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the river which we had been so long following, at the spot
where it joins another smaller stream from Sorkoum; it is
here called Hamam Sii, as well as Sandukli Su, and the
united waters flow through a deep ravine on the right of
the road. From hence we continued across the gently un-
dulating plain to the village of Emir Hassan Kieui, where
are some large blocks near the roadside, and immediately
reached the site of an ancient town near the centre of the
plain. Many lines of walls, formed of square blocks of stone,
with doors and gateways, all marking the direction of streets
in situ, covered the ground for some distance. They were
not high, but the foundations were perfect, and a plan
might easily be made of the whole place. To the north of
the road a hill rises above the plain, which has served as
the Acropolis : it is a detached table-land of lacustrine
formation, of which there are several in different parts of
the plain, and remains of walls may still be traced round a
great part of the summit. On the west side I found a
Greek inscription * carved upon the smooth surface of the
rock, which had been cut to represent a sarcophagus. This,
although of no great importance in itself as a work of art,
is conclusive evidence of the real antiquity of the place.
The village of Emir Hassan Kieui has been raised entirely
upon the ancient ruins, and near it are the solid foundations
of several square and oblong buildings, some of which are
of considerable size. In the burial-ground were two sepul-
chral monuments with inscriptions, but too much obliterated
to be deciphered.
These ruins in all probability mark the site of Euphoiv
bium, a place of no very great note, but mentioned by the
Table as between Synnada and Apamea Cibotus, being
placed at thirty-seven miles from the former, and thirty-six
from the latter city; it is assigned by Pliny to the Con-
ventus of Apamea, and probably derived its name from the
excellence of its Hocks and pastures, for which it would be
well adapted by the many springs and marshes, which form
a distinguishing feature in the plain of Sandukli. With
* See Appendix; No. 373.
EMIR HASSAN KIEUI.
169
the river which we had been so long following, at the spot
where it joins another smaller stream from Sorkoum; it is
here called Hamam Sii, as well as Sandukli Su, and the
united waters flow through a deep ravine on the right of
the road. From hence we continued across the gently un-
dulating plain to the village of Emir Hassan Kieui, where
are some large blocks near the roadside, and immediately
reached the site of an ancient town near the centre of the
plain. Many lines of walls, formed of square blocks of stone,
with doors and gateways, all marking the direction of streets
in situ, covered the ground for some distance. They were
not high, but the foundations were perfect, and a plan
might easily be made of the whole place. To the north of
the road a hill rises above the plain, which has served as
the Acropolis : it is a detached table-land of lacustrine
formation, of which there are several in different parts of
the plain, and remains of walls may still be traced round a
great part of the summit. On the west side I found a
Greek inscription * carved upon the smooth surface of the
rock, which had been cut to represent a sarcophagus. This,
although of no great importance in itself as a work of art,
is conclusive evidence of the real antiquity of the place.
The village of Emir Hassan Kieui has been raised entirely
upon the ancient ruins, and near it are the solid foundations
of several square and oblong buildings, some of which are
of considerable size. In the burial-ground were two sepul-
chral monuments with inscriptions, but too much obliterated
to be deciphered.
These ruins in all probability mark the site of Euphoiv
bium, a place of no very great note, but mentioned by the
Table as between Synnada and Apamea Cibotus, being
placed at thirty-seven miles from the former, and thirty-six
from the latter city; it is assigned by Pliny to the Con-
ventus of Apamea, and probably derived its name from the
excellence of its Hocks and pastures, for which it would be
well adapted by the many springs and marshes, which form
a distinguishing feature in the plain of Sandukli. With
* See Appendix; No. 373.