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 Chap. 22.] ACCOUNT OF COUNTRIES, ETC. 447 Mount Crocodilus, the Gatcs^ of Mount Amanus, the rivers Androcus-, Pinarus', and Lycus'', the Gulf of Issos^ and the town of that name ; then Alexandria^ the river Chlorus^, the xree town of ^gae^, the river Pyramus^, the Gates ^° of Cilicia, the towns of Mallos" and Magarsos'-, and, in the interior, Tarsus ^^. We then come to the Aleian Plains ' the town of Cassipolis, Mopsos^*, a free to^vn on the river Ey- ramus, Thynos, Zephyrium, and Anchiale^®. Next to these 1 Or " Passes." As to Mount Amanus, see C. 18 of the present Book. 2 Parisot suggests that this is the Chersos of Xenophon, the modern Kermes. 3 The Deh-Su of modem times according to D'AnvHle, the Maher- Su according to Pococke. 4 PHny is the only writer that mentions this river Lycus. s The "Gulf of Issos is now called the Gulf of Scanderoon or Isken- derun, from the town of that name, the former Alexandria ad Issum, mentioned here by Pliny. In the vicinity of Issus, Alexander defeated the army of Darius. The exact site of the town appears not to have been ascertained. ^ Which stiU preserves its name in Iskenderun, on the east side of the Gulf. It probably received its name in honour of Alexander the Great. " Or the " Green" River. Its identity is unknown. 8 Now called Ayas Ivala or Kalassy. It was a place, in the Roman period, of some importance. ^ The modern river Jihan. 10 Or " Passes " of Cihcia, through the range of Taurus. 1^ Called Mallo in modem times, according to llardouin and Dupinet. 12 At the moutli of the Pyramus, according to Tzetzes. 13 Famous as the birth-place of St. Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles. Its ruins still bear the name of Tersus. During the civil war it took part with Julius Ca}sar, and from him received the name of Juliopolis. 14 They he between the rivers Djilioun and Sylioun, according to Ansart. 15 Now called Messis, according to D'Anville and Manncrt. The site of Cassipolis, or Cassiopolis according to some readings, is unknown. IS The sites of Thynos and Zephyrium appear to be unknown. Anchiale was situate on the coast, upon the river Anchiak-us, according to tho geographer Stephanus. Aristobulus, quoted by Strabo, says that at this place was the tomb of Sai-dana]ialus, and on it a relief in stone repre- senting a man snapj)ing the fingers of tlio riglit liand. He adds, danapalus built Anchiale and Tarsus in one day, and exhorting the reader to eat, drink, &c., as everj'thing else is not worth Tliat, the moaning of which was shown by the attitude of the figure." Atlu'naus however cites Amyntas as his authority lor stating that the tomb of Sardanapalus •was at Nineveh. Leake is of opinion that a inomid on the banks of tho river beyond the modem viUagca of Kazalu and Kaiaduar forma the re- mains of Anchiale,
 * 'It is said that tlicre is an Assyrian inscri))lion also, recording that Sar-