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Title: Ilios; the city and country of the Trojans. The results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902 Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 Brugsch, Heinrich, 1827-1894 Ascherson, Paul, 1834-1913 Postolakas, Achilles Burnouf, Emile, 1821-1907 Calvert, Frank Dufield, Alexander James, 1821-90
Subjects: Archaeology
Publisher: New York: Harper & Bros
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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esyllables -avSpos; while, on the otherhand, we have various names likeKadyanda, Labranda (from the LydianAa/?pv5, hatchet), Piginda, Alinda(from the Karian aAa, horse ) whichhave the same termination as kv/jllvSls.The name of Mysia itself was derivedfrom the Lydian /xvcro?, which is ex-plained by the Greek 6£vr), the beech(or Fagus silvaticus).1 1 The following inscription, found by Mr.Frank Calvert in the necropolis of Thymbra,probably contains a specimen of the Mysiandialect spoken in the Troad :— . . AIS0ENEIAIEMM(?)ITONIKIAIOI-TOrAVKIO.It is given in Le Bas : Voyage archeologique enGrece et en Asie Mineure, v. 1743 m. 2 z APPENDIX IV. THYMBEA, HANAI TEPEH.By Mr. Consul Frank Calvert.The first mention of Thymbra is ! rians, Paeonians, Leleges, Caucones, by Horner. iDolon, when he detailsto Ulysses the position of the Trojanarmy outside of Troy, places the Ca- and Pelasgi, towards the sea; theLycians, Mysians, Phrygians, andMaeonians, towards Thymbra.1 This PLAIN OF THESCAMANDER
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■fMile No. 1538. Map indicating the Sites of Thymbra and Hanai Tcpeh, and the junction of the Rivers Thj-mbrius and Scamander. 1 II. x. 428. App. IV.) THYMBRA, HANAI TEPEH. BY MB. FRANK CALVERT. 707 allocation, though it does not establishthe geographical position of Thym-bra, yet, taken with the more preciseinformation given by Demetrius ofScepsis, is of value ; it evidences thata direct1on opposite to the sea, thatis, inland, was intended by the poet.The more modern author places thetemple of Apollo Thymbraeus at fiftystadia from Ilium (Novum), at the junc- tion of the river Thymbrius with theScamander.2 Thymbra was identifiedby Hobhouse with Akshi Kioi3 (thepresent Thymbra Farm), and BarkeiWebb recognized the Thymbrius inthe Kemar Su.4 My researches haveled to the discovery of another ancientsite at Hanai Tepeh, separated fromthat of Akshi Kioi by an interval ofabout five hundred yards (see Map,

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