# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 95

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 95. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/95

Ὅτι εἰσιόντι τὴν Ἰονίαν θάλασσαν κατὰ μὲν τὰ σκαιὰ ἡ τῶν Αὐσόνων κεῖται χώρα, δεξιτερὴν δὲ κατὰ χεῖρα ἡ Ἰλλυρίς ἐστι γῆ, οὕτω καλουμένη ἀπὸ Ἰλλυριοῦ υἱοῦ Κάδμου. Δαλματία δ' ἐφύπερθεν, ἣν καὶ λέγει ἐνυαλίων πέδον ἀνδρῶν, διὰ τὸ μαχίμους εἶναι τοὺς ἐκεῖ. Φασὶ δὲ τοὺς Δαλματεῖς δι' ὀκταετηρίδος ποιεῖσθαι τῆς χώρας ἀναδασμὸν κατά τινα ἀναγραφὴν, καὶ οὐδὲ νομίσμασι χρᾶσθαι, πολλὴν ταύτην ἀφελομένους τοῦ βίου κιβδηλίαν. Διχῶς δὲ τὸ ἔθνος λέγεται, καὶ Δαλμάται καὶ Δαλματεῖς. Ἡ δὲ πόλις αὐτῶν Δάλμιον ἢ Δελμίνιον ἢ Δέλμινον.

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Eustathius Philol. et Scr. Eccl., Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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