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coins of Tarsus and of some of the Seleucidse probably
intendedfora shrine and statue of Mithras, K. 34. As. 128.
Sardes (Lydise), capital of the kingdom of Lydia, its an-
cient name preserved ; remains of its temple of Cybele
extant. As. 106.
Sassanian dynasty founded in Parthia by Sapor I., K. 54.
Satra; or Satyrs, a people of Thrace, among whom originated
the worship of Bacchus, Eu. 61.
Satyrus, tyrant of Heracleia Bithyniw, As. 65.
Sauromates, king of Pontus, a contemporary of Augustus
and Tiberius; the numerals on his coins indicative of
their value, K. 48.
, coins of two kings of Bosporus of this name,
one a contemporary of Domitian, the other of M. Aurelius,
Commodus, and Septimius Severus, K. 49, 50.
Scepsis (Troadis) on the eastern side of Mount Ida, near
the river iEsepus j held by its inhabitants to have been
the scene of the judgment of Paris, As. 108.
Sciathus destroyed by Philip V. in 200 b.c, Ins. 30 : its
ancient name preserved,
Ins. 41.
Scidrus a Syliarite colony on the western coast of the
Bruttii, Eu. 1 36.
Scodra still so
(Illyrici) called, Eu. 159-
Scopas, this river personified on the coins of Juliopolis
Bithyniae, As. 71.
Scotussa (Thessalise),
its ruins between Pherae and Phar-
salus, Eu. 94.
Scythians, their authority over the countries southward of
the Indian Caucasus proved by the characters on the
coins of Kadphises of Bactria, K. 57.
Sebaste (Cilicice ) its remains at Ayash ; founded or aug-
mented by Archelaus, king of Cappadocia, and called
Sebaste in honour of Augustus, As. 109. 134.
——— (Phrygia), now Sidjekler,
fifteen geograpical
miles to the north of Eumenia, As. 108.
Sebastia now Sivas, As. 109.
Sebastopolis. See Dioscurias Colehidis.
(Ponti) not known to Strabo by that name,
though situated not more than fifty miles from his native
city Amasia, As. 109.
Segesta (Sicilias), its extant remains ; founded by Trojans ;
joined by Greeks after the fall of Troy; Segesta, her
son, Egestes, and jEneias, represented on its coins,
Ins. 56. 68, 69.
Segnia (Latii), now Segni, its Pelasgic walls ; faithful to
the Romans, and hence allowed to coin money and
govern itself till a late period, Eu 143.
Seleuceia, various cities so called. As. 109, HO, 111.
INDEX TO THE NOTES.
the chief town of Cilicia , Tracheia, its ancient
name and considerable remains of it preserved. As. Ill:
the inhabitants of Holmi transferred to it by Seleucus I.,
As. 68.
(ad Pyramum) known only from its coin described,
As. 110. — (Mesopotamiae sive ad Tigrim), the date on one
of its coins of the Seleucid sera. As. 110, 111: most of
the coins of Seleucus I. there struck, K. 22.
(Pisidise) or Claudioseleuceia, so named from
having been favoured by the emperor Claudius ; its
position between Iconium and Antiocheia of Pisldia,
As. 111.
(Syriae sive in Pieria), its remains and ancient
harbour at Moghiar, near Suedieh, As. 109.
Seleucus I. (Nicator) of Syria expelled from Babylon by
Antigonus in 316 b.c. j retakes it in 312 b.c. ; his reign
commenced that year; assumed regal title in 306 e.g.;
bull's horn on his head an imitation of the ram's horn
. of Alexander, and an assimilation of himself to the Sun ;
his signet an anchor ; Indian bull one of his types ;
galley on one of his coins allusive to his success when
commanding the fleet of Ptolemaeus I., K. 21, 22 : assassinated,
after defeating Lysimachus, by Ptolemaeus Ceraunus
in 280 b.c, K. 12.
Seleucus II. of Syria, his epithet Callinicus undeserved;
his defeats and losses ; signification of the letters on his
coins ; surnamed Pogon from his custom of wearing
a long beard ; his long imprisonment in Parthia, K. 24.
III. of Syria, his original name Alexandras;
assumes the epithet of Soter; surnamed Ceraunus by
his army ; his ill success against Attalus ; his assassina-
tion, K. 24.
IV. (Philopator) of Syria, employed by his
father Antiochus HI. in Asia Minor and Thrace; sends
his son Demetrius to Rome as a hostage, K. 26.
VI. (Epiphanes, Nicator) of Syria, Antiochus
IX. slain by him ; defeated by Seleucus X., and
slain in a sedition at Mopsuestia, K. 36.
-, eldest son of Demetrius II. of Syria, murdered
by his mother Cleopatra for pretending to reign alone,
K. 33.
Selge (Pisidiae) a colony of Lacedaemon or Amyclae, situated
among the mountains near the sources of the Eurymedon,
As. Ill, 112.
Selinus (Siciliae) colonized from Megara Hyblaea ; destroyed
by the Carthaginians in 409 b.c; ruins there of six
temples and an aediculum, Ins. 69.
Selymbria on the Propontis, its ancient name preserved,
Eu. 86.
Sepphoris (Galileae) once the chief town of Galilee ; afterwards
called Diocaesarea, preserves its earlier name. As.
112.
Septimius Severus, his name attached to thirteen cities of
the East, and also to one of the nine Seleuceiae, As. 1 10 :
Ctesiphon taken by him from the Parthians, As. 111.
Serdica (Thraciae) now Sofia, Eu. 94.
Seriphus, the types of its coins allusive to Perseus of
Argos, Ins. 41.
Sesamum, the Homeric name of Amastris
As. 9.
Paphlagonise,
Sestus (Thraciae), now lolova, on the Hellespont, opposite
to Abydus, Eu. 95.
Seuthes, king of the Odrysae, fourth of his name mentioned
in history; conquered and slain by Cavarus,
last dynast of the Gauls, K. 20.
Sevastopol, Cherronesus in Tauris on or very near the
site of this city, Eu. 34.
Shekel. See Monas and Weight.
"
ShrofTs mark" the same as the Persian countermark on
Greek coins. As. 127.
Sibidonda (Phrygiae) probably the same as the Sinbindus
in the list of bishopricks, As. 113.
Siblium (Phrygiae) near the sources of the Maeander,
As. 113.
Sichem, chief town of Samaria, its name changed to Neapolis.
As. 87.
Sicyon (Achaiae), its coins as member of the Achaian
League, Eu. 5. 97: its temples of Apollo and Venus;
those deities alluded to by its types, and Bellerophon
by the Chimaera on its coins, Eu. 95, 96.
Side (Pamphyliae) now called Old Adalia, a colony from
Cyme in iEolis; a non-Hellenic its
language spoken by
inhabitants ; confirmed by the legends of its coins. As.
113: gold and silver money there coined by Amyntas
of Galatia, K. 44.
Sidenus, or river of Side, in Pontus Polemoniacus, now
called the Puleman-tehai, As. 41.
Sidetes, epithet of Antiochus VII. of Syria from his having
been educated at Side, K. 31.