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paratively modern, and its architecture bar- 

 barous. 



St. Paul, when on his way to Rome, put into 

 Myra and there changed ship ; whether the seed 

 of Christianity was then first sown in Lycia the 

 sacred writer does not mention ; but we may 

 infer from the zeal and diligence always evinced 

 by that great apostle, that the opportunity was 

 not lost. Myra was, however, the capital of the 

 Bishopric of Lycia for many centuries afterwards ; 

 and as there are no remains at Myra itself, in- 

 dicating the existence of a cathedral, we probably 

 behold in this ruin the head church of that 

 diocese, planted here from motives of seclusion 

 and security. Our limited means of research 

 amongst ancient authors has not enabled us to 

 ascertain the fact, or to gain any clew to the 

 name of the ruins adjoining it. This will be 

 better done by the scholar and antiquary ; and 

 from the want of better evidence we still call 

 it Trabala, the name suggested to Sir C. 

 Fellows by Colonel Leake ; for not a single 

 inscription was found either by Mr. Daniell, 

 or by ourselves, although every rock-tomb 

 around the site was examined by our friend most 

 carefully. It was late when he joined us after 



