Chap. 29.] ACCOUNT OF COUNTEIES, ETC. 463 dos and the former site of Palseomyndos ; also Nariandos, Neapolis-, Carj'anda^, the free town of Termera"*, Bargyla", and the town of Tasus®, from which the lasian Gulf takes its name. Caria is especially distinguished for the fame of its places in the interior ; for here are Mylasa^, a free town, and that of Antiochia**, on the site of the former towns of Sym- majthos and Cranaos : it is now surrounded by the rivers Maeander^ and Orsinus^". In this district also was formerly Maeaudi'opolis" ; we find also Eumenia^"-, situate on the river CludroSjthe river Glaucus, the town of Lysias andOrthosa", ^ Its niins are to be seen at the port called Giamishlu. This was a Dorian colony on the coast of Caria, founded probably on the site of the old town of the Leleges. 2 It has been suggested that this was only another name for the new to^^^l of Myndos, in contradistinction to Pala?omyndos, or "old MyndoS." 3 Scylax the geographer is supposed to have been a native of tliis place. The town is supposed to have been built partly on the mainland and partly on an island. Pastra Lunani is supposed to have been the harbour of Caryanda. ^ A Dorian city on the Promontory of Termerium. 5 Situate near lasus and Myndos. Leake conjectures that it may have been on the bay between Pastra Limane and Asyn Kalosi. There was a statue here of Artemis Cindyas, under the bare sky, of which the incre- dible story was told that neither rain nor snow ever feU on it. ^ See note ^* on the last page. 7 Its ruins are to be seen at the spot stUl called Melacso. It was a very floiu'ishing city, eight mUes from the coast of the Gulf of lasus, and situate at the foot of a^rock of fine white marble. It was partly destroyed in the Roman civd wars by Labienus. Its ruins are very extensive. '** Hamilton has fixed the site of tliis place between four and five miles south-east of Kuyuja, near the mouth of the valley of the Kara-Su. The sm-rounchng district was famous for the excellence of its figs. The city was built by Antiochus, the son of Seleucus. 3 Now called the Mendereh or Meinder. ^^ Pococke thinks that the present Jenjer is the Orsinus, wliile "Nfannert takes it to be the Iladcliizik, a little winding river that falls into the Meander. Now called Guzel-llissar, according to Ansart. '■* On the road from Dorylffium to Apamea. It is said lo liave received its name from Attains II., who named the town after his brother and predecessor Eumenes II, Its site is known as Ishekle, and it is stiU marked by numerous ruins and sculptui*e8. ^^ A tributary of the Ma'ander. Its modern name is not mentioned. ^* Mannert takes the ruins to be seen at Jegni-Chehr to be those of ancient Drthosia. The town of Lysias does not appear to have been identified.
