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name of the city twice ; both times in the neigh- 

 bourhood of ruins, but widely apart from each 

 other. The proximity of this tomb to the ruins 

 of Tchookoorbye, and the situation of the latter 

 immediately behind those of Antiphellus, we 

 consider conclusive in favour of supposing them 

 to be the site of Phellus ; and the name of the 

 village Avelah seems to be merely a slight cor- 

 ruption of Phellus, as Kapaklee may be of 

 Aperlae. We have this evidence, therefore, 

 to justify our removing Phellus from Saaret 

 and regarding the latter site as the Pyrrha of 

 Pliny. The direct road from Tchookoorbye to 

 Xanthus is now through Saaret. Having thus 

 identified so satisfactorily all the ancient cities 

 mentioned as belonging to this part of the coast, 

 we journeyed on with increased pleasure and 

 hope, towards the unexplored district, surround- 

 ing the modern town of Kassabar, which from 

 its present fertility and capabilities led us to 

 anticipate the discovery of many interesting 

 sites. In half an hour we came in sight of this 

 plain, to which we began gradually to descend, 

 and in an hour and a half reached the foot of the 

 hills. Since quitting Antiphellus, we had met 

 more than a hundred mules laden with fir planks, 



