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made pleasant by the River Meles, which hath its Source 

 not far off. The most celebrated Mountains in Asia, for the 

 most part, spread themselves at large in this Tract, as Mas- 

 tusia, on the Back of Smyrna ; and Termetis that meeteth 

 close to the Foot of Olympus. This (Olympus) endeth in 

 Draco, and Draco in Tmolus ; Tmolus at Cadmus ; and Cad- 

 mus in Taurus. Beyond Smyrna are Plains, formed by the 

 River Hermus, and therefore adopting its Name. This 

 (River) hath its Beginning near Doryleus, a City of Phrygia, 

 and collecteth into it many Rivers; among which is Phryge, 

 which giveth Name to the whole Nation and divideth Phry- 

 gia and Caria asunder. Moreover, Lyllus and Crios, which 

 are well filled by the other Rivers of Phrygia, Mysia, and 

 Lydia. In the Mouth of this River stood the Town Tenmos : 

 now in the further portion of the Gulf are the Rocks Myr- 

 meces. Also the Town Leuce upon the Promontory, which 

 was an Island : and Phocaea, which boundeth Ionia. A large 

 part of ^Eolia, of which we will speak by and by, repaireth 

 commonly to the Convention of Smyrna : and likewise the 

 Macedonians, surnamed Hyrcani ; and the Magnetes from 

 Sipylum. But to Ephesus, which is another Light of Asia, 

 resort those that dwell farther off : the Caesarienses, Metro- 

 politae, Cylbiani, the Myso-Macedones, as well the Higher 

 as the Lower, the Mastaurenses, Brullitae, Hyppcepeni, and 

 Dios-HieritsB. 



CHAPTER XXX. 



JEolis, Troas, and Pergamus. 



jEoLis, in old Time called Mysia, 1 is nearest (to Ionia :) 

 and so is Troas, which boundeth upon the Hellespontus. 



1 The people of Mysia, according to Cicero, " were despicable and base 

 to a proverb." Their country was bounded on the west by Troas, in 

 which region was situated the city of that name, of which numerous 

 vestiges remain, attesting its former splendour. " Indeed," says Mr. 

 Fellowes, who visited the spot in 1838, " for many miles round the soil is 

 rendered useless for agriculture, by the multitude of broken marbles, 

 stones, and arches, which lie under the surface in every direction." 



Pergamus was the ancient capital of Mysia, and, as its ruins also attest, 

 was a magnificent city. Wern. Club. 



