. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. rical was undoubtedly a Syrian town, and the other towns ofCampestris had probably a similar origin, though no evidence can beadduced to that effect. Greek colonies were reputed to have settledat the most favourable points, as Tarsus, Soli, Mallus, ^gfe, andCelenderis. The Seleucida3 founded several new towns, as Seleuciaon the Calycadnus, Antiochia ad Cragiim, and Arsinoe. Lastly, theRomans revived many of the old to^vns, and gave them Romannames, such as C^esarea, Pompeiopolis, Cl
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. rical was undoubtedly a Syrian town, and the other towns ofCampestris had probably a similar origin, though no evidence can beadduced to that effect. Greek colonies were reputed to have settledat the most favourable points, as Tarsus, Soli, Mallus, ^gfe, andCelenderis. The Seleucida3 founded several new towns, as Seleuciaon the Calycadnus, Antiochia ad Cragiim, and Arsinoe. Lastly, theRomans revived many of the old to^vns, and gave them Romannames, such as C^esarea, Pompeiopolis, Claudiopolis, and Trajano-pohs. Six cities are noticed as free under the Roman dominion,viz. Tarsus, Anazarbus, Seleucia (which formed the capitals of thethree divisions of Cilicia in Constantines arrangement), Corycus,Mopsuestia, and JEg^. With regard to the position of the Ciliciantowns, those in Trachea are for the most part on the coast, whichoffered numerous strong and secure sites on the cliffs ; Seleucia onthe Caljxadnus is the most marked exception. In Campestris, on Chap. VIII. TOWXS. 135. Coin of Celenderis. the Other hand, where the coast is low, they are on the rivers :Tarsus on the Cydnus, Adana on the Sarus, Mopsnestia and Ana-zarbus on the Pyramus. Commencing with the towns on the coast from W. to E.—Coracesium, Alaya, on the border of Pamphylia, was a place of remarkable natm-aistrength, and had a good harbour: it was the only town that held outagainst Antiochus, and it became the head-quarters of the ^ was equally strong in position, being placed on a cliff juttingout into the sea: Trajan died there, ad. 117, after which event thename was changed to Trajanopolis : remains still exist of a mausoleum,agora, theatre, &c., at the mouth of the Selenti. Celenderis is alsodescribed as a strong fortress on the coast, with a small but shelteredport, now called Gulnar:originally a Phoeniciantown, it received a Sa-mian colony: its coinswere remarkably fine
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