Newton, Charles T. [Editor]; Pullan, Richard P. [Editor]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 2) (London, 1863)

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I saw no Hellenic inscriptions in the ruins at
Chifoot Kalessy, but the proprietor of this place,
a rich Turk, resident at Budrum, told me that he
had observed some here. Perhaps he referred to
the Byzantine inscriptions already noticed.

Prom the observations which I made on the
site of Chifoot Kalessy, I have no doubt that
an ancient acropolis once stood on the rock now
occupied by the Byzantine castle; and there seems
every reason for believing that this was the site of
Termera. The promontory Termerion, near which
Termera was situated, is described by Strabo0 as
lying opposite the promontory of Scandaria in Cos.
Its position is thus fixed at Cape Petra, a little to
the west of the bold rock of Chifoot Kalessy, which
forms a conspicuous feature on the coast, and must
in antiquity have been almost impregnable from
its steepness and isolation. In confirmation of the
opinion that Termera stood here, it maybe observed
that the unique silver coin of this place, purchased

Coin of Termera—uitual size.

by me at Cos some years ago, and now in the British

e xiv. p. G57. The statement of Strabo is confirmed by Photius,
ed. Porson, s. v. 'lep^tpta Kara : — ircpt Kaplav \upiov 'i-'epi.iipiou
raXctrat <[> t\nu~jv-o ol rvpavvoi ceafiojri)pio>' to fit yftopiov ipvfxvbv rvy^a-
vov KCtrai /xera£v MuXou Kal AXtKapvaoaov. Here Mv\ov is evi-
dently a misreading for Mvj'Sov, as is shown ibid. s. v. Tipfiepta :—■
Kal b 'L'eoutpoij 7roA.1v kv uKpg. riv\ tTjij Mvrotac kticjuq tavvou E7rww^l0i',
EPTsvOev i\l)trrtv(rtt> bpixwfici'os. This emendation has escaped several
learned editors of Photius and Suidas.