25. See Cellarius, Geograph. Antiq. tom. ii. part ii. p.
112. Leo African. in Ramusio, tom. i. fol. 70. L'Afrique de
Marmol, tom. ii. p. 434, 437. Shaw's Travels, p. 46, 47. The
old Hippo Regius was finally destroyed by the Arabs in the
seventh century; but a new town, at the distance of two
miles, was built with the materials; and it contained in the
sixteenth century about three hundred families of
industrious, but turbulent, manufacturers. The adjacent
territory is renowned for a pure air, a fertile soil, and
plenty of exquisite fruits.