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At a greater distance^ but resorting to tlie same place of 
jurisdiction, are the Ortlironienses, the Alindienses^ or Hip- 
pini, tlie Xystiani^, the Ilydissenses, the Apolloniatse*, the 
Trapezopolitoe^, and the Aphrodisienses^, a free people. Be- 
sides the above, there are the towns of Coscinus^, and Har- 
pasa^, situate on the river Harpasus^, which also passed the 
town of Trallicon when it was in existence. 
CHAP. 80. LTDIA. 
Lydia, bathed by the sinuous and ever-recurring windings 
of the river Mseander, lies extended above Ionia ; it is joined 
by Phrygia on the east and Mysia on the north, while on the 
south it runs up to Caria: it formerly had thenameof Maeonia^^. 
Its place of the greatest celebrity is Sardes^\ which lies on 
the side of Mount Tmolus^^, formerly called Timolus. Prom 
this mountain, which is covered with vineyards, flows the 
1 Parisot observes that many of the towns here mentioned belonged 
to the northern part of Phrygia. 
2 The people of Ahnda in Caria, which was surrendered to Alexander 
the Grreat by Alinda, queen of Caria. It was one of the strongest places 
in Caria. Its position has been fixed by Fellowes at Demmeergee-derasy, 
between Arab-IIissa and Karpuslee, on a steep rock. 
3 Of Xystis, as also of Hydissa, nothmg appears to be known. 
^ Inhabitants of Apollonia in Caria, of which place nothing appears 
to be known. 
s Pococke says that the modem site of Trapezopolis is called Karadche. 
^ The people of Aphrodisias, an ancient city of Caria, situate at the 
modern Grhera or Greyra, south of Antiochia on the Mseander. Aphro- 
dite or Yenus seems to have been principally worshipped at this place. 
Strabo places it in Phrygia. 
7 Or Coscinia, a place in Caria, which, as we may gather from Strabo, 
ranked below a town. Leake thinks that Tshina, where Pococke found 
considerable remains, is the site of this place. 
s On the eastern bank of the Harpasus, a tributary of the Mseander. 
Its ruins are supposed to be those seen at a place called Harpas Kalessi. 
In B. ii. c. 98, Pliny speaks of a wonderful rock at this place. 
9 Kow known as the Harpa. 
10 By this name alone it is known to Homer. 
11 Its ruins, now called Sart, are very extensive, though presenting no- 
thing of importance. Its citadel, situated on a rock, was considered to 
be almost impregnable. 
12 ISTow called Kisilja MusaDagh, It was famous for its wine, safiron, 
and gold. 
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