[Footnote 18: The site of Nymphaeum is not clearly defined
in ancient or modern geography. But from the last hours of
Vataces, (Acropolita, c. 52,) it is evident the palace and
gardens of his favorite residence were in the neighborhood
of Smyrna. Nymphaeum might be loosely placed in Lydia,
(Gregoras, l. vi. 6.)]