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46 PAXIAN ISLANDS, TOWN OF PARGA.
Elaphusa, Malthace, Trachie, Pytionia, and Tarachie. Little notice
is taken of these islands in ancient history. Polybius1 relates
the naval engagement which took place near the Paxoi, where the
Achaians and iEtolians were conquered by the Illyrians, under De-
metrios Pharios. Plutarch, in his Cessation of Oracles, tells the story
of his friend iEmilianus the rhetorician, sailing at night near the
Paxian islands, and hearing a voice louder than human, announcing
the death of Pan.—Some authors give Paxos a circumference of
twenty-five miles; others of twelve ; the latter is nearest the truth.
The inhabitants live chiefly by fishing, and trading with the neigh-
bouring islands. Here are two villages, and one good but small port,
dedicated to St. Nicolo. It produces oil, wine, almonds, figs, and a
scanty pasture. In summer there is no running water in the island ;
and the cattle sometimes drink sea water. iElian2 tells us, that in
the island of Cephallenia, the goats did not drink for six months in
the year; which must mean, that the rivers were dry in summer, as
in the island of Paxos. It contains a vast number of serpents, which
are said to be of a harmless and inoffensive nature.
A senator of the republic resides here.
Here are no antiquities or traces of any ancient city.
Antipaxos is about two miles from Paxos ; it is uninhabited, pro-
ducing only a meagre pasture for sheep and goats, which are placed
there by the Paxiotes.
In the vicinity of Paxos there are four other small islands or
rocks, uninhabited and nameless. In the evening we landed at
Parga, a considerable town, on a bold precipitous rock rising from
the sea. One of our passengers being of this place, he took us to
his garden, and gave us some remarkably fine oranges.—Parga has
been attached to the Ionian islands during their vicissitudes, and at
present forms part of the septinsular republic. The inhabitants are
B. 2. p. 98. « De Animal, b. 3. c. 32.
Elaphusa, Malthace, Trachie, Pytionia, and Tarachie. Little notice
is taken of these islands in ancient history. Polybius1 relates
the naval engagement which took place near the Paxoi, where the
Achaians and iEtolians were conquered by the Illyrians, under De-
metrios Pharios. Plutarch, in his Cessation of Oracles, tells the story
of his friend iEmilianus the rhetorician, sailing at night near the
Paxian islands, and hearing a voice louder than human, announcing
the death of Pan.—Some authors give Paxos a circumference of
twenty-five miles; others of twelve ; the latter is nearest the truth.
The inhabitants live chiefly by fishing, and trading with the neigh-
bouring islands. Here are two villages, and one good but small port,
dedicated to St. Nicolo. It produces oil, wine, almonds, figs, and a
scanty pasture. In summer there is no running water in the island ;
and the cattle sometimes drink sea water. iElian2 tells us, that in
the island of Cephallenia, the goats did not drink for six months in
the year; which must mean, that the rivers were dry in summer, as
in the island of Paxos. It contains a vast number of serpents, which
are said to be of a harmless and inoffensive nature.
A senator of the republic resides here.
Here are no antiquities or traces of any ancient city.
Antipaxos is about two miles from Paxos ; it is uninhabited, pro-
ducing only a meagre pasture for sheep and goats, which are placed
there by the Paxiotes.
In the vicinity of Paxos there are four other small islands or
rocks, uninhabited and nameless. In the evening we landed at
Parga, a considerable town, on a bold precipitous rock rising from
the sea. One of our passengers being of this place, he took us to
his garden, and gave us some remarkably fine oranges.—Parga has
been attached to the Ionian islands during their vicissitudes, and at
present forms part of the septinsular republic. The inhabitants are
B. 2. p. 98. « De Animal, b. 3. c. 32.