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LABRANDA.
to a beautiful and extensive plain, covered with vines, olive and fig trees, and flocks and herds
feeding; and skirted by mountains, with villages. We crossed it by a winding road, with the
country-house of the Aga of Mylasa on our right hand; and passing a village called Iackly,
unexpectedly discovered the solemn ruins of a temple; but, as it was dusk, we continued our
journey to Mendelet, which was an hour farther on. The temple was of the Corinthian order,
sixteen columns, with part of their entablature standing; the cell and roof demolished. It is in
a nook, or recess ; the front, which is toward the east, close by the mountain-foot; the back and
one side overlooking the plain. The style of the architecture is noble, and made us regret that
some members, and in particular the angle of the cornice, were wanting. Its marbles have been
melted away, as it were piece-meal, in the furnaces for making lime, which are still in use, close
by the ruin. A town has ranged with the temple on the north. The wall, beginning near it,
makes a circuit on the hill, and descends on the side toward Mendelet. The thickets, which have
over-run the site, are almost impenetrable, and prevented my pursuing it to the top; but the lower
portion may easily be traced. It had square towers at intervals, and was of a similar construction
with the wall at Ephesus. Within it is a theatre cut in the rock, with some seats remaining. In
the vineyards beneath, are broken columns, and marble fragments; and in one, behind the
temple, two massive sarcophagi, carved with festoons and heads ; the lids on, and a hole made by
force in their sides. They are raised on a pediment, and, as you approach, appear like two
piers of a gateway. Beyond the temple are also some ruins of sepulchres : I was much disap-
pointed in finding no inscriptions to inform us of the name of this deserted place, which, from its
position on a mountain by the way-side, and its distance from Mylasa, I am inclined to believe
was Labranda.
" Labranda,* according to Strabo, was a village seated on a mountain in the road from Alabanda
to Mylasa. The temple was ancient, and the image of wood. This was styled the Military
Jupiter, and was worshipped by the people all around. The way was paved near sixty stadia, or
eight miles and a half, as far as Mylasa, and called sacred from the victims and processions, which
passed on it. The priesthood of the temple was conferred on the most illustrious of the citizens,
and was an office held for life.
* MsTa h loar<rov, to tuv MiAijcnwv YlatrziStov zgiv Ev $z ty,
pizo~oyxtx xxi Tpz7g e«n 7roXztg xfctoXoyoi, MuXaCfra, T,Tpxro-
vixztx, AXa£xvox' xl oe xXXxi TtzpntoXioi tovtuv, ij tuv ■ura.pxXiuv,
uv si<Ttv AptvU^uv, 'Hpa>cX£<a, ILvpujjLog, XxXxyTup" tovtuv pczv ovv
zXxtJuv Xoyog. Ta oe MuAa<rca Idpvrxi zv ttzo^iu cnpofyct
zvSxiuovt. vwzqkznxi oz kxtx ttopv(py\v opog xvrn XxToptiov XZVKV
XiSov xxXXig-ov s%oV tovto pt,zv o(pzXog zgiv ov ptxpov Tyv Xifytxv
•srpog nag oizo^optixg x(p§ovov, icon zyyv^zv e%ov, kxi uxXttrjx -zspog
rag tuv Izpuv, kxi tuv xXXuv tuv $ypioo~tuv zpyuv %XTX0"x.zvxg.
xxi yxp toi o~\ox7g re, xxi vxo7g zi rig aXXij %zy.ov\jlv\txi nvxyv.x-
Xug' §xvpix£ziv <5e z<fjt tuv C'WoCxXovtuv ovTug xXoyug to KTurpa.
op§iu jcut vsrzp^z^iu ytpypvu' kxi oy kxi tuv yiyzpiavuv rig znrz7v
XsyzTxt, z^xvptxexg to. T&pxypix' Txvrvpv yocp z<3pi\ tvjv ttoXiv 5
KTia-ag, u pt,q ztpofieTro xv, ovSz y<r%vvzT0 E%sa-j Sz ol MvXao~z7g
•j" Tou A105 tou te £l<royw xai Aau^avSvjvoti.] Jovis Labrandeni frequens
mentio veteribus. Herodoto libro quinto, c. 119. Plutarcho in Quaest.
Graec. Lactantio et Stcph. (Jovis Osogo mentioncm apud Fausaniam
reperi. quanquam ille paullo aliter vocat: Verba ejus sunt baec in Arca-
izpet Svo, tS Atog,-\- tu Te Q.<royu xxXvptzvv, text AxvpxvSyvov' to
fjbzv zv tt, TroXer tx Sz Ax&pxvla jtwp] zrjiv zv Tea opz7 kxtx ti\v
v-srzp^zcriv rqv e% AXx&xvSuv e;? tx MuXaira, xsru^zv Ti\g iroXzug'
zvrxx&x Aiog zg-iv vzug apx°t-7og, kxi %oxvov Aiog gpxTiov TiptxTXi
<5e vvro tuv jiuxiXw, kxi vtso tuv MvXxitzuV oSog re z<rjpuTxi <r%6aw
t< oktu xot.1 zIyikovtx <f]ot.$iuv f*e^p( Tvig TroXzug, Upx KuXovpizvii, $1
qg ■noivno<f\oXz'iTou tx Izpx' Izpuvrxi oz ol zirtyxvzcrlxToi tuv ttoXi-
TUV XZt liX &10V TXUTX [£ZV OVV illX T1JJ TTOXZUg. TpiTOV oz z<f\w
Izpov tou Kxpiov Aiog koivov amxvruv YLxpuv, ov ^iTZ<f]i xai
AvSoTg, Kxt Mv<ro7g ug xfcX<po7g. \<r]opz7Txi $e uupy vmxp%ai to
ttxXxiov. WxTpig de KXt pxciXstov vp) tuv Kxpuv tuv STZpi tu
'EKXTOfiVU- ■&X-*lQ-ialzi h pXXlcfJx TV KXTX <&V0~X0V ^XXXtJyI V\
iroXtg, %xi tout' stfjw aVTo7g ztwziov.
dicis, Lib. viii. c. 10. OcthetwriS Ss ava<paivso-^ai mp.a. ev tw Upca toutco Xoyo;
eg-iv apxawg' soixot« Is xai ASrjvawi Xsyowtv ej to xO/*a to ev uxpovoXV xou
Kccpw oi MuXao-a exoVTSS> ^ T0° S6°5 T0 UP0V> W <f>a""'~ T? ^K*!"* xaXo5tr"'
Oycaa.) Casaub.
LABRANDA.
to a beautiful and extensive plain, covered with vines, olive and fig trees, and flocks and herds
feeding; and skirted by mountains, with villages. We crossed it by a winding road, with the
country-house of the Aga of Mylasa on our right hand; and passing a village called Iackly,
unexpectedly discovered the solemn ruins of a temple; but, as it was dusk, we continued our
journey to Mendelet, which was an hour farther on. The temple was of the Corinthian order,
sixteen columns, with part of their entablature standing; the cell and roof demolished. It is in
a nook, or recess ; the front, which is toward the east, close by the mountain-foot; the back and
one side overlooking the plain. The style of the architecture is noble, and made us regret that
some members, and in particular the angle of the cornice, were wanting. Its marbles have been
melted away, as it were piece-meal, in the furnaces for making lime, which are still in use, close
by the ruin. A town has ranged with the temple on the north. The wall, beginning near it,
makes a circuit on the hill, and descends on the side toward Mendelet. The thickets, which have
over-run the site, are almost impenetrable, and prevented my pursuing it to the top; but the lower
portion may easily be traced. It had square towers at intervals, and was of a similar construction
with the wall at Ephesus. Within it is a theatre cut in the rock, with some seats remaining. In
the vineyards beneath, are broken columns, and marble fragments; and in one, behind the
temple, two massive sarcophagi, carved with festoons and heads ; the lids on, and a hole made by
force in their sides. They are raised on a pediment, and, as you approach, appear like two
piers of a gateway. Beyond the temple are also some ruins of sepulchres : I was much disap-
pointed in finding no inscriptions to inform us of the name of this deserted place, which, from its
position on a mountain by the way-side, and its distance from Mylasa, I am inclined to believe
was Labranda.
" Labranda,* according to Strabo, was a village seated on a mountain in the road from Alabanda
to Mylasa. The temple was ancient, and the image of wood. This was styled the Military
Jupiter, and was worshipped by the people all around. The way was paved near sixty stadia, or
eight miles and a half, as far as Mylasa, and called sacred from the victims and processions, which
passed on it. The priesthood of the temple was conferred on the most illustrious of the citizens,
and was an office held for life.
* MsTa h loar<rov, to tuv MiAijcnwv YlatrziStov zgiv Ev $z ty,
pizo~oyxtx xxi Tpz7g e«n 7roXztg xfctoXoyoi, MuXaCfra, T,Tpxro-
vixztx, AXa£xvox' xl oe xXXxi TtzpntoXioi tovtuv, ij tuv ■ura.pxXiuv,
uv si<Ttv AptvU^uv, 'Hpa>cX£<a, ILvpujjLog, XxXxyTup" tovtuv pczv ovv
zXxtJuv Xoyog. Ta oe MuAa<rca Idpvrxi zv ttzo^iu cnpofyct
zvSxiuovt. vwzqkznxi oz kxtx ttopv(py\v opog xvrn XxToptiov XZVKV
XiSov xxXXig-ov s%oV tovto pt,zv o(pzXog zgiv ov ptxpov Tyv Xifytxv
•srpog nag oizo^optixg x(p§ovov, icon zyyv^zv e%ov, kxi uxXttrjx -zspog
rag tuv Izpuv, kxi tuv xXXuv tuv $ypioo~tuv zpyuv %XTX0"x.zvxg.
xxi yxp toi o~\ox7g re, xxi vxo7g zi rig aXXij %zy.ov\jlv\txi nvxyv.x-
Xug' §xvpix£ziv <5e z<fjt tuv C'WoCxXovtuv ovTug xXoyug to KTurpa.
op§iu jcut vsrzp^z^iu ytpypvu' kxi oy kxi tuv yiyzpiavuv rig znrz7v
XsyzTxt, z^xvptxexg to. T&pxypix' Txvrvpv yocp z<3pi\ tvjv ttoXiv 5
KTia-ag, u pt,q ztpofieTro xv, ovSz y<r%vvzT0 E%sa-j Sz ol MvXao~z7g
•j" Tou A105 tou te £l<royw xai Aau^avSvjvoti.] Jovis Labrandeni frequens
mentio veteribus. Herodoto libro quinto, c. 119. Plutarcho in Quaest.
Graec. Lactantio et Stcph. (Jovis Osogo mentioncm apud Fausaniam
reperi. quanquam ille paullo aliter vocat: Verba ejus sunt baec in Arca-
izpet Svo, tS Atog,-\- tu Te Q.<royu xxXvptzvv, text AxvpxvSyvov' to
fjbzv zv tt, TroXer tx Sz Ax&pxvla jtwp] zrjiv zv Tea opz7 kxtx ti\v
v-srzp^zcriv rqv e% AXx&xvSuv e;? tx MuXaira, xsru^zv Ti\g iroXzug'
zvrxx&x Aiog zg-iv vzug apx°t-7og, kxi %oxvov Aiog gpxTiov TiptxTXi
<5e vvro tuv jiuxiXw, kxi vtso tuv MvXxitzuV oSog re z<rjpuTxi <r%6aw
t< oktu xot.1 zIyikovtx <f]ot.$iuv f*e^p( Tvig TroXzug, Upx KuXovpizvii, $1
qg ■noivno<f\oXz'iTou tx Izpx' Izpuvrxi oz ol zirtyxvzcrlxToi tuv ttoXi-
TUV XZt liX &10V TXUTX [£ZV OVV illX T1JJ TTOXZUg. TpiTOV oz z<f\w
Izpov tou Kxpiov Aiog koivov amxvruv YLxpuv, ov ^iTZ<f]i xai
AvSoTg, Kxt Mv<ro7g ug xfcX<po7g. \<r]opz7Txi $e uupy vmxp%ai to
ttxXxiov. WxTpig de KXt pxciXstov vp) tuv Kxpuv tuv STZpi tu
'EKXTOfiVU- ■&X-*lQ-ialzi h pXXlcfJx TV KXTX <&V0~X0V ^XXXtJyI V\
iroXtg, %xi tout' stfjw aVTo7g ztwziov.
dicis, Lib. viii. c. 10. OcthetwriS Ss ava<paivso-^ai mp.a. ev tw Upca toutco Xoyo;
eg-iv apxawg' soixot« Is xai ASrjvawi Xsyowtv ej to xO/*a to ev uxpovoXV xou
Kccpw oi MuXao-a exoVTSS> ^ T0° S6°5 T0 UP0V> W <f>a""'~ T? ^K*!"* xaXo5tr"'
Oycaa.) Casaub.