3. Of Cyzicus, a geographer, who went from his native place to Egypt, and was employed by
Ptolemy Evergetes and his wife Cleopatra in voyages to India; but afterwards, being robbed of
all his property by Ptolemy Lathyrus, he sailed away down the Red Sea, and at last arrived at
Gades. He afterwards made attempts to circumnavigate Africa in the opposite direction, but
without success. (Strab. ii. pp. 98-100;