Geographiae informatio

Agathemerus

Agathemerus, creator; Diller, Aubrey (1903-1985), editor and translator.

The coast of Europe from the outlet of the Tanais River to the Pillars of Hercules is 69709 stades, of Libya from Tingis to the Canobic mouth is 29252 stades, of Asia from Canobus to the Tanais River, with the gulfs, is

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40111 stades; altogether, the coast of our earth, with the gulfs, is 139072 stades, including Lake Maeotis, of which the perimeter is 9000 stades and the mouth at the Cimmerian Bosporus is stades.

The Pontus is 3350 stades, the narrows at the Thracian Bosporus, where Dareius built the bridge against the Scythians, is six stades.