212 Remarks on the Stie of Troy 
the village of Bournabashi, crowning the 
summit of a ridge of hill which bounds the 
Trojan plain on the west, is the Udjec Tepe, 
a stupendous taumulus, which, commanding a 
noble view of the surrounding country, and 
a most complete prospect of the plain, has 
generally been considered as the tomb of 
Alisyetes, where the swift-footed son of Priam 
was sent to reconnoitre the motions of the 
Greeks. 
‘“‘ Polites who confiding in his speed 
“Sat posted high on Aésyetes’ tomb 
“To watch the Grecians coming.” 
Iliad, II. 919. 
Rennell, however, and some others, think 
the tomb of Aisyetes must have been on the 
plain, and near the camp of the Greeks. 
They object to the great distance of the 
Udjec Tepé, and say that it was unnecessary 
to send a swift runner, as from the relative 
position of the places there was no danger 
of being either overtaken or intercepted. 
But we are still of opinion that the Udjec 
Tepé is the tomb of Aisyetes, and that if 
Bournabashi be the site of Troy, no point 
of observation could have been better chosen, 
not, perhaps, for prying into the Grecian 
camp, but for watching the motions of the 
Grecian armies, which at that moment, 
