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title: Fragments of Italian Geography
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τῆς Ἰταλικῆς Γεωγραφίας
author: Parthax the Historian
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period: Roman
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domain: History
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# Fragments of Italian Geography

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τῆς Ἰταλικῆς Γεωγραφίας*

**Author:** Parthax the Historian

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## Text

### t1a-1c

ΙΤΑΛΙΚΑ.

### 1b

Herodianus: ἔστιν Ἲς [καὶ] τῆς Ἰταλίας, ὡς Πάρθαξ ἐν τῷ βʹ τῶν Ἰταλικῶν· «ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀφίκετο εἰς τὴν Ποσειδωνίαν ὁ Ἡρακλῆς· ἔστι δὲ ποταμὸς Ἲς καλούμενος μέγας.» Etym. M.: Κυλίστανος, πόλις (l. ποταμὸς) Ἰταλίας. Πάρθαξ δὲ τὸ πρῶτον ἐκαλεῖτο· (l.

### 1b

Πάρθαξ δʹ vel δευτέρῳ. Τὸ πρῶτον ἐκαλεῖτο ** )· διὰ δὲ τὸ τὸν Ἡρακλέα φονεῦσαι δράκοντά τινα ὑπερμε γέθη, καὶ κυλισθῆναι εἰς αὐτὸν, Κυλίστανος ἐκλήθη.

### 1c

Eustath. ad Il. 734, 48: Τὴν Αὐλωνίαν Χάραξ (l. Πάρθαξ) Καυλωνίαν φησὶν ἐν τοῖς Ἰταλικοῖς.

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