the ancient royal residence of the kings of Persia, built by Darius Hystaspis, according to Pliny; though he probably only restored it, being a very an-

cient city, founded by Tithonus father of Memnon. Its compass was said by ancient authors to be 120 stadia; but the ruins give us the idea of a still greater extent. They are situated on the east side of the river Kerah, in the latitude of 32°, stretching not less than twelve miles from one extremity to the other. These ruins consist of hillocks of earth and rubbish, covered with broken pieces of brick and coloured tile. One of these hillocks is a mile in circumference, and 100 feet high. Another, though not quite so high, has double the cir-

cuit. Large blocks of marble covered with hierogly-

phics are frequently discovered by the Arabs. There is a building, apparently modern, called the tomb of Daniel. The whole place is now a gloomy wilderness, inhabited by beasts of prey. See Kinneir's Geographi-

cal Memoir of Persia.