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Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 71 — Chapter IX

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It was built by Seleucus Nicator, and named after his mother (Strab. i. xvi). Formerly it was famous for its vineyards, which occupied the hills behind the city.

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