in Ancient Geography, an island between the borders of Phoenicia and Seleucia, at the distance of 20 stadia from a dangerous coast: all of it a rock surrounded by the sea, in compass seven stadia; and forming a very powerful city and republic. It is now called Roman; but not a single wall is remaining of all that multitude of houses which, according to Strabo, were built with more stories than even those of Rome. The liberty enjoyed by the inhabitants had rendered it very populous; and it subsisted by naval commerce, commerce, manufactures, and arts. At present the island is deserted; nor has tradition even retained the memory of a spring of fresh water in its environs, which the people of Aradus discovered at the bottom of the sea, and from which they drew water in time of war by means of a leaden bell and a leathern pipe fitted to its bottom.