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phellus ; whereas the distance from the latter 

 place to this site, is about half that of the 

 Stadiasmus. Errors in distances are, however, 

 common in that document ; but the order of 

 succession is in general correct, and there being 

 no other ruins between Acroterium and Aperlae, 

 which it follows, the disagreement in the dis- 

 tance may be disregarded. The fact of the name 

 of Phellus occurring on one of its monuments, 

 is a kind of evidence which cannot always be 

 relied upon in determining the name of an an- 

 cient site. The ancient port of Phellus, which 

 with Antiphellus was opposite Megiste, we con- 

 clude to have been on some part of the north 

 shore of the deep inlet of Vathy, entering 

 behind Antiphellus. Some rock tombs were 

 seen by Captain Beaufort in the sides of the 

 mountains rising from its shore, and the road 

 to the plain of Tchookoorbye, where we have 

 the stronger evidence for placing Phellus, ascends 

 from the head of this bay. In the Stadiasmus 

 there is no mention of Phellus, nor of its ancient 

 port, which accords with the account of Strabo, 

 who places Phellus in the interior ; and by the 

 omission of the port of Phellus also in the 

 former document, we may infer that it was 



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