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CHAPTER XV.
THE CROESUS STRUCTURE.
Temple D.
By A. E. Henderson and D. G. Hogarth.
In the course of the sixth century B.C., the Ephesians replaced the small
Artemision then existent by a new temple of much greater dimensions and
splendour. The condition in which we found the latest Basis of the Primitive
period, (p. 64) seems to prove that Temple C had fallen into a bad state by partial
settlement of its foundations. However that may have been, it was now razed
to the lowest visible course of its cclla walls ( — 3*81 on the E., falling to
— 4'oS on the W.), and new foundations were put in, not only over its remains,
but over a wide space round about them, to support a platform of nearly four
times the dimensions of Temple C. Upon this a cclla with outer colonnade was
erected, itself of much greater area than the whole of the precedent structure.
The remains of D Temple, which are still in position, consist almost
entirely of foundations. The steps have been wholly cut away, except parts of
their foundation courses, by the builders of a later temple, E ; but a considerable
proportion of the platform has survived, being preserved here and there up to
floor level, together with patches of its marble pavement, and the lowest part of
the bases of three columns. Of the cclla building, parts of the west and south
walls with the south-west aula are visible above the foundation courses,
together with foundations of the remaining parts and a foundation course of the
central Basis, as remodelled after Period C. There are also other wall
foundations, probably the support of an inner colonnade.
Platform.
The new platform was laid out with the Basis (slightly readjusted) as its
central point, and with an axial direction of 1070 30' magnetic. This corrected
is equivalent to 1010 35', true bearing, and was doubtless as near true east-west
direction as the architect could attain. The area to be included measured about
117 metres W. to E. (including a projection or perron on the west facade), by
about 55 metres N. to S.
Over all this space was spread a bedding of white clay from ' 10 to • 20 in
thickness. Outside the area of precedent structures, this rested on the virgin
CHAPTER XV.
THE CROESUS STRUCTURE.
Temple D.
By A. E. Henderson and D. G. Hogarth.
In the course of the sixth century B.C., the Ephesians replaced the small
Artemision then existent by a new temple of much greater dimensions and
splendour. The condition in which we found the latest Basis of the Primitive
period, (p. 64) seems to prove that Temple C had fallen into a bad state by partial
settlement of its foundations. However that may have been, it was now razed
to the lowest visible course of its cclla walls ( — 3*81 on the E., falling to
— 4'oS on the W.), and new foundations were put in, not only over its remains,
but over a wide space round about them, to support a platform of nearly four
times the dimensions of Temple C. Upon this a cclla with outer colonnade was
erected, itself of much greater area than the whole of the precedent structure.
The remains of D Temple, which are still in position, consist almost
entirely of foundations. The steps have been wholly cut away, except parts of
their foundation courses, by the builders of a later temple, E ; but a considerable
proportion of the platform has survived, being preserved here and there up to
floor level, together with patches of its marble pavement, and the lowest part of
the bases of three columns. Of the cclla building, parts of the west and south
walls with the south-west aula are visible above the foundation courses,
together with foundations of the remaining parts and a foundation course of the
central Basis, as remodelled after Period C. There are also other wall
foundations, probably the support of an inner colonnade.
Platform.
The new platform was laid out with the Basis (slightly readjusted) as its
central point, and with an axial direction of 1070 30' magnetic. This corrected
is equivalent to 1010 35', true bearing, and was doubtless as near true east-west
direction as the architect could attain. The area to be included measured about
117 metres W. to E. (including a projection or perron on the west facade), by
about 55 metres N. to S.
Over all this space was spread a bedding of white clay from ' 10 to • 20 in
thickness. Outside the area of precedent structures, this rested on the virgin