Traversing Thrace is a wonderful river flowing west and south
toward the Egean Sea, named the Tearus. It is said to come from
thirty-eight springs, all issuing from the same rock, some hot
and some cold. The waters so mingling are pure, limpid and
delicious, and are possest of remarkable medicinal properties,
being efficacious for the cure of various diseases. Darius was
so much pleased with this river that his army halted on its
march to refresh itself with its waters. And a monument was
erected at the spot as a memorial of the march, and also as a
tribute to the salubrity of the waters of this magical stream.
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(1361)