town of Peloponnefas, in Meffenia, lying between Haliartus and Methone, Stepha Bus. ARCADIA, an inland district in the heart of Peloponnefus, Strabo ; mountainous, and fitter for pasture than corn; and therefore chiefly celebrated by bucolic, or paftoral poets, who feign Pan, the God of hepherds, to be the guardian of it, Virgil. Having to the north Achaia, to the east Argos and Laconica, Mefienia to the fouth, and Elis to the weft. The wine of this country cured barrennels in women, and inspired the men with rage; and the berries of the yew gathered there, were fo ftrong a poifon, that whoever fiept, or took refreshment under that tree, were fure to die, Pony. in Strabo's time there were few cities remaining in it, moft of them being deftroyed in the Gre cian wars. Euftathius fays, that the country was anciently called Pelagia, from Pelafgos, who brought the people from roots, herbs, and leaves of trees, to feed on acorns, especially beech maft; as Artemidorus obferves, that the Arcadians ufually lived on acorns. It was al to called Lycaonia, Gigantis, and Parrhafia, Stephanus. The Arcadians are greatly commended for their love of, and skill in music, Virgil, Polybius. Aguadiav alteïy, is to ask a large and ufeleis thing, Diogenianus; or from the Αρκαδικόν Bhasha of the oracle, Arcadian breed, a large unweildy ftupid thing, Herodotus, Juvenal, Lucian. Arcadia had a breed of large affes, Perfius. To imitate the Arcadians, is to labour and toil for the benefit of others, never conquering their own, but the enemies of others, Hefychius. Homer, however, commends their martial prowess, their pastures, their fheep, and their country well-watered. The gentilitious name is Arcades, who boafted their great antiquity, and that they were older than the fun and moon, Apollonius Rhodius, Nonnus, Plutarch, Ovid, Statius. They were the first who had a year of three months; and therefore called Profeleni, because their year was prior to that adjusted in Greece to the courfe of the moon, Cenfori nus. ARCANUM, a villa of Q. Cicero, Tul. ly's brother, in Latium, Cicero. Now Arce, in the Terra di Lavoro, in the kingdom of Naples, on the borders of the Campagnia di Roma, on the river Melpis, between Arpinum and Aquinum. ARCE, a city of Arabia, the ancient name of Petra, Jofephus. ARCENA. See ARCA. ARCESINE, one of the Cyclades, Strabo; but one of the Sporades, towards Caria, Ptolemy. ARCHABIS, a river of Colchis, which falls into the Euxine, next to the Aplarus, Arrian. ARCHAD. See ACAD. ARCHAEOPOLIS, the metropolis of the Lazi, a people inhabiting the feacoaft of Colchis, Ptolemy; but afterwards removing more easterly, towards Iberia, where this metropolis flood. ARCHANDROPOLIS, a city of Egypt, built by Archandros, the fon inlaw of Danaus, Herodotus; but where situate is not faid. ARCHEGETAE ARA and STATUA, an altar and ftatue of Apollo the Leader. The Chalcidians from Euboca |