In the Alexandria Area, Herodotus does not use the word Racotis... he calls the city Taucheria. This seems to mean salty-fish in Greek... and other cities with this name appear in other locations as well.

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20 miles to the east....
Frank Goddio seems to indicate he thinks the old name for the Herakleion was Thonis. Thonis is mentioned by Skylax.

"seventh [the Canobic, with Thonis, a city: After these places a lake] which has the name
[Mareia. And this lake is already in ] Libya
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And out of Thonis there is a voyage to Pharos, a deserted
island (but it has good harbours and has no water) is of 150 stades [~18.75 miles]. And in Pharos are many harbours. And they take water out of the Mareia lake: for it is drinkable. And the voyage inland to the lake is short out of Pharos." -- Skylax





Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2007 02:01PM by rich.