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the north-west and by north, passing the ^^^^' 
Cachales by a bridge, and leaving a small village ' »■ ' 
called Vourna, of course written Burna, on our 
right hand. Here Parnassus projects into the 
plain; so that we crossed over this foot of the 
mountain, and, descending, passed a river called 
Karafpotami, or Madams River, by a bridge. 
Soon afterwards we entered the town of Dadi. 
Here we found ruins almost as much worth no- 
tice as those of Tithorea. Upon a hill beyond the 
town, where there now stands a small church, 
antient walls may be observed, similar in their 
architecture to what we have already described 
at the latter place. They extend all around the 
hill ; and one of the mural turrets is yet standing. 
We know not the antient city to which these 
ruins belonged. It must have been a place of 
great consideration; probably it was the 
A.MvmcMAoi Herodotus \ called Amphiclea by ^rnphicUu. 
Pausanias. It was denominated Ophitea by 
the Amphictyons, when a decree was passed 
for the destruction of the towns of Phocis^ 
Its inhabitants referred this last appellation, 
(1) Ka) 'A^^/*oMa», K.r.X. JJerodoti H\st. lib. viii. cap. 33. p. 469. 
ed. Gronov. L. Bat. 1716. —See also Stephanas tie Urbibus, p. 78. 
Jmst. 16T8. 
(2) Pausan. lib. x. c. 33. p, 884. ml. Kuhn. 
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