Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

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the eastern entrance there is a long and
very perfect inscription, recording- the
building of the theatre, by Q. Velius Ti-
tianus ; and its dedication by his daugh-
ter Velia Procla, in the fourth consulate
of the Emperor Antoninus Pius.

A small ruined temple stands on the
side of the same hill, and not far from
thence, towards the summit, there is a
deep circular pit, of singular appearance :
a flight of steps leads to its bottom, from
the centre of which a square pillar rises
above the surface of the ground. It is
possible that this may have been the seat
of the oracle; the insulated pillar may
have supported the statue of the deity,
and the pit may have afforded some se-
cret means of communication for the
priest.

The town walls surrounded an area of
considerable extent; they may be easily
traced, as well as the situation of a castle
which commanded the harbour, and se-
veral towers which flanked the walls:

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