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described by Captain Beaufort as presenting "a 

 succession of projecting cliffs which would have 

 been difficult to surmount, but round which the 

 men would readily pass by wading through the 

 water." The second division marched by a much 

 more circuitous route over the mountains, to 

 avoid the dangers and difficulties of the Climax. 

 According to Arrian, the Thracians led the way 

 as guides. This statement has been a source of 

 difficulties to modern commentators on the life of 

 Alexander, as it seems strange that the Thracians 

 should have been chosen as guides in a country so 

 far distant from their own. A chief object with 

 us in visiting Phaselis was to trace from thence 

 the course of the second division of Alexander's 

 army ; to find a mountain route, which, by avoid- 

 ing the rugged knot of mountains forming Climax, 

 would eventually lead us into the Pamphylian 

 plain. On inquiring at Tekerova about the 

 existence of such a pass, we were told of a moun- 

 tain road passing near Sarahagik ; and a Turk, 

 who happened fortunately to be going that way, 

 offered to be our guide. 



April ISth. — We left Tekerova, and, after pas- 

 sing Phaselis, crossed an elevated rocky flat, 

 extending from the base of Taktalu to Cape 



