CONTENTS OF History of Corinth-Description of the city with its citadel History of the Achæans and the Achæan league-Bound- Historical account of Messenia-Early wars with Sparta, Summary of the Lacedæmonian history from the earliest period to the subjugation of Greece by the Romans- Ancient kingdoms of Argos and Mycena-Republic of the SECTION XIV. PELOPONNESUS. Geographical view of the Peninsula-Inquiry into the origin of its inhabitants-Divisions. PELOPONNESUS, prior to the migration of the Phrygian Pelops, from whom it derived its name, is said to have borne that of Apia, which is acknowledged both by Homer and other poets. Καὶ μὲν τοῖσιν ἐγὼ μεθομίλεον ἐκ Πύλου ἐλθὼν, Rhianus, who is cited by Stephanus Byz., (v. 'Απία,) supposed Apis to have been an Argive chief, son of Phoroneus. τοῦ δὲ κλυτὸς ἐκ γένετ' Απις Ὅς ῥ ̓ ̓Απίην ἐφατίζε καὶ ἀνέρας ̓Απιδανῆας. (Cf. Pausan. Corinth. 5. Strab. VIII. p. 371. Eustath. ad Dionys. Per. p. 59. Plin. IV. 5.) |