222 Remarks on the Siie of Troy 
the Scamander, but, like other writers, makes 
it discharge itself at Rheeteum. The Thym- 
brec he maintains to be the Simois of Homer, 
and he certainly shows fair grounds for be- 
lieving, that it is the river described by 
Strabo as the Simois. The hills behind 
Sigeum are his Throsmos. 
Such is a brief outline of Mr. Maclaren’s 
notions about the topography of the Trojan 
plain, and we must allow him much merit for 
the novelty of his views, the ingenuity of his 
arguments, and his accurate study of the Iliad. 
Many of his observations coincide exactly with 
our own, particularly those which relate to the 
distance of the Throsmos from the Grecian 
camp, the position of the tomb of Ilus, and 
the objections he makes to the opinions of 
Chevalier, Clarke, and Rennell. 
But respecting the main points of his theory 
we must be allowed to offer a few remarks. 
He places the Grecian camp where we now 
find a marsh, and where most probably the 
sea flowed at the time of the Trojan war. 
Of his low sandy projections or promontories, 
we doubt much if one ever existed at all, 
and still more whether the other was in 
existence 3000 years ago. Aboveall, we think 
that the theory has a very weak foundation, 
which is grounded on the supposed stability, 
