On the Topography of Halicarnassus. 353 Notes. p. 348, note (a). Halicarnassus is properly considered to have occupied the locality of the present town of Budrum. At first, however, it appears doubtful how the latter word can in any way refer to the ancient name. Boodroom, Boudroum, Budrum, Vudrum, Bodrun, Bodroun, Bedrum, or Budrun, as the place is variously written, is, according to Mr Walpole, " a corruption, through Petrumi, as the Turks write it, from Pietro." (MS. Journal in Clarke's Travels, Vol. in. (4th Edit. 8vo. 1817) p. 256, note 1.) Or, according to Professor Ross (p. 30, note 1), Tlerpovviov or JJerpovfjuov is the modern Greek name of the castle of St Peter, which was originally built by the Knights of St John of Jeru- salem, and which stands on the East point of the great harbour. Cepio in 1477 describes it, as " Castellum Sancti Petri, situm in ea parte Cariae quae Choo insulae opposita est." (Vide u Petri Mocenici Imperatoris gesta," lib. I. p. 17.) Budrum consequently is a corruption of the Turkish for Peter. And its identity with the site of Halicarnassus is chiefly shown from coins, that have been discovered there, with the legend AAIKAP. (See Hamilton's " Asia Minor," Vol. n. p. 35.) But I have only seen one Greek inscrip- tion bearing the original name ; and this is given in Bailie's Fas- ciculus Inscript. Graec. n. p. 71, No. 96 f. ; it was copied by that author as preserved in a house in the town of Vudrum, and begins AAIKAPNA22EQN. And Mr Walpole says, in his MS. Journal before cited, " if any doubt should exist whether Budrun were the ancient Halicarnassus, or not, it might be removed at once by this cir- cumstance : Strabo points out the situation of the island Arcon- nesus ; and the small island opposite the fort of Budrun is now called Arconeso." This islet, the 'ApKovvrjo-os (Strabo, xiv.), is at this day, according to Mr W. J. Hamilton (ibid. p. 34), named Orak Ada. But Mr Morritt appears to have considered the Arconnesus as the rock on which the castle of St Peter was built. (See Clarice's Travels, same Vol. p. 268, note 1.) p. 348, note (b). Mr Newton's original memoir "On the Sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus," is published in the Classical Museum, Vol. v. Art. ix. pp. 170 201. p. 349, note (c). See this stated in Mr Newton's paper (ibid. p. 176).
