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and affluence of this ancient city. Like Olympus, 

 however, it presents no traces of the peculiar 

 tombs and inscriptions of Lycia. 



The great interest attached to Phaselis, and to 

 the country through which we were now about 

 to pass, depends on their connection with the 

 history of Alexander the Great, and the progress 

 of his army through this part of Asia Minor. 

 Arrian relates " that Alexander, having happily 

 accomplished the conquest of Xanthus, and about 

 thirty other cities of Lycia, marched from thence 

 in the very depth of winter, into Milyas, a 

 province so named, which properly belonged to 

 Phrygia the Greater, but by the command of 

 Darius was made contributory to Lycia. Hither 

 came the ambassadors of the Phaselita?, who 

 requested his friendship and presented him with 

 a crown of gold. Hither also the cities of Lower 

 Lycia sent ambassadors, and entered into amity 

 with him. He thereupon ordered them to deliver 

 up their cities to those whom he despatched 

 thither for that purpose : which was accordingly 

 done. He then passed into the province of 

 Phaselis, which he reduced, with a certain fort 

 built there by the Pisidians, who from thence 

 made frequent incursions into the country," 



