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ὡς εἶναι κτλ. Cf. ii. 10. 1 n. for the construction.

ἄλλως. This passage not only illustrates H.'s geographical inaccuracy, but also the way in which his work was written; the comparison of Iapygia looks like an afterthought, and must have been added after H.'s visit to the west (cf. Introd. p. 8, and for Kirchhoff's use of this passage ib. p. 10).

ἀποταμοίατο. The distance from Brundisium to Tarentum is one day's journey. (Strabo 282.)

παρόμοια κτλ. The construction is παρόμοια ἄλλα (ἄλλοισι by attraction) τοῖσι οἶκε Ταυρική.

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