ap p e ars in th e view an n ex ed . N ow b a rk s e n te r it, to load th em selves
w ith sto n e from th e ru in s, w h ich th e tu rk s are co n tin u ally
b re a k in g to pieces.
BOUDROUN, FO RM ER LY HALICARNASSUS.
N o r t h w a r d from Cnidus, in th e Ceramic Gulf, n ow th e G u lf
o f Stancho, was Halicarnassus, mo re an c ien tly ca lled Zep h y ra . I t
was th e seat o f th e k in g s o f Caria, an d th e p la ce w h e re A rtem is ia
ere c ted th a t sepulchre to Man so lu s h e r b ro th e r an d h u sb an d , w h ich
was d e em ed o n e o f th e seven w o n d ers o f th e world. H a lic a rn a s sus
h ad likewise to boast, th a t it was th e b irth p la c e o f H ero d o tu s,
th e fa th e r o f h is to ry ; as it was o f D io n y siu s, th e h istorian, p hllo-
loger, an d an tiq u a ry . I t is n o te d too for h av in g b e e n b esieged
an d tak en b y A lexander.
T h e k n ig h ts o f St. J o h n o f J e ru sa lem , w h o m a d e themselves
ma ste rs o f this place, afte r th e y w e re e stab lish ed a t Rhodes, co n q
u e p o u r s’y c h a rg e r de pie rre s tiré e s de s ru in e s, q u e les tu rc s so n t sans cesse occupés
à m e ttre en pièces.
BOUDROUN, A U T R E F O I S HALI CARNASSE.
A u n o rd de C nide , d ans le g olfe Cé ramique , au jo u rd 'h u i g olfe de S tan ch o , é to it H a li-
carna sse , qui p lu s a n c ien n em en t s’ap p e lo it Z ép h y re . C 'é to it la ré sidenc e des rois de
Carie, e t le lieu où Artém ise fit é lev e r a M ausole son frè re e t son mari u n tom be au qui
a é té reg a rd é comme u n e des sep t merveilles du m onde . H a lic a rna sse p o u v o it aussi
se g lorifie r d ’av o ir donné le jo u r à H e ro d o te , p è re de l'h is to ire , comme e lle le donna
depuis à D en is, h is to rien , p h ilo lo g u e e t an tiq u a ire . E lle e st enco re rem a rq u ab le p our
av o ir é té assiégée e t prise p a r Alexandre.
Les chevaliers de S a int J e a n de J é ru s a lem , q u i s’e n ren d ire n t maîtres après q u 'ils se
fu re n t é tab lis à Rhodes, co n s tru is iren t u n e forte re sse à l ’e n tré e d u p o rt, su r les fonde