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and Phrygian boundaries of Lycia. In some 

 one of the mountain defiles which we saw from 

 Adalia, doubtless stood Termessus, one of the 

 largest and most important cities in the south 

 of Asia Minor, and of considerable antiquity. 

 Arrian has entered into a particular description 

 of this city and its people, on account of the stand 

 they made to oppose the march of Alexander. 

 We quote it in order to make more clear the 

 geography of our route. After conquering the 

 cities of Pamphylia, Alexander "set out on his 

 march into Phrygia : his route was by the 

 city of Termessus. These men are of the Pisi- 

 dian nation, and barbarous; they occupy a city 

 situated on a high mountain, steep, and rugged 

 on every side, so that the passage up to it is 

 difficult, for the mountain extends from the 

 city to the very road, over against which is 

 another mountain equally inaccessible, so that 

 the pass is extremely narrow, and might be de- 

 fended by a small force. The Termessians had 

 posted their forces upon both these hills, which 

 Alexander perceiving, ordered his Macedonians 

 to pitch their tents as near the Termessians as 

 possible ; imagining that the Termessians would 

 not long continue their station there when they 



