Ghazir: See note p. 25, line

43. — 15. Josèphe: Flavius Josephus [a.d. 39-95], a celébrated Jewish historian, who flourished at Rome in the time of Vespasian.

45. — 21. fleuve du Chien. The Dog River (Nahr el Kelb) empties into the Mediterranean between Beirut and Ghazir, It rises to the east at Mount Sannin. According to the legend, a gigantic stone dog, standing hère on a cliff above the sea, used to bark at the approach of an enemy.