Falkener, Edward: Ephesus and the temple of Diana (London, 1862)

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INACCURACY OF OUR PRESENT INFORMATION.

A DISTINGUISHED French traveller in the
latter part of tlie I7tli century, speaking of
the ruins of Ephesus, thus observes :—" The greater
part of these ruins we cannot make out, whatever
application and diligence we may employ'.';1 and
the result has been that the most confused and con-
tradictory opinions are held by those who have
treated on the subject; and that travellers often
know less about the edifices of this famous city
after they have visited its ruins, than they did
before.

Thus no fewer than seventeen2 travellers have
mistaken the ruin at the head of the marsh, (the
Great Gymnasium,) for the vestiges of the Temple
of Diana; two3 regard it as a church, and one4 as a

1 Comeille le Brun, Voyage au Levant, p. 29.

2 Tavernier, i. 81 j Spon and Wlieler, i. 334 ; Tournefort, ii.
515 ; Poleni; Dr. Pococke, p. 51 ; Cbishull, p. 26 ; Van Egmont
and Heymati, i. 106; Cte. Caylus, p. 433 ; Eevett the architect, in
Chandler, p. 160 ; Cte. de Forbin, p. 21 j W. J. Hamilton, ii.
24, 82 ; Choiseul Gouffier, i. 311 ; Prokesclt, ii. 109 ; Usborne,
p. 309 ; and M. de Monconys.

3 Dallavay and Arundell. * Gulil.

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