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The reason why it has not received the appella- 
tion of a Soros is easily explained. The meaning 
of this word had never been duly under- 
stood*, when the Tomb arrived in England; 
although this be precisely the name given by 
Herodian to the conditory of Alexanders body ; 
neither had it then been heeded, that what 
Herodian termed a Soiios, Juvenal, according to 
a custom of the Romans, mentioned by Aiigiis- 
tinus^, had himself alluded to under the appella- 
tion of Sarcophagus^ : nay, so remarkable was 
the ignorance of a few persons who opposed 
the opinion now entertained of this Soros, that 
because it had, at a later period, served b.s a 
cistern in Egypt, they doubted its original sepul- 
chral use ; and some even ventured to deny, in 
direct contradiction of all history, \h.2ii Alexander 
was buried in Alexandria^. When the Cata- 
logue appeared, in which the Antiquities are 
enumerated, finding that it had not been deemed 
(1) This can only be disproved by shewiiijj that in some publication 
dated anterior to 1805 this word had its real signification. 
(2) " Quia enim area in quft rnortuus ponitur, quod onmes jam 
2«fi«oipayov vocant, 2«joj dicitur Gra;c(^." Augustin. de Civit;ito Dei, 
lib. xviii. c. 5. 
(3) " Sarcophago contentus erit." Juicnal. 
(4) For the removal of the body from Memphis to Alexandria, see 
(jinntus Curtius, Pausanias, &c. &c. Kui rot 'AXi^dvopov nxpov euro; 
xxrayayav viv la Mifofihs. Pausan. -Ittica, c.vW. p. 17. edit. /iV<n«. 
lAps. i6ys. 
