▁of ▁the ▁walls , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁H ellen ic ▁found ations ▁on ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁this ▁rock ▁towards ▁the ▁village . ▁In ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁outside ▁the ▁walls , ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁and ▁south , ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁sep ul ch ral ▁exc av ations ." ▁Le ake ▁observed ▁the ▁mole ▁or ▁cause way ▁which ▁P aus an ias ▁describes , ▁and ▁which ▁serves ▁for ▁a ▁road ▁across ▁the ▁mar sh ▁to ▁the ▁port . ▁The ▁same ▁writer ▁remarks ▁that , ▁as ▁the ▁plain ▁of ▁This be ▁is ▁completely ▁surrounded ▁by ▁height s , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁issue ▁for ▁the ▁river ▁which ▁r ises ▁in ▁the ▁As cra ea ▁and ▁here ▁termin ates . ▁" The ▁river ▁cross es ▁the ▁cause way ▁into ▁the ▁mar sh ▁by ▁two ▁open ings , ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁or ▁spring ▁would ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁cause ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plain ▁to ▁be ▁in und ated , ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁lower ▁fit ▁for ▁cultiv ation ▁in ▁the ▁summer ; ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁now ▁allowed ▁to ▁flow ▁constantly ▁through ▁them , ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁is ▁always ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁mar sh , ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁has ▁become ▁much ▁higher ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ." ▁ ▁The ▁port ▁of ▁This be ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁V ath ý . ▁The ▁shore ▁is ▁very ▁rock y , ▁and ▁ab ounds ▁in ▁wild ▁p ige ons , ▁as ▁Stra bo ▁and ▁Ste phan us ▁have ▁observed ; ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a