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 Chap. 30.] ACCOUNT OF COUNTEIES, ETC. 465 At a greater distance hut resorting to the same place of jurisdiction, are the Orthronienses, the Alindienses- or Hip- pini, the Xystiani^, the Ilydissenses, the Apolloniatae^, the Trapezopolitae*, and the Aphrodisienses^, a free people. Be- sides the above, there are the towns of Coscinus', and Ilar- pasa^, situate on the river Harpasus^, which also passed the town of Trallicon when it was in existence. CHAP. 30. LTDIA. Lydia, bathed by the sinuous and ever-recurring windings of the river IVfeander, lies extended above Ionia ; it is joined by Phrygia on the east and Mysia on the north, while on the south it runs up to Caria: it formerly had thenameof Maeonia^". Its place of the greatest celebrity is Sardes^ which lies on the side of Blount Tmolus'^, formerly called Timolus. From this mountain, which is covered with vineyards, flows the ^ Parisot observes that many of the towTis here mentioned belonged to the northem part of Phrygia. 2 The people of Alinda in Caria, which was sun'endered to Alexander the Great by Alinda, queen of Caria. It was one of the strongest places in Caria. Its position has been fixed by Fellowes at Demnieergee-derasy, between Arab-IIissa and Karpuslce, on a steep rock. 3 Of Xystis, as also of Hydissa, nothing apjiears to be known. to be known. 5 Pococke says that the modem site of Trapezopolis is called Karadche. ^ The people of Aphrodisias, an ancient city of Caria, situate at the modem Ghera or Geyra, south of ibitiochia on the IVIirander. Aphro- dite or Venus seems to have been principally worshipped at this place. Strabo places it in Phrygia. 7 Or Coscinia, a place in Caria, which, as we may gather fi*om Strabo, ranked below a town. Leake thinks that Tshma, whore Pococke found considerable remains, is the site of tliis place. 8 On the eastern bank of the Ilarpasus, a tributary of the Mreander. Its ruins are supposed to be those seen at a place called Ilarpas Kalossi. In B. ii. c. 98, Pliny speaks of a wonderful rock at this place. 9 Now kno'n as the Harjia. 10 By tins name alone it is known to Homer. 11 Its ruins, now called Sart, are very extensive, though presenting no- thing of importance. Its citadel, situated on a rock, was considered to be almost impregnable. 12 Now called Kisilja MusaDagh. It was famous for its wine, saffron, and gold. VOL. I. 2 a
 * Inhabitants of ApoUonia in Caria, of which place nothing appears