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Falkener, Edward
Ephesus and the temple of Diana — London, 1862

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THE TEMPLE OF DIANA. … LITHOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN.

Preface

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Ephesus might not be unacceptable to the public. … can be described only after seeing the remains; but

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the explorer to seek for them. In the present … expeditions sent out by direction of the State;

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on the voluntary system, I may be permitted to

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obtained; and certainly with regard to Govern- … It is true that what the State has not afforded,

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own its publication of the " Principles of Athenian … tists, architects, painters, botanists, geologists, and

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a lover of art, to express his appreciation of the … can be found willing to devote their fortunes to the

Part I: The city of Ephesus [Contents]

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THE CITY OF EPHESTJS. … Ancient Names of Ephesus........ 22 … The Theatre ......•...... 102

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y.—Prosperity and Affluence of the City . . . 122 … Schools of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture . 130 … VII.—Christian Traditions and Modern History . . 148 … Grotto of the Seven Sleepers....... 157 … Historical Events connected with the City of

Part II: The temple of Diana [Contents]

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THE TEMPLE OF DIANA. … 3. The Quarries.........' . . 225 … 5. The rebuilding of the eighth or celebrated … 8. The peristyle consisted of one hundred and

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10. Thirty-six of the columns were ornamented

List of plates

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Plan of the principal part remaining of the City of Ephesus … Sketch Plan of Ephesus ; corrected by diagonal bearings, and measured … Plan of the Temple of Diana........ 220

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Introduction

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-*- this vast metropolis of the present day, that

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close together as to excite marvel how their

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what analogies it has with, other structures, how

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he stoops down and examines, he perceives some

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perceives what can be no other than the cavea

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scorpion1 and centipede, by marshes infested with … so I cannot say whether the scorpions of Ephesus are as hospitable

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Churches, not one has failed. If all the Churches

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strengthened by the greatness and extended cele- … plane-tree, so very beautiful, that, although surrounded by the … B The country of Gyges and Croesus. See also Arrian, Exp.

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not only excelled the other cities in wealth and … Smyrna and Philadelphia, which were the only … this district was sufficient to break down a waggon, (!) and the

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now so,) are still existing as flourishing and great

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and though frequently wasted and destroyed, it

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of its conflagrations being noted in history as the

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remained one fortnight, notwithstanding that the … I have not been permitted to accomplish, and the … In treating on an ancient subject, we Lave

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who wrote on the city of Ephesus, besides the … Besides these, it is probable that there were other ancient

Part I: The city of Ephesus

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THE CITY OP EPHESUS.

Part I: The city of Ephesus / I: Inaccuracy of our present information

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A DISTINGUISHED French traveller in the

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18 ANCIENT EPHESDS.

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years after Christ existed in the time of St. John,

Part I: The city of Ephesus / II: Oriin of Ephesus - Ancient names, parts, suburbs, and defendenscies of the city

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ORIGIN OF EPIIESUS—ANCIENT NAMES, PARTS, SUBURBS, AND … the cypress. It is traversed by the Cenchrius, in … nursed her children, and here is the olive-tree under … 2 Some derive the name of Ortygia from Latona, who flew to

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partial ear to the story told us by the Ephesians,

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ANCIENT EPHESUS. … the time of the Trojan war it was called Alopes:3 … name. The word appears first in Homer, (Iliad, ii. 856-7,) but … 3 Steph. Byz. voce "E<peooe and Sa/jopro.

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speak in describing the parts of the city; suffice

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24 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … purple flower used in dyeing; and it is remark- … the same as Panormus, but Guhl3 takes it for a … 1 Stephanus uses Traclieia as a general term for the whole city.

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THE CITY.

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26 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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Strabo, however, in the above passage calls it Prion, … 2 Strabo, p. G33. Choiseul Gouffier observes (i. 323) that the

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ANCIENT EPIJESUS.

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pygus, was sent by Omphale against" the Cercopes … standing their critical position, they were unable to … the metopes discovered by Mr. Angell at Selinus f … i. 13, ix. 79 ; and Ed. Gerhard, Auserl. G-riech. Vasenb. theil ii.

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30 ANCIENT EPEESUS. … i-ently full of folly, but they originated from the ancient practice

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to have been the Acropolis.1 The region called … applied to the whole city; but after the emigration

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32 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … Sisyrba and Daitis became subsequently merged into Pteleia.—

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important services in defeat of the Roman and

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ANCIENT EPHESUS. … recollect the appearance of the spot to say whether … was a Temple to Diana, in the way which led from … 1 For tins reason Arundell's position of it at the head of the

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stood upon, or at the foot of the mountain of the

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36 ANCIENT EPHESDS.

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its beauty and its lordly swans. Of the river … was in consequence deputed to Rome, and as he … 4 Descript. of the Bast, Asia M. ch. iii. ]>. 46.

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38 ANCIENT EPHESDS. … 3 Atlien. 309 and 385. Another delicacy of the table was the … 4 Pomponius Mela, i. 17, and Pliny, v. 31, call it Phygela, and

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of Priene, and erected to the honour of Heliconian … 1 On the origin of the Temple of Heliconian Neptune, so called

Part I: The city of Ephesus / III: Foundation of Ephesus and early history

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FOUNDATION OF EPHESUS AND EARLY HISTORY. … lavish praises upon the whole province of Asia.

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FOUNDATION OP EPHESUS AND EARLY HISTORY. 41 … 3 Unless under the name of Alope. See page 22. " But this … 5 A similar story to this is told of the founders of the city of

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42 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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FOUNDATION OF EPHESUS AND EAELY HISTORY. 43 … 3 Strabo, pp. G32 and 640, quoting Pherecydes in the former

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4i ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 557, 571-8-9, 586, 623, 652-3, 668, 686, 879, and particularly in

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FOUNDATION OF EPHBSUS AND EARLY HISTORY. 45 … that conducted by the Athenian Prince ; for Samos … 1 Plin. Nat. Hist. ii. 91, and v. 31. 2 Chandler, Travels, i. 164.

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46 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 2 Revett supposes this to be the island of Syria. He describes

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FOUNDATION OF EPHESTTS AND EARLY HISTORY. 47 … And long celebrity ! The swelling streams

Part I: The city of Ephesus / IV: Of the different buildings of the city

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. … WE are not to expect that the ruins of Bphesus … reflect on the rapid changes which take place in

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OF TIIE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 49

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50 ANCIENT EPIIESUS. … sees also in this place a number of fragments and … 71, quoted in Appendix No. I. 406 B.C.; and Philost. Vit. Soph.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 51

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52 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … armed troops at Coressus, . . . and sent the rest … namely, in the last year of the same olympiad,

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 53

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54 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … across the entrance, which, (he considered,) Avas

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 55 … From these narratives, therefore, and other in-

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56 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 'Aprs'^iSo^- sW 15 7toXj^,) thereby intimating that the

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 57 … On this port I should imagine the arsenal and docks

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58 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … It was also at some distance from the toAvn, as

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 59 … 1 Frontinus, Slrat. iii. 9, § 10. 2 Hist. ATat. ii. 91, and v. 31.

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60 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … and we may also judge of its excellence by its coins. … appear on them,6 and merchant-vessels,6 most of

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 61 … this picture in the harbour at Ephesus, he at once … 0 The Egyptians, however, possessed this feature of an ancient

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62 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 1 It is shown in Laborde's Panoramic View, and is referred to

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 63 … In the portico of the theatres at Pompeii, there … by columns, existed at Elis: "Above the agora

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64 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 65

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66 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … in the agora, as the protector and god of commerce.

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 67 … have occupied the vacant piece of ground con- … whom the Epicletes assembled, and administered all the affairs.—

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68 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFEEENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 69

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70 ANCIENT BPHESUS. … hoped to meet with columns, and directed him

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 71 … my observations upon them by extracts from the

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72 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 2 Although Vitruvius writes only this and three other words in

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 73

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74 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 4 See the foregoing description by Vitruvius.

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OF THE DIFFEEENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 75 … of the gymnasium, contiguous to the greater, and … There is also a third enclosure of the gymnasium,

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76 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 77 … and schools, Vitruvius devotes a great portion of

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78 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … Considering the gymnasium in this view, the … training in it, and thereby acquired not only an … in which the five exercises of the gymnasium were resorted to

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 79 … in Strabo,3 where he speaks of the present gymna-

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80 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 81 … Finding gymnasia near each of the principal … 1 Plutarch (in Marcel. 21) remarks that previous to the removal

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82 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 1 Augustus is said to have composed two books in the bath :

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OP THE CITY. 83

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84 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 85 … ing the other buildings of the same destination.

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86 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … Rome that should outvie even the most noted

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 87 … of marble, and vested in the Eastern or Parthian

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88 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … existed on the eastern side, of "which I discovered … 5 Ilernuv, or statues of Mercury, were placed in the palcestne,

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 89

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90 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CUT. 91 … that they have once been filled in with walls ; and I … by Sir Christopher Wren to secure the foundations of the north-

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92 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE D1FFEBENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 93

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94 ANCIENT EPHBStJS. … the stadium, evidently meaning a long area in the

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 95 … This building has been taken by the great mass

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^G ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 97 … and ruins, so that it is probable that many of them … journey.) Smith,1 as Spon and Wheler ~ also, states

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98 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … water-conduits. Thus, independent of the cha- … 2 Id. Travels, pp. 106-7. 3 Descr. of the E. p. 52.

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF TIIE CITY. 99

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 101 … trace the total extent of the building, and thereby … and thereby formed a lobby opening into either … have been merely a bath without the adjunct of a

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102 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … 3 The accounts given us by ancient authors of the accommoda-

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 103 … notices the portico leading from the Theatre to the

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104 ANCIENT BPHBSUS. … The Stadium is now in an equal state of ruin

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OF THE D1ITEKENT BUILDINGS' OF THE CITY. 105

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106 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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The columns both. oFtke central Inulding and

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 107 … but this is merely conjectural. The names of the

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108 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … Pausanias classed among the remarkable objects of

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 109 … Neptune,7 Ceres,8 Serapis and Isis,9 Mercury,10

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ANCIENT EPHESUS. … Claudius, and possibly other temples of Diana, as … medals. See part ii. ch v. and § 1.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. Ill … AND ROME.

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112 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … enclosed in a square peribolus, and on the opposite

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OP THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OP THE CITY. 113 … On leaving the Opistholeprian Gymnasium, one sees … in the plan by a colonnade.

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114 ANCIENT EPHBSUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 115

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ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 117 … KAIRE ARTEMI and CI* AIANWN … the tunnelled aqueduct still visible along the slopes

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ANCIENT EPHESUS. … and … The tombs of the Ephesians are situated on the

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. 119 … the trophy executed by Thrasvllus, (400 B.C.) at

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ANCIENT EHIESTJS. … It was adorned with two columns and three

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OF THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF THE CITY. ] 21 … the possession of the Duke of Bedford : the third … by the Rev. Mr. Arundell, agreeably with the

Part I: The city of Ephesus / V: Prosperity and affluence of th ecity - illustrious natives

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PROSPERITY AND AFFLUENCE OF THE CITY---- … Ephesus was regarded as the metropolis of … It once had possession of Magnesia,6 and of

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PROSPERITY AND AFFLUENCE OF THE OITT. 123 … it was particularly favoured. It enjoyed a safe and … to the appellation of the finest region under heaven, … prohibiting the culture of the vine iu Ionia ; but the inhabitants

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124 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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PROSPERITY AND AFFLUEXCE OF THE CITY. 125 … 2 In Herodotus (viii. 105) we read of a pirate who was in the

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126 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … with the establishment of an Ionian and Carian colony in Egypt,

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PEOSPERITY AND AFFLUENCE OF THE CITY. 127 … But whatever might have been the natural advan- natives of … wealth or power, its fertility and beauty, we have … the labours of its philosophers and rhetoricians,

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128 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … was such as to be unintelligible to the physicians, … and recondite meaning. Hipponax was a distin- … 4 For which they honoured him by erecting his statue in the … 5 Strabo, p. 642. He was an historian, poet, and politician.

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they exaggerated his naturally deformed appearance; … to the Alexandrian chronologists, he flourished one … established, and increased in population, as to be … under the name of Alope; but when we consider

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130 ANCIENT EPHESDS. … painted the portrait of a comical old woman, the … have come down to us, are Idaeus,2 Ephorus3 the

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preceptor of Apelles, Theodoras, and Clesides.1

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132 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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Dion, the philosopher, (about 350 B.C.) … Soramus, Heraclides, Asclepiades, and Magnus,

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134 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … money to his friends without interest, giving to the … I will close this list with the name of Phormio,3 a

Part I: The city of Ephesus / VI: Character of the Ephesians - Practice of magic

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CHARACTER OF THE EPHESIAN8—PRACTICE OF MAGIC. … pher was a satirist, and may be supposed to give

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136 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … been derived from their intercourse with the … 3 " The garments of the Ionians are of violet, purple, or scarlet

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CHARACTER OF THE EPHESJANS. 137 … 2 Antony presented one of these with the tributes of four cities.

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138 ANCIENT EPHESTTS. … ' Full of charms, perfumes, and incense,

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Ephesus was, above all other places in the world, … Ephesus. Shortly after the death of Julius Caesar,

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140 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … useful and sanative to man. He composed incan-

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tations, by which, distempers are alleviated, and he … people that Avere demoniacal in the presence of … Avrought special miracles at Ephesus, Avhereby the

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142 ANCIENT EPHESUS.

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they counted the price of them and found it fifty … 5 Dallaway, Const, pp. 221-2 ; Gibbon, cb. xxiii. The former,

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144 ANCIENT EPHESUS. … to the subject of philosophy. Maximus was sent … cydes, the Pythagorean philosopher, tells us they

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" The skin anointed with golden ointment; … And carrying in sewn leather bags … rtrpac, the year, (as being formed of the/bur seasons.) … 1 Athen. p. 548. " The very athletoe and other candidates at … sent bis son to a magician to be taught by him secret spells and … the muttoton, which, as explained by the scholiast of Lucian, (in

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146 ANCIENT EPHBSUS. … the number. Thus we shall have light and dark- … Eustathius, spells were engraved on the feet, girdle, … mits, pp. HG3 and 1330.

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miracles of Apollonius, and the miraculous appear- … examining and proving what was the right way,

Part I: The city of Ephesus / VII: Christian traditions and modern history

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY.

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 149 … its very site uncertain. The majority of travellers … nounced, is supposed to derive its name from the

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died A. D. 217,) at which time the Ephesian … denote its being higher than the adjoining hill or … designating the clefts or quarries of Mount Pion."2

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 151 … indented ridges and rocky character. Arundell

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other Besides the Church of St. John, there were three … ruin on the north side of the Forum. It is a very … church between this church and the double foun-

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 153 … in number to the days of the year.3 The principal

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and may be taken as a fair specimen of the skill … 2 Choisenl Gonffier, Spon and Wheler, Tavernier, Le Bran,

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_/7t z1/?^ -name ar ■'•? -most merciAzI, the most compassionate. &.C.

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and therefore, unlike the absides of our churches, … several Corinthian capitals are within and near the … them, we may reasonably conclude that at the time of

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 157 … On the east of Mount Pion is the " Grotto of the … some cattle, wandered into a cavern, and there fell … OF THE

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he returned home and found his younger brother … The Seven Sleepers are held in great repute of

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 159 … Turkish Bracelet, with the Names of the Seven Sleepers.

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M. Ampere1 describes it as so rugged, gloomy, and

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 161 … In 1402, Tamerlane took possession of the … Brusa, who defeated him and took the city.

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mine of antiquity, and I think it would even prove

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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND MODERN HISTORY. 163

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Hide accidental fractures, or whether they have been

Appendix to part I

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HISTORICAL EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE CITY OF EPIIESUS. … Archaologische /feitung, No. 3, p. 34, pi. 2 ; and in the Classical … denoting the pusillanimity of the people."—(Herod, ii. 102.)

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the principal place in the public games ; to be clothed in purple, … ambassador to Pindarus, requiring the Ephesians to submit to

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inevitable, Pindarus suggested that they should unite with cords … Great immunities granted by Smerdis the Magus. — (Herod. 522. … The tyrants of the Ionian cities, in order to retain their own 514. … chus was sent for (instead of sent away) at the time of Cyrus's revolt, (B.C. 559,)

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510—493 B.C. The Ionians revolt against the Persians, and obtain the help of … 480. After Xerxes' defeat at Salamis, he proceeded to the Hellespont, … 479. His general Mardonius being defeated and slain at the … 450. Treaty entered into between Cimon and the Persians, whereby … 413—411. "War between the Athenians and Lacedaemonians for the pro-

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tection of the Ionian cities. During the long Peloponnesian war, … Thrasyllus attacks Ephesus with a large force, but the Ephesians … 1 The Persian satraps were possessed of tbe power and authority of kings. … presents, an ox and a cheesecake. Lysander asked what the latter was ? and

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enervated by Persian customs, and heedless of tlieir former glory ; … 401. Tissaphernes preparing to attack the cities of Ionia, the Lace- … 396. Agesilaus endeavours, but in vain, to free the Greek cities of … Agesilaus succeeds in inducing the whole province of Asia to

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own proverb, " of whitening two walls from the same earthen … which it was resolved that the cities of the province of Asia should … From this time, Ephesus and the other Ionian cities were

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popular government. He assigned to Diana the tribute paid to

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and try him according to the laws of the country. On arriving … factions within the city; but no sooner did Lysimachus commence … dorus, the captain of his guards, in charge of Epliesus, which he … Ephesus remained faithful to the cause of Antigonus and Deme-

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fled to Ephesus with 5,000 foot and 4,000 horse; and as he reached … Lycus, found means to bribe the chief pirate Andron, (or Mandron,) … increased the hatred the Ephesians had always borne him, that

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tracted with seditions, and while the factions in favour of Seleucus … an incursion of Thracians happening in his time, and Ephesus … Leontius the Epicurean. In consequence of this information, he

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to honour and dignity.—(Athen. p. 593.) … the principal seat of the war that he carried on against the Romans. … back to Ephesus. Fearing now that the Romans would invade

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Asia, he proceeded to the Chersonesus, to place garrisons in the … the remainder of his fleet, for the purpose of repairs, while Annibal … extent, by destroying the whole of the Rhodian fleet through a … himself would do in the same case : that his intention had been to

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time with everything from Asia, would pass the summer at their … assistance under the command of Annibal, was taken or destroyed

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of the mole across the harbour, (see page 54.) He was poisoned 138 B.C. … fertile, or better stored with wealthy and pleasant cities ; the best … a hatred had the Romans drawn upon themselves by the rapacious

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prison, and beheaded him. Having thus declared their inde- … The lamentable state of Asia at this period is but too faithfully … 78. Lucullus was appointed qiuustor in 78 B.C., and be probably on … 73. for afterwards, on his being elected consul, governor of Cilicia, and … 41. On their defeat, Antony arrived at Ephesus, and fined the … Civ. iii. 26 ; v. 4, 5, G.) Ephesus suffered nearly as much from the

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luxury, and fell into all the dissipation of his former life. Antony … Antony having thus given himself up to luxury and debauch, … (£4,G00,000,) and provisions for the whole army." From Ephesus

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part of his reign, showed himself to be one of the most liberal,

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PERIOD THE FIEST. … His descendants, under the title of Ilcraclidw, established themselves in Lydia, … PERIOD THE SECOND. … and Ionia. … Thelonians masters of the sea … Smerdis, the Magus, exempts … Darius exacts tribute, and

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PERIOD THE THIED. … Satraps of Lydia and Ionia. … Republic and Revolt. … „ and Revolt … From this time the Persians take the part of the Athenians and Peloponne- … ,, and Revolt … Tithraustes, satrap of the sea. … Oligarchy of Syrpkax and his … Extinction of the Per-

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PEHIOD THE FOUltTH. … AntigonuSf and his son Demitn'as. … the Thraciaus. … A utiochus (the Great). … PERIOD THE FIFTH. … bequeathed his kingdom to the Roman people … Conquered by the Romans under Sylla.

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dred and thirty it was controlled by a foreign garrison, and from

Part II: The temple of Diana

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THE TEMPLE OF DIANA.

Part II: The temple of Diana / I: Notice of the works of ancient writers - Preposterous accounts of modern travellers - Magnificence and celebrity of the temple

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NOTICE OF THE WOltKS OF ANCIENT WRITERS. ---- I'REPOSTEROUS

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their attention to the Temple. … and by Athenaeus ;3 and from the latter it would … represents the Temple of Ephesus, but is only doubtful which of

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WOBKS OP ANCIENT WEITERS, ETC. … - Cesai-ianus,Vitr. iv. nota; M. de la Chause, in the Horn. Jfus.

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Gymnasium, as the remains of the eighth or last … " I have beheld the Ephesian miracle ; … in the Saggi di Dissert. Acad. deW Acad. Elrus. di Oortona, vol.

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WORKS OP ANCIENT WRITERS, ETC. 193 … the Temple of Diana) which we know, accords with

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Prokescli,1 however, insists upon the Great Gym- … discernment, perceived that the spot usually selected for the

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WOBKS OP ANCIENT WRITERS, ETC. 195

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brated temple) by the Alpheus, and the Hanging … appears from an ancient epigram that it was called

Part II: The temple of Diana / II: Situation of the temple

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SITUATION OF THE TEMPLE. … respecting the position of this temple, no one has … 1. In the first place, we know it was outside

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2. It was originally on the sea shore. … of the Temple of Diana. Pliny, who gives us this … stand not the centre of an actual marsh, or stagnant … standing of the passage of Herodotus.—(Larcher, Herod, torn. vii.

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SITUATION OF THE TEMPLE. 199 … in the marshes? and another at Messeni.2 At Trcezen

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Diana in the place Avhich was called AipvctTai," and … 8 Guhl, Eph. 85, quoting Cluver, Corsic. Ant. pp. 505 and 508.

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SITUATION OF THE TEMPLE. 201 … indeed, they may have referred to those rivers which … may regard the Selinus rivers as water-brooks, in

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hills, and in summer as dry channels, unfed by any

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from the chart of the Gulf of Scala Nuova and … the sea, and at some distance from the city, (see

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SITUATION OF THE TEMPLE. 20-5 … feet from the quarries, which are on the north side … 2 See page 43. Even were we to suppose that the more ancient

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the city also in the time of Xenophon the Ephesian ; … and indeed, in any way that we regard it, we must

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pened to be in a line, and led to so famous a city

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THE EARLIER TEMPLES OP DIANA, ETC. 211 … Some even pretended that the Temple, like the … 5 Such I conceive to be the meaning of DionjTsius' expression,—

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supposed, with the Orithya mentioned by Justimis, … 3 Hercules is generally said to have been sent to take the belt

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THE EARLIER TEMPLES OF DIANA, ETC. 213 … temple in the Agora, we cannot suppose it was of … 2 Tins was another tribe of Amazons, and came from Cimmena.

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been burnt seven times:l the temple which he … that he was repulsed by the power of the goddess.3

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THE EARLIER TEMPLES OP DIANA, ETC. 215 … order to establish unity and concord between Eome

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difficulty was, how to raise the architraves of such … As these same architects, Ctesiphon and Meta- … events, that it was quite completed at the time of

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THE EARLIER TEMPLES OE DIANA, ETC. 217 … that the style was rather extravagant. Timotheus … On the destruction of the sixth temple, the seventh … 3 Meineke translates this—golden sigla to celebrate the thou- … 4 The sighs, according to Hesychius, was a Persian coin worth

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THE EARLIER TEMPLES OF DIANA, ETC. 219 … " it was decreed by the public council of Asia, that the … remarkable, that buildings constructed of stone and

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. … the Temple of Diana :— … erroneous belief, and we should have adopted with

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 221 … of the Temple, as it contains nearly all we know … the ground. Again, that the foundations of such

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Now, from the above account, we do not know … column, the whole of the thirty-six, or none at

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 223 … 2. The Temple of Diana always occupied the same

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ness. For the soil being dug up to a great depth, … 1 Philo, de Septem Orbis Miraculis, Mir. vi. He lived about … broken by the slightest blow, to be crushed by the gentlest

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dwelt in these parts at the time the Ephesians had … attacks they happened to miss each other, and

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8,000 feet, and the interval is a plain without any … read one hundred and twenty : for thus it stands … (136 B.C.) far too late to be in character with the … the seventh temple, as we shall presently see, was … 4 Vitr. vii. Prsef. Ctesiphon the sculptor was contemporary

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 229 … the son of Bhcecus : and Rhoecus, we learn from … Ave suppose he began these works in the beginning … suppose the foundations of the Temple of Diana

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to Have been laid.1 THe Temple itself was designed … It was, as Ave have already seen, the sixth temple

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THE CELEBKATED TEMPLE. 231 … two hundred and twenty years, we find the Temple

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Temple did not always occupy the same locality; … vii. 38; xxxiv. 42 ; and Solinus, lii. In another passage in Pliny,

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THE OELEBEATED TEMPLE. 233 … from the difficulty of raising contributions, from … The following is the account given us by

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We are told that the Temple of Diana was built … 1 Plin. //. vV. xxxvi. 21. " Asia is bounded on the east by Lycia

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.... And after the refusal of Alexander's offer, … 2 Id. p. 034. Perhaps because the Sun and Moon were … 3 See Pans. ii. 17, where is is stated that the Temple of Juno at

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 237 … sets-off in the substructure or foundations of the Temple.

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step.1 " It seems probable that seven of the steps … Chandler's description here is ambiguous and

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were provided by Ctesiplion, were monolithal, and … improving its architectual appearance. And thus,

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 241 … by the fact that there are no curved lines in this temple. The

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columns, and their distribution. We have already

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shafts, for the insertion of an inscription stating by … and I will Avrite upon him my new name." The

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 245 … built about 530 B.C. See page 229.) This is prior to the sixth

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The Temple lias been thought by some, from a … in the pronaos and posticum, with a double row of … Horn. vol. v. p. 1, which shows an Ionic column on the breast ; and

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 247 … 3 It is due to the numerous writers who have imagined the

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The height of the columns being 60 feet, we shall … to infer that the Temple of Diana was dodecastyle ; but on this

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 249 … these two points as fixed, viz., that the height of … tion with the front intercolumniation of 1G-3C3. If … Col. Leake gives twenty-one columns to the sides, which would

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and if we suppose eighteen, it -would be 17*299, … longer followed at the period of rebuilding the eighth

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 251 … the credit of having designed one of these columns … 8 The value of the works of this otherwise diligent writer is

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the 87th Olympiad; the other, who is the celebrated … the columns ornamented by Scopas were those of … Achilles, and the Nereids.

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and ccdatura from xoihog, Latin ccelum, a sinking.2 … rately, whether beaten, or worked by the chisel,

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ancients,1 the latter word being sometimes given to … the most ancient periods of architecture. Workers … Unnumbered gifts adorned the costly shrine,

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000 talents. And the weight of the nails was … 2 These words materially assist M. Qnatremere's opinion on the … 3 2 Kings, v. 15 to 35, especially verses 19, 29, and 35.

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prodigality, but springing from the nice perceptions … few specimens, but the feeling with which it is con-

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 259 … succeeded this in the more regularly formed

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they were and must have been, conceived the idea,

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 2G1 … minence to the leading lines; to create harmony

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epoch; while the terra-cotta cornices of the houses

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row consists of circles filled in with black and light … whether only the inner columns of the pronaos

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but' then temples were seldom approached in the … support of this principle. The Temple of Minerva

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 267 … Kugler, who makes the following remark, which is … 2 It has been objected, (Kugler, Polych., in the Trans, li. I. B. A.

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ccelatce of the Temple of Diana: columns enriched … the sculptures of the temple, the arrangement and … " The hypgethros has (generally) ten columns in the

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THE OELEBBATED TEMPLE. 269 … naturally refer to in the text; and thus having … the peripteral temple had six columns in front, and … peripteral: bis diagram of the pseudo-dipteral had

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eight columns in front, and this instance is the … amples with which he thinks they would be most … the necessities of the case, that the Parthenon had a semicircular

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voured to show, from the nature of the thing, that … sonating the moon, descended to the sleeping Endy- … ture proves that the opening was occasionally closed

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. … pose once belonged to this temple. It is, in fact, the … " Instant at his behest, the pious youth

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Enclosing, as the skilful say, a square … On this rich produce of the loom are wrought … With slacken'd reins, her steeds and dusky car : … Appear ; and glowing in the east Aurora, … Here, independently of Hercules and the Amazons,

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columns in the hypsethral part: the lower were … the Temple of Neptune at Psestum, and some temples

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 277 … mark of the hypsethral temple; and we may there- … 3 Paus. i. 18. It is possible that in some of the foregoing

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the Parthenon also it has recently been discovered … sented with a statue on each return front,3 and the … from the temple at Delphi on one occasion.—(See page 306.)

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the Temple of Jupiter Tonans is represented as … the avenues of sphinxes with which the Egyptians … approach to the Temple of Apollo at Miletus, till the

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and be excited to emulate tliem. To the placing of

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 281 … or whether they were inlaid with other woods, or

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destroyed; for Petrus Gyllius, speaking of the loss … of a temple the door of -which had the outside panel of right … the choir or presbytery from the nave ; and they are also seen in

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 283 … to the pronaos."1 It is to be remarked here that

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wood, and decorated with painting. The shrines … 3 Paus. v. 20. Tertullian speaks of the decorated ceilings of

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THE CELEBRATED TEMPLE. 285 … vine of an immense size, which I took a drawing of, and lent to a

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 287 … heaven, and therefore worthy of particular reverence; … 8 Suidas in AunrcrEf. The statue of Diana in the Tauric Cher-

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in the hollow of a large cedar-tree, and the goddess … We are equally uncertain of what wood the statue … 3 The statue of the Temple of Diana at Styinphalus was of wood,

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THE CONTENTS OP THE TEMPLE. 289 … spikenard, in order that the moist nature of that … down from Jupiter dated from the establishment … 2 From this passage Quatremere de Quincy supposes that the

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The great number of breasts of animals with

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drawn by bulls, because as these till the ground, so … the circumstance of the time of bearing: being; … feel the effects of her light and divinity ; and that

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To this the goddess answered :—

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of a wild boar; with a shield; kneeling on, and … Amphipyros, girt with fire ; Aphcea, deliverer; Ariste, the best;

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This was in 1491 B.C. The description of the … 4 Some of these are particularly gorgeous, especially in the rich

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 299 … by Callimachus in the following manner, the effect … ' See how the laurel's hallowed branches wave ! … 4 Pint, in Marcel. 20. The mothers are supposed to be Cybele,

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See ! The glad sign the Delian palm hath given ! … We will prepare, behold thee, and be blessed. … That these appearances were not the mere dis- … moving representations of the deity, is clearly shown … objects, the figure of the spectator was invisible.

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temple, as in the instances already quoted, is evident … 3 Iu Baruch, vi. 11, 12, 58, 72 ; and Herod, ii. 132, the idols … embroidered vest. Cicero, (de Nat. J)eor. iii.,) and Valer. Max.

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 303 … 7 (As goddess of nature.) Some of the ancients supposed that

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hours and seasons return by thy appointment, and … Diana, at Patrae in Achaia: the goddess Avas mag- … (viii. 39.) The worship of the Ephesian Diana was also celebrated

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THE CONTEXTS OP THE TEMPLE. 305 … fountain in the Temple ;a probably the same which … also in the Temple of Diana at Marios,4 in the … Syria, Philadelphia in Lydia, Prnsa, Raphaneffi, Samos, and Thy-

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with sculpture and ornament of such a description

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 307 … are full of such works of ancient art: and the whole … the temples of Esculapius at Athens,5 of Minerva

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tells us that the statues alone of the Temple would … perceive above the altar of Diana, who is called

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 309 … and on one occasion five artists competed together. … of the Amazons. On one occasion, when some … the next to him was Phidias,3 the third Ctesiphon, … flourished in the reign of Philip,) placed two fine … brated for the beauty of the legs.—(Id. xxxiv. 19, § 21.)

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that the other is referred to by the same writer, … four colours (only). He received in payment for the

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 311 … speaks of this painting being the most valuable

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stood in the Temple, but was destroyed by the … 6. The Treasury of the Temple.

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEMPLE. 313 … Pausanias gives a long description of the trea-

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left it with Megabyzus, the priest of that goddess, … restore the money to him."1 Not only the Greeks,

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THE ACCESSORIES AND APPENDAGES TO THE TEMPLE. … also joined the Temple of Diana to the city, com- … the Temple, even when it rained. On the com-

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ACCESSORIES AND APPENDAGES TO THE TEMPLE. 317 … There was a similar building at Blis within the … sacred grove connected with the Temple and at … xi. 557, and in iii. 680, 1, where he especially distinguishes between

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Thus, of the Temple of Diana Ephesia built by

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find the following fable in Achilles Tatius :— … 1 The syrinx, or fistula, is well described by Tibullus :— … 2 This fable is similar to that of Tan and the nymph Syrinx in

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ACCESSORIES AND APPENDAGES TO THE TEMPLE. 321 … The Abbe de la Bleterie has collected the following

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ing to the reader, as the event took place in this … finally seduced till after his conference with the

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ACCESSOBIES AND APPENDAGES TO THE TEMTLE. 323 … a grain of incense, and muttered to himself some … purify the reason."

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him in his enchantments, sent for Chrysanthus, and … they were, but to bury themselves in the bowels of

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ACCESSORIES AND APPENDAGES TO THE TEMPLE. 325 … received him with the highest honours, and allowed … accused of predicting who was to be the successor

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represented on some of the coins of Ephesus, where … sented, but none of these appear to be the Temjile of Diana.

Part II: The temple of Diana / VII: The asylum to the temple - Priests, and ceremonies of the temple

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THE ASYLUM OF THE TEMPLE.----PRIESTS, AND CEREMONIES … who was delivered under an olive-tree of Apollo and

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roof, (of the peribolus ?) which was rather more than

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ASYLUM OF THE TEMPLE, ETC. 329 … from whom it was lawful to fly for refuge to the

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Of the priests, we learn from Strabo that they … They were treated with great honour, and had virgins … be eunuchs : and Heraclitus inveighs bitterly against … The title of Megabyzus, as it is generally written, … under my power." 5 The name might also derive

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ASYLUM OF THE TEMPLE, ETC. 331 … 2 Herod, iv. 143, 4 ; v. 1, 2, 12. 14-17. The manner in which

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recorded of Antiochus the Great that, perceiving the … of the sacred herald, the incense-burner, the flute-

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and we find Lycurgus particularly enjoining his coun- … service, and celebrated with peculiar rites:—" To

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being sacred to the goddess: for, from this im-

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her to be Diana herself.... When the procession … says:—" We are told that the daughters of the … and their arms, and then formed a chorus assisting1

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ASYLUM OF THE TEMPLE, ETC. 337 … While round their quivered queen the quires advance,

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Lncian represents Harmonides praising the softness … lib. i., quoted by Atbenseus, (p. G36c.) when the public officer was

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ASYLUM OF THE TEMPLE, ETC. 339 … among theru a small statue of Apollo which held a lyre of the … 5 " On the division of the money arising from the sale of the

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captives, one-tenth part was consecrated to Apollo and the Ephe-

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is the case, whenever the monument, in falling, … tively perfect. No wonder, then, that all the super- … remove the money long treasured up in the Temple

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FINAL DESTRUCTION, AND CONCLUSION. 343 … 4 Solinus, edit, of 1498, li. ; Tacit, ii. 47 ; Strabo and Pliny.

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From this year to the third century, we have no

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Perish while still Diana's help they claim. … For peace and quietness, perpetual strife. … " We now seek the Temple in vain : the city is

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COX AND 'WTirAN, PRINTERS, GREAT QUEEN" STREET,

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THE CAUSES AND PEINCIPLES OF THE EXCELLENCE … MEMBER OP THK ACADEMY OF BOI.OGNA, AND OF TIIK ARCI1/KOI.OOICA I.

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By the same Author, price 3s. Gd. … A PAPER READ BEFORE THE ARCII/EOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BERLIN.

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ESSAYS ON ANCIENT ART. … — On the Advantage of the Study of Antiquity, and on Excellence … On the Paintings by Polygnotus in the Lesche of Delphi . . W, Watkiss Lloyd … On the Lydian Double Pipe (Tibia; Pares) at Pompeii . . . James A. Davies. … On the Theatres of Vicenza and Verona.....Edward Falkenkr. … On the Theatre, Odeum, and other Monuments of Acrsein Sicily John Hogg.

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