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584 RUINS OF ELEUSIS.
ancient fragments. Two candelabrse of white marble decorate the
interior of the church.
This is probably the situation of the temple of Diana; and a large
ancient well in the vicinity may be the same that is called Kalli-
choron by Pausanias ; round which the Eleusinian women danced,
in honour of the goddess.
The temple of Neptune was probably near the sea, where several
traces appear composed of the dark Eleusinian marble. The foun-
dations of the ancient mole are still visible.
I observed no remains of the city wall; but the long walls which
united it with the port may be traced with little interruption.
The Acropolis1 was elevated upon a rocky ridge, which rises on
the north of the temple of Ceres. Some ancient foundations, of an
irregular style, support the superstructure <£ some modern ruins.2
It is certain that the superstitions of Greece constituted one
of the principal sources of its wealth, its civilization, its foreign
commerce, and its superiority in the fine arts. The oracles of
Apollo, and the mysteries of Eleusis, attracted the wealthy, the
devout, and the inquisitive of all nations. Sovereigns and states of
the most distant regions, vied with each other in the perfection and
magnificence of their offerings.3 This continual intercourse with
foreign countries opened the eyes of the Greeks to the advantage
of foreign connexions, and probably first directed their attention
to the policy of colonizing distant territories.
1 The Acropolis was reckoned a place of strength ; it is mentioned by Scylax in his
Periplus. Scylax wrote about five hundred and fifty years B. C. It would appear from Livy,
that the castle of Eleusis was within the wall or peribolos of the temple, in the same manner
as the theatre of Epidauros was within the sacred enclosure of iEsculapius. See Livy,
b. SI. c 25.
5 For a more detailed account of Eleusis, and its temples, consult Dr. Chandler's Travels
in Greece, and the Unedit. Antiq. of Attica, pub. by the Dilett. Society, with engravings from
drawings, by Sir W. Gell.
3 Herodotus has left an interesting account of the gifts of Croesus to several Grecian
temples, b. 1. c. 92.
ancient fragments. Two candelabrse of white marble decorate the
interior of the church.
This is probably the situation of the temple of Diana; and a large
ancient well in the vicinity may be the same that is called Kalli-
choron by Pausanias ; round which the Eleusinian women danced,
in honour of the goddess.
The temple of Neptune was probably near the sea, where several
traces appear composed of the dark Eleusinian marble. The foun-
dations of the ancient mole are still visible.
I observed no remains of the city wall; but the long walls which
united it with the port may be traced with little interruption.
The Acropolis1 was elevated upon a rocky ridge, which rises on
the north of the temple of Ceres. Some ancient foundations, of an
irregular style, support the superstructure <£ some modern ruins.2
It is certain that the superstitions of Greece constituted one
of the principal sources of its wealth, its civilization, its foreign
commerce, and its superiority in the fine arts. The oracles of
Apollo, and the mysteries of Eleusis, attracted the wealthy, the
devout, and the inquisitive of all nations. Sovereigns and states of
the most distant regions, vied with each other in the perfection and
magnificence of their offerings.3 This continual intercourse with
foreign countries opened the eyes of the Greeks to the advantage
of foreign connexions, and probably first directed their attention
to the policy of colonizing distant territories.
1 The Acropolis was reckoned a place of strength ; it is mentioned by Scylax in his
Periplus. Scylax wrote about five hundred and fifty years B. C. It would appear from Livy,
that the castle of Eleusis was within the wall or peribolos of the temple, in the same manner
as the theatre of Epidauros was within the sacred enclosure of iEsculapius. See Livy,
b. SI. c 25.
5 For a more detailed account of Eleusis, and its temples, consult Dr. Chandler's Travels
in Greece, and the Unedit. Antiq. of Attica, pub. by the Dilett. Society, with engravings from
drawings, by Sir W. Gell.
3 Herodotus has left an interesting account of the gifts of Croesus to several Grecian
temples, b. 1. c. 92.