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CHAPTER X.
From Messene to the khan of Sakona—To Sinano—Ruins of an ancient city—Ruins of
Megalopolis—Panoramic view of the plain—Perilous situation of the author, and conflict
with the thieves—Unexpected delivery from danger—Pursuit and capture of several thieves
—Their punishment—Theatre of Megalopolis—Ruins in the vicinity—Departure from
Sinano in search of the ruins of Lykosoura—Village of Delhi Hassan—Town of Karitena—
Kachikolo Kastro, probably Gortys—Temple of Apollo Epikourios—Sculpture of the temple
—Sources of the Xeda—Mount Tetragi, probably Lycaeon—Mount Dioforti, probably Ke-
rausios—Ruins of a city, probably Lykosoura—Road to Sparta—Village of Agie Basile—
Source of the Eurotas—Arrival at Misithra.
TO THE KHAN OF SAKONA.
ON the 7th of February we quitted the gates, and proceeding along
the north side of Ithome, saw the castle of the banditti about three
quarters of a mile to the left. We passed by a fount, and saw two
villages called Beski and Bolemi, on the side of Ithome on the right.
We came to a long block of stone and a ruined church, and soon
after to a heap of small stones. We passed over a stream near two
mills, and in an hour and twenty minutes from the gates of Messene,
crossed the triangular bridge over the Balyra, which, according to
Pausanias,1 was thirty stadia from Messene. We stopped here to
consult with some countrymen concerning the road by which Ave
were most likely to avoid the thieves. We determined to proceed
across the plain, to traverse the mountainous boundary between
Messenia and Arcadia, and to visit the remains of Megalopolis.
We crossed a rivulet running north-east, and saw the village
1 B. 4. c. 33.
From Messene to the khan of Sakona—To Sinano—Ruins of an ancient city—Ruins of
Megalopolis—Panoramic view of the plain—Perilous situation of the author, and conflict
with the thieves—Unexpected delivery from danger—Pursuit and capture of several thieves
—Their punishment—Theatre of Megalopolis—Ruins in the vicinity—Departure from
Sinano in search of the ruins of Lykosoura—Village of Delhi Hassan—Town of Karitena—
Kachikolo Kastro, probably Gortys—Temple of Apollo Epikourios—Sculpture of the temple
—Sources of the Xeda—Mount Tetragi, probably Lycaeon—Mount Dioforti, probably Ke-
rausios—Ruins of a city, probably Lykosoura—Road to Sparta—Village of Agie Basile—
Source of the Eurotas—Arrival at Misithra.
TO THE KHAN OF SAKONA.
ON the 7th of February we quitted the gates, and proceeding along
the north side of Ithome, saw the castle of the banditti about three
quarters of a mile to the left. We passed by a fount, and saw two
villages called Beski and Bolemi, on the side of Ithome on the right.
We came to a long block of stone and a ruined church, and soon
after to a heap of small stones. We passed over a stream near two
mills, and in an hour and twenty minutes from the gates of Messene,
crossed the triangular bridge over the Balyra, which, according to
Pausanias,1 was thirty stadia from Messene. We stopped here to
consult with some countrymen concerning the road by which Ave
were most likely to avoid the thieves. We determined to proceed
across the plain, to traverse the mountainous boundary between
Messenia and Arcadia, and to visit the remains of Megalopolis.
We crossed a rivulet running north-east, and saw the village
1 B. 4. c. 33.