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one side of it, and Palceo-Orphano upon the other*, chap. 
This circumstance, added to the similarity of , ^' , 
the names of the two places, would rather tend 
to confirm the opinion entertained by UAnvillt 
oi Amphipolis\ — that the name did not imply an 
ambiguous position with regard to the rivery but 
a city whose position was ambiguous respecting 
two countries, or, as seems now to be the case, 
a city on the tivo sides of a hill ; one part being 
detached from the other for the convenience of 
its port. Were it not for the observations of 
Thucydides, this might seem probable ; and the 
opinion would be strengthened by what we 
have to state further concerning Orphano. It is 
now a poor village, consisting of about fifty 
houses ; and there is a small fortress upon the 
side of the hill, with about twenty other dwell- 
ings. Orphano is not more than a mile distant 
from the shore : a small river runs through it, 
which there falls into the sea. 
Medals. 
The quantity of ancient medals brought to Antient 
us, during the evening that we remained in this 
place, was so great, that we were occupied 
(4) " Our journey, during the whole of this day, was principally east- 
north-east. Towards Orphano it was due eaU. The inhabitants of 
Orpluino are all Turks." CrippsV MS. Journal, 
(5) See I)' Antille's AnU Geog. Parti, p. 200. Land. 1791. 
