Note 035 There are three passages within a few miles of each other: 1. Zeugma, celebrated by the ancients, 2. Bir, frequented by the moderns; and, 3. The bridge of Menbigz [Manbedj] or Hierapolis, at the distance of four parasangs from the city.

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The History Of The Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire— Chapter 24