. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . 18.) The only ancient remains nowvisible at Palermo are some slight vestiges of anamphitheatre near the Royal Palace; but numerousinscriptions, as well as fragments of sculpture andother objects of antiquity, have been discovered onthe site, and are preserved in the museum at Par-lermo. The coins of Panormus are numerous: the moreancient ones have Punic inscriptions, and belong tothe period when the city was subject to the Cartha-ginians, but the beauty of their workmanship showsthe unequivocal influence of Greek art. The laterones (struck after the
. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . 18.) The only ancient remains nowvisible at Palermo are some slight vestiges of anamphitheatre near the Royal Palace; but numerousinscriptions, as well as fragments of sculpture andother objects of antiquity, have been discovered onthe site, and are preserved in the museum at Par-lermo. The coins of Panormus are numerous: the moreancient ones have Punic inscriptions, and belong tothe period when the city was subject to the Cartha-ginians, but the beauty of their workmanship showsthe unequivocal influence of Greek art. The laterones (struck after the Roman conquest, but whilethe city still enjoyed nominal freedom) have thelegend in Greek letters IIANOPMITAN. Still laterare those of the Roman colony, with Latin these, as well as in inscriptions, the name is fre-quently written Panhormitanorum ; and this ortho-graphy, which is found also in the best MSS. ofCicero, seems to have been the usual one in Romantimes. (Eckhel, vol. i. p. 232; Zumpt, ad Cic. 26.) [E. H. B.]. COIN OF PANORMUS. PANORMUS. PANORMUS (Tldvopnos : Eih. TlavopfiiTris).1. A harbour of Achaia, 15 stadia E. of the pro-montory of Rhium. The bay is now called Tehiihfrom a tekieh or tomb of a Turkish saint, whichformerly stood upon it. (Paus. vii. 22. § 10 ; 86 ; Polyb. v. 102 ; Plin. iv. 5 ; Leake, Morea,vol. iii. p. 195.) 2. A harbour on the east coast of Attica. [Vol. 331, b.] 3. A harbour in the district Chaonia in Epeirus,situated nearly midway between Oricum and On-chesmus. (Ptol. iii. 14. § 2.) Strabo describes itas a great harbour in the midst of the Ceraunianmountains (vii. p. 324.) It is now called must be distinguished from Panormus, the har-bour of Oricum (Strab. vii. p. 316), now Porto Ra-guseo. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. i. pp. 3, 79.) 4. A harbour in the island of Cephallenia. [Ce- PH ALLEN I A.] PAXOR-MUS (Udvopnos). 1. The port of Ephe-pus formed by the mouth of the Caystrus, nearwhich stood the ce
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