a city of Asia Minor, and one of the finest in all the Levant.
It contended for the honour of giving birth to Homer, and its title is
by many thought to be the best founded. The Christian church in Smyrna
was one of the seven churches of Asia to which the Apostle John was
commanded to address an epistle, Rev. ii, 8–10. The present Smyrna,
which the Turks call Esmir, is about four miles in circumference, and
contains a population of about a hundred thousand souls. It is less
remarkable for the elegance of its buildings than for the beauty of its
situation, the extent of its commerce, and the riches of its
inhabitants.
It contended for the honour of giving birth to Homer, and its title is
by many thought to be the best founded. The Christian church in Smyrna
was one of the seven churches of Asia to which the Apostle John was
commanded to address an epistle, Rev. ii, 8–10. The present Smyrna,
which the Turks call Esmir, is about four miles in circumference, and
contains a population of about a hundred thousand souls. It is less
remarkable for the elegance of its buildings than for the beauty of its
situation, the extent of its commerce, and the riches of its
inhabitants.