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GEOGRAPHY OF THE SINUS DOiUDIS. [Chap. xxxr.
the Bubassian gulf as the upper end or termination of the
Sinus Doridis, bounded by the regio Bubassus of Pliny.
Herodotus * also, in alluding to the attempt of the Cni-
dians to cut through the narrow isthmus, and to convert
the Triopian promontory into an island, states that the
Triopians commenced at the Bubassian Chersonesus. It is
now ascertained by Captain Graves's survey of the coast,
that the isthmus, which the Cnidians attempted to dig
through, is more to the east than had hitherto been sup-
posed, and consequently near the head of the Gulf of Syme.
Here, then, was the Bubassian territory, and consequently
the Sinus Bubassius of Mela: it remains only to fix the
Sinus Schcenus, which there can be little doubt was the
beautiful, almost land-locked bay where we had been per-
ceived by the inhabitants on the preceding day. Both Pliny
and Mela mention the town of Hyda as within the Gulf of
Schocnus : there is, therefore, little difficulty in identifying
it with the extensive ruins, now called Ainoulias, which we
visited on our landing, and from which we had such an
extensive view.
Leaving the head of the gulf, we pulled back along the
northern shore, lying N.E. and S.W., with but few
bays and indentations for the first five miles, after which
the shore trends away more to the west. It varies consider-
ably in appearance from the south side of the gulf, the hills
being more undulating, and sloping gently to the sea, in-
stead of terminating in abrupt escarpments and cliffs: the
soil is also different, being of a red and brown colour, ap-
parently a sandstone conglomerate instead of a compact
scaglia. A breeze springing up from the N.W., we were
unable to continue our coasting voyage any farther, and
stood across the gulf for the Scala of Syme, where we did
not arrive until after dark. After running our boat
alongside the quay we took pratique at once, and carry-
ing our boat-cushions with us to the cafe, endeavoured to
* Lib. i. c. 171.
GEOGRAPHY OF THE SINUS DOiUDIS. [Chap. xxxr.
the Bubassian gulf as the upper end or termination of the
Sinus Doridis, bounded by the regio Bubassus of Pliny.
Herodotus * also, in alluding to the attempt of the Cni-
dians to cut through the narrow isthmus, and to convert
the Triopian promontory into an island, states that the
Triopians commenced at the Bubassian Chersonesus. It is
now ascertained by Captain Graves's survey of the coast,
that the isthmus, which the Cnidians attempted to dig
through, is more to the east than had hitherto been sup-
posed, and consequently near the head of the Gulf of Syme.
Here, then, was the Bubassian territory, and consequently
the Sinus Bubassius of Mela: it remains only to fix the
Sinus Schcenus, which there can be little doubt was the
beautiful, almost land-locked bay where we had been per-
ceived by the inhabitants on the preceding day. Both Pliny
and Mela mention the town of Hyda as within the Gulf of
Schocnus : there is, therefore, little difficulty in identifying
it with the extensive ruins, now called Ainoulias, which we
visited on our landing, and from which we had such an
extensive view.
Leaving the head of the gulf, we pulled back along the
northern shore, lying N.E. and S.W., with but few
bays and indentations for the first five miles, after which
the shore trends away more to the west. It varies consider-
ably in appearance from the south side of the gulf, the hills
being more undulating, and sloping gently to the sea, in-
stead of terminating in abrupt escarpments and cliffs: the
soil is also different, being of a red and brown colour, ap-
parently a sandstone conglomerate instead of a compact
scaglia. A breeze springing up from the N.W., we were
unable to continue our coasting voyage any farther, and
stood across the gulf for the Scala of Syme, where we did
not arrive until after dark. After running our boat
alongside the quay we took pratique at once, and carry-
ing our boat-cushions with us to the cafe, endeavoured to
* Lib. i. c. 171.