Secondly, but still on this side the Taurus, are the countries above the Sea of Hyrcania as far as the Indians and Scythians, who dwell along the said sea[887] and Mount Imaus. These countries are possessed on the one side by the Mæotæ,[888] and the people dwelling between the Sea of Hyrcania and the Euxine as far as the Caucasus, the Iberians[889] and Albanians,[890] viz. the Sauromatians, Scythians,[891] Achæans, Zygi, and Heniochi: on the other side beyond the Sea of Hyrcania,[892] by the Scythians,[893] Hyrcanians, Parthians, Bactrians, Sogdians, and the other nations of India farther towards the north. To the south, partly by the Sea of Hyrcania, and partly by the whole isthmus which separates this sea from the Euxine, is situated the greater part of Armenia, Colchis,[894] the whole of Cappadocia[895] as far as the Euxine, and the Tibaranic nations.[896] Further [west] is the country designated on this side the Halys,[897] containing on the side of the Euxine and Propontis the Paphlagonians, Bithynians, Mysians, and Phrygia on the Hellespont, which comprehends the Troad; and on the side of the Ægæan and adjacent seas Æolia, Ionia, Caria, and Lycia. Inland is the Phrygia which contains that portion of Gallo-Græcia styled Galatia, Phrygia Epictetus,[898] the Lycaonians, and the Lydians. 32. Next these on this side the Taurus are the mountaineers of Paropamisus, and various tribes of Parthians, Medes, Armenians, Cilicians, with “the Lycaonians,”[899] and Pisidians.[900] After these mountaineers come the people dwelling beyond the Taurus. First amongst these is India, a nation greater and more flourishing than any other; they extend as far as the Eastern Sea[901] and the southern part of the Atlantic. In the most southerly part of this sea opposite to India is situated the island of Taprobana,[902] which is not less than Britain. Beyond India to the west, and leaving the mountains [of the Taurus] on the right, is a vast region, miserably inhabited, on account of the sterility of its soil, by men of different races, who are absolutely in a savage state. They are named Arians, and extend from the mountains to Gedrosia and Carmania.[903] Beyond these towards the sea are the Persians,[904] the Susians,[905] and the Babylonians,[906] situated along the Persian Gulf, besides several smaller neighbouring states. On the side of the mountains and amidst the mountains are the Parthians, the Medes, the Armenians, and the nations adjoining these, together with Mesopotamia.[907] Beyond Mesopotamia are the countries on this side the Euphrates; viz. the whole of Arabia Felix, bounded by the entire Arabian and Persian Gulfs, together with the country of the Scenitæ and Phylarchi, who are situated along the Euphrates and in Syria. Beyond the Arabian Gulf and as far as the Nile dwell the Ethiopians[908] and Arabians,[909] and next these the Egyptians, Syrians, and Cilicians,[910] both those styled Trachiotæ and others besides, and last