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 476 Flint's natural histoet. [Book V. CHAP. 33. — TROAS AND THI^ ADJOINING NATIONS. The first place in Troas is Hamaxitus^ then Cebrenia^, and then Troas^ itself, formerly called Antigonia, and now Alexandria, a Eoman colony. We then come to the town of Nee**, the Scamander^, a navigable river, and the spot where in former times the town of Sigeum^ stood, upon a promontory. We next come to the Port of the Achaeans'', into which the Xanthus^ flows after its union with the Simois^, , and forms the Palaescamander^°, which was formerly a lake. The other rivers, rendered famous by Homer, namely, the E-hesus, the Heptaporus, the Caresus, and the Rhodius, have left no vestiges of their existence. The Granicus^ taking a difterent route, flows into the Propontis^'. The small city of Scamandria, however, still exists, and, at a distance of a mile at the foot of Mount Olympus ; next to whom, on the south and west, were the Abretteni. ^ On the south-western coast of the Troad, fifty stadia south of La- rissa. In the time of Strabo it had ceased to exist. No ruins of this place have been known to be discovered, but Prokesch is induced to think that the architectm'al remains to be seen near Cape Baba are those of Hamaxitus. 2 Or Cebrene or Cebren. It was separated from the territory of Scepsis by the river Menander. Leake supposes it to have occupied the higher region of Ida on the west, and that its site may have been at a place called Kushunlu Tepe, not far from Baramitsh. 3 Mentioned in Acts xvi. 8. It is now called Eski Stambul or Old Stambid. It was situate on the coast of Troas, opposite to the south- eastern point of the island of Tenedos, and north of Assus. It was founded by Antigonus, under the name of Antigonia Troas, and peopled with settlers from Scepsis and other neighbouring towns. The ruins of tliis city are very extensive, * Or Nea, mentioned in B. ii. c. 97. ^ Now called the Mendereh-Chai. ^ On the north-west promontory of Troas. Here Homer places the Grecian fleet and camp during the Trojan war. The promontory is now called Yenisheri. ' Now called Jeni-Scher, according to Ansart. It was at this spot that the Greeks landed in their expedition against Troy. 8 Usually identified with the Mendereh-Chai or Scamander. 9 The modern Gmr^brek. ^0 Or " ancient Scamander." great victories by which Alexander the Great overthrew the Persian empire, B.C. 334. Here also a victory was gained by Lucullus over Mithi-idates, B.C. 73. ^ Or Sea of Marmora.
 * i Now known as theKoja-Chai ; memorable as the scene of the three