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EXCAVATIONS AT PERGAMON.
56;
Our knowledge being thus fragmentary of the individual creations of these
men, our interest centres the more in their united works in honor of victories
over the Galatians, hinted at by Pliny. Happily, upon these, the excava-
tions on Pergamon's summit have at last thrown much light. There the foun-
dations of several pedestals have been unearthed, besides extensive slabs of
dark-gray marble, some inscribed, and others bearing the marks of statues.
By most accurate measurements, and observation of every architectural detail,
R. Bohn has shown that these belong together, and that they made up several
monuments of varying shapes.II2S The extent of some of these is such, that
there can be no doubt that they bore a stately number of life-size figures.
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Fig. 230. Restored View of the Temple of Athena Polios; Attalos' Stoa surrounding it, Temple of Augustus in the
Distance, and Battle-Monuments in the Foreground.
On the top slabs, traces of the feet of statues are to be seen, of such a char-
acter that we may be sure that they were of bronze. Bits of bronze drapery,
and fingers, have also been found ; but, as might be expected, the valuable
metal statues themselves have long since disappeared. Fragmentary names
of sculptors are also found ; two, doubtless, being of Isigonos and Antigonos
mentioned by Pliny; others, Xenocrates, Epigonos, and a "raxiteles," — per-
haps a part of Praxiteles,—not named by Pliny, appear in the inscription. "29
In one case, the enemy mentioned arc Galatians alone; again, they are Gala-
tians and Antiochos ; and still again, Antiochos alone. The gods to whom
these thank-offerings were erected are stated to have been Zeus and Athena.
Although the name of Attalos I. does not appear on all these battle-monu-
ments, still the shapes of the letters, unlike those in the inscription of his son
56;
Our knowledge being thus fragmentary of the individual creations of these
men, our interest centres the more in their united works in honor of victories
over the Galatians, hinted at by Pliny. Happily, upon these, the excava-
tions on Pergamon's summit have at last thrown much light. There the foun-
dations of several pedestals have been unearthed, besides extensive slabs of
dark-gray marble, some inscribed, and others bearing the marks of statues.
By most accurate measurements, and observation of every architectural detail,
R. Bohn has shown that these belong together, and that they made up several
monuments of varying shapes.II2S The extent of some of these is such, that
there can be no doubt that they bore a stately number of life-size figures.
iiipipiiiiL
Ifcw ii£-ci..v.>-Usfa.
Fig. 230. Restored View of the Temple of Athena Polios; Attalos' Stoa surrounding it, Temple of Augustus in the
Distance, and Battle-Monuments in the Foreground.
On the top slabs, traces of the feet of statues are to be seen, of such a char-
acter that we may be sure that they were of bronze. Bits of bronze drapery,
and fingers, have also been found ; but, as might be expected, the valuable
metal statues themselves have long since disappeared. Fragmentary names
of sculptors are also found ; two, doubtless, being of Isigonos and Antigonos
mentioned by Pliny; others, Xenocrates, Epigonos, and a "raxiteles," — per-
haps a part of Praxiteles,—not named by Pliny, appear in the inscription. "29
In one case, the enemy mentioned arc Galatians alone; again, they are Gala-
tians and Antiochos ; and still again, Antiochos alone. The gods to whom
these thank-offerings were erected are stated to have been Zeus and Athena.
Although the name of Attalos I. does not appear on all these battle-monu-
ments, still the shapes of the letters, unlike those in the inscription of his son