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The Ionians founded twelve cities in Asia, and refused to enlarge
the number, on account (as I imagine) of their having been divided
into twelve States when they lived in the Peloponnese; just as the
Achaeans, who drove them out, are at the present day. The first
city of the Achaeans after Sicyon, is Pellene, next to which are
Aegeira, Aegae upon the Crathis, a stream which is never dry, and
from which the Italian Crathis received its name, - Bura, Helice
- where the Ionians took refuge on their defeat by the Achaean
invaders - Aegium, Rhypes, Patreis, Phareis, Olenus on the
Peirus, which is a large river - Dyme and Tritaeeis, all sea-port
towns except the last two, which lie up the country.
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