The'  Itinerary  Amoninua  makea  it  three  milca  diaUnt
from  the  coaat,  whereaa  Ptolemy  ranka  it  amoog  the
mritime  citiee.  It  had  «  bafboar,  ntobably,  on  the
eea,  while  dw  city  itaelf  atood  inhiM>  ■  Sm  waa  «n
•M  Tyrian  aettleiAent,  and  ie  the  only  one  oTthe  many
nmtioned  by  Scylaz  in  thia  quartw  tbtt  we  can  fii
npon  with  ceit^nty.  A  river  of  the  aame  name  ran
by  it.  SyjAaz,  prince  ef  the  Maaaeayli,  aelected'  thia
city  for  hia  residence,  having  taken  it  from  the  Oap>
th'agiiiianB.  He  afierwaid  took  np  hia  abode  in  Cirta.
