Kilidj-Arslan : cf. p. 21, 1. i

,, 16. Romanie : Romania, or Rum, the eastern name for the principalily of Iconium ; see map.

36. I. Mathieu d'Édesse : an Armenian monk, whowrotechronicles

of ihe history of the Armenians and Syrians about A.D. 1144.

,. 20. Gauthier, i.e. Walter the Penniiess ; cf note p. 15, 1. 12.

37. II. ralentir, ' to make slow ' {/e//f), ' to slacken ' ; hère ' to curb. '

,, 16. quartiers de roc, ' blocks of rock. ' Cl. ijuartiers de pierre =j;>vs morceaux Je pierre. Quartier means really ' the fourth part of. ' By extension it is used for any considérable portion of a whole, viz. les quartiers d'une ville; e. g. les omnibus parcourent tous les quartiers. Notice also — faire quartier à, ' to give quarter ' (mil. ) le quartier général, ' headquarters ' (mil.)

,, 26. lac Ascanius, or the Isnik lake, lies just south of the Sea of .M.irmora ; cf. note p. 34, 1. 18 ; named after Ascanius the son of Aeneas.

, . , , baigner : baigner means ' to bathe ' ; say hère ' washed. '

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