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square and oblong buildings, some of which are of considerable size.'
On this site, which is only three miles W. from Tchor-Hissar, we pro-
visionally place the fifth city of the Pentapolis ; for five cities existed
in the plain, and five sites alone have been found. Eut see § 6.

The most important, almost the only, piece of evidence about the
situation of Eukarpia is in the Peutinger Table. It is given there
on a road from Dorylaion to Eumeneia, intermediate between the
roads Dorylaion-Akmonia and Doiylaion-Synnada. One of the
primary objects of our work in 1883 was to determine the line of this
intermediate road and the situation of Eukarpia. After examining
every possible path, and trying every opening, we found that the
only intermediate road leads through Sitchanli-Ova and Sandykli-
Ova. Now Eukarpia, being the next station on the Table to Eumeneia,
distant XXX M. P., must have been in the Sandykli-Ova, unless the
Table has omitted- a station between Eumeneia and Eukarpia; and
all doubt on this point seems to be removed by the fact that Eukarpia
was in the Pentapolis.

As to the exact site of Eukarpia, direct evidence is wanting, and
we must calculate probabilities. Is the distance stated correctly in
Table1? Kara-Sandykli and Ille-Mesjid are both about XXX M. P.
from Eumeneia] ; but the accessible evidence places Brouzos and
Stektorion on those sites ; and there seems no alternative except that
Eukarpia was situated at Emir-Hissar2. This makes it necessary to
change the number in the Table from XXX to XXV 3.

To judge from Hamilton's description and from the general character
of the localities, Emir-Hissar was the site of the chief city of the
district4 ; and coinage indicates Eukarpia as the wealthiest city in
the Pentapolis. The coins begin as early as Augustus, when they
bear the curious legend £YK APTTITIKOY, and mention AYKIAAS and
AFTcblA-IEPHA. In the time of the Antonines the nanie of a woman
occurs, eni ■ neAIAC • CeKOYNAHC5.

There remains a certain doubt about the site of Eukarpia, which
would probably be dispelled by a little excavation on the acropolis at

1 Reckoning Eumeneia to Ille-Mesjid from Emir-Hissar. But Kidyessos is
over Duz-Bel. I clung to the belief omitted on the Table, which goes on to
that Eukarpia was on the latter site Conni XXXII M. P.

until the discovery of no. 640 in 1891. 4 The site of Stektorion contains a

2 As MM. Legrand and Chamonard theatre, however; whereas I saw none
have inferred BCH 1893 p. 275. at Emir-Hissar. Theatres are not com-

3 The next stage on the road (after mon in Phrygia.

passing Brouzos at V M. P.) would be 6 Probably in the time of Faustina

Kidyessos, which is near XXIV M. P. Junior, Imhoof MG p. 399.

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