Batman vppon Bartholome his booke De proprietatibus rerum, newly corrected, enlarged and amended: with such additions as are requisite, vnto euery seuerall booke: taken foorth of the most approued authors, the like heretofore not translated in English. Profitable for all estates, as well for the benefite of the mind as the bodie. 1582.

Of Achaia. chap. 9.

AChaia a Prouince of Grecia in Eu∣rope, so named of a king, that was called Acheus in old time: This prouince is almost an Iland, for it is inuironed all about with the sea, except by North ther he ioyneth to Macedonia. For hée hath in the East side the sea Cirenen: & in the North East y^e Gréekish sea, & in y^e south the sea Ionium, & in the South & West the Ilands that be called Cassodie. And onely in y^e North side it ioineth to Mace∣donia, and Achaia, that is Grecia. The chiefe Citie of that Prouince is Co∣rinthus, a place most strong, as Isidore sayeth. libro. 15. For vnneth is anye waye to come thereto for highnesse of place, and much solke, and for highnesse of the Sea, and also for strength of Walles. Corinthus, the sonne of Ho∣testes builded this Citie. And among the Gréekes this Citye is called Co∣rinthia, which is to vnderstande seruice of the common weale, as Isidore sayeth li. 16.

(* 1.1Achaia a parte of Greece, CONTAYNING these countries, Attica, Floetia, Me∣garis, Aetholia, and Phosis, it hath on the West Epire, on the East the Sea Ae∣grum, on the North Macedonia, on the South the sea Creticum. There is another Achaia in Peloponesus, now called Morea, where was the citie of Pa∣tras, in which Saint Andrew the Apo∣stle was martyred.)

(* 1.2Conrinthus, a famous, rich, and great city in Achaia, scituate in the nar∣row straight, entring into Peloponesus, nowe called Morea: By reason of the commodious scituation for resorte of merchaundise out of all Countryes, it was the greatest mart Towne in all the worlde, and thereby rose to so great wealth and power, that the Romanes beganne to suspecte and feare them, wherefore on a time, when with proude woordes they abused y^e Romane Ambas∣sadours, (as Stra. writeth) they cast vrine on their heads, as they passed through the Citie, the Romanes taking therwith

great displeasure, sent there Captayne Mummius against them, who besieged the Citie, and within short space, so de∣stroyed it, that scantly anye token of so noble a citie which in few yéeres remai∣ned: At the burning of it, so many rich and costly Images, of sundrye sortes of mettall were melted, that thereof after was founde a kinde of precious brasse, called Aes Corinthum, which long time after was had in great estimation. This scornefull Corinth and rich citie was de∣stroyed about the yere of the world.3818 before the comming of Christ .1 45. yéers. Lanquet in his Cronicle.)

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