608 THE TROAD. 



the village of Kalefatli ; consequently it cannot be the Simois, or the 

 Scamander of Demetrius, as it neither approaches Sigaeum at fig. 1. 

 and 2., nor Rhasteum at fig. 49. 



3. In the valley of Gheumbrek, D'Anville places the Simois ; (see 

 Rennell's Observations on the Plain of Troy, 44.) Sandys the 

 traveller, also, supposes it was to be found in that part of the plain ; 

 " nearer Sigaeum was the station for the Grecian navy ; but nearer 

 Rhaiteum, the river Simois, now called Simores, discharges itself into 

 the Hellespont." 



4. If we suppose the Simois to flow in the valley of Gheumbrek, 

 we may easily explain the words of Ptolemy, who notices, in order, 

 the following places, — AxoSxvov' Sijttoei'7-oj Trora^oi/ sKfliXocV Laizfixv^pcu 

 •TroTUjjiov iKQoXui. Y.tyitov ay.pov. L. 5. 



5. We may ask on what authority the Thymbrius and plain of 

 Thymbria have been placed at fig. 46, 47, 48. There is no mention 

 of Thymbra but once in Homer, II. k. 430. It is there only said, 

 " that the Carians and troops of other nations are toTtcards the sea ; 

 but tozrards Thymbra are the Lycians, Mysians, Phrygians, and 

 Mseonians. 



rTpoj Qv^uGprig BXa^cv Avxiot. 



We learn nothing from this passage concerning the situation of 

 Thymbra, except that instead of being 7iear the sea, as it has been 

 generally placed, the opposition expressed in the words of the poet 

 would lead us to seek for it at a distance /row the sea. 



And if we examine the words of Demetrius, we shall also see that 

 Thymbra cannot be placed where we are generally directed to look for 

 it, at fig. 47, 48. These figures are not distant, at the utmost, two miles 

 from New Ilium, which stood between fig. 48. and 15. ; but Thymbra 

 was five English miles from New Ilium, or fifty stadia. This is the 

 obvious deduction from the words in Strabo; — UXrjG-tov la-n [tu tj-ocXohu 

 y.tTiO'f^xTt'j TO -Tnolov r; @vi/,l2^oe, y.oil o J;' dvTov peuv 'rroTXf^og @U[^!2ficc, if^jSxXXuv 

 £*$■ Tov Zxa/^avopoi', x.xtoc to €)uf/.(3pxiov 'AjroXXuvog lef.ov' rev cs mi/ 'iXiou 



TTivTYiKcvrx (TTxSiovg (5^/£%£/. Lib. xlil. Ox. ed. 862. " The plain Thym- 



