IT is a curious fact, that, although so many travellers now visit Syria, the site of a place so celebrated in antiquity as Daphne of Antioch is scarcely known. One of the best oriental scholars in this country, the Rev. Mr. Renouard, in commenting lat...
IT is a curious fact, that, although so many travellers now visit Syria, the site of a place so celebrated in antiquity as Daphne of Antioch is scarcely known. One of the best oriental scholars in this country, the Rev. Mr. Renouard, in commenting lately upon the subject, says, "Beit el ma, 'the water house,' is an ancient aqueduct leading to Duweir 'little convent,' the ancient Daphne." It is obvious, therefore, that a short notice of so remarkable a spot, is not only a desideratum to general knowledge, but will also be of interest to the reader, as the seat of one of the most (if I may be allowed the expression) dramatic occurrences which characterized the early struggles of Christianity with Paganism.