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12 THE COASTS OF ^OLIA, IONIA, AND CARIA.
until the 15th century. It fell into the hands of Djouneid, a rebel emir, who took possession of the greater
part of iEolia, and waged war against Mahomet I. The sultan laid siege to the town, took its citadel by
assault, and massacred tbe garrison, but spared the inhabitants, who were dispersed amongst the neigh-
bouring towns.
Prom this period Cyme ceased to exist; its public buildings fell into ruins, and it became a quarry
from which stones were procured for the erection of villages on the shores of the gulf. In the present
day, there is hardly one stone upon another remaining to show where this flourishing city formerly stood.
The chief towns of the interior were Aegae, Temnos, Larissa, and Neontichos. The sites of these have
not been determined with any degree of certainty.
until the 15th century. It fell into the hands of Djouneid, a rebel emir, who took possession of the greater
part of iEolia, and waged war against Mahomet I. The sultan laid siege to the town, took its citadel by
assault, and massacred tbe garrison, but spared the inhabitants, who were dispersed amongst the neigh-
bouring towns.
Prom this period Cyme ceased to exist; its public buildings fell into ruins, and it became a quarry
from which stones were procured for the erection of villages on the shores of the gulf. In the present
day, there is hardly one stone upon another remaining to show where this flourishing city formerly stood.
The chief towns of the interior were Aegae, Temnos, Larissa, and Neontichos. The sites of these have
not been determined with any degree of certainty.