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From there it is two days' journey to Malmistras, which is Tarshish, situated by the sea; and thus far extends the kingdom of the Javanim or Greeks . The city lies by a lofty mountain, which is surrounded by the city-wall.
This supposition is not inconsistent with Graetz's theory, vol. VI, p. 447. See also Dr. Malmistras is forty-five miles from Tarsus. Both had been recaptured by Manuel in 1155. Ancient Antioch lies on the slope of Mount Silpius, and the city-wall erected by Justinian extended from the river up to the hill-plateau.
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