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the place originally alluded to in the extravagant reports of the 
natives, and of others who may have visited the country in question. 
The distance of five and six days south of Bengazi would not certainly 
correspond with the position of any one of these cities ; but it appears 
to us more probable that a place of some importance would be 
selected, in preference to one of inferior consideration, as the theme 
of a tale so marvellous ; and there can be no remains in the position 
alluded to which may at all be compared with those of the Pen- 
tapolis. 
^^^e shall now resume the thread of our narrative, and proceed to 
finish our account of Apollonia. 
It will be observed, in referring to the plan of that city, that the 
greater part of the wall is remaining ; and we have never seen so 
good an example of ancient fortification (the wall of Teuchira 
excepted) as that which it still alFords. It has been strengthened by 
quadrangular turrets, at intervals of about eighty yards, and the 
gates have in general been placed in the angles formed by the wall 
with the towers, a position which rendered them less accessible when 
besieged than if they had been otherwise situated. All the turrets, 
however, are not square ; for one at the south-west corner is circular, 
as are also two of much larger dimensions on the north-western side 
of the city, which are about eighty feet in diameter, and have been 
built uncommonly solid to resist the wash of the sea. At the oppo- 
site corner of the town there is nothing remaining but the founda- 
tions of one of the towers and a part of the wall extending westward 
from it along the beach : these were, however, sufficient to determine 
