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CHAPTEE XI.

EXCAVATIONS ON SEVERAL SITES—BUB-RUM.

Excavations on the site of the Temple of Mars. Opinions of tra-
vellers respecting this site. Description of the foundations
laid bare by excavation here. Confirmation of Captain Spratt's
opinion respecting the situation of the Temple of Mars. Cor-
respondence of the site with the description of Vitruvius.
Peribolus of the Temple. Tombs at its western extremity.
Platform of Hagia Marina. Description of this site. Byzantine
walls. Remains of Hellenic peribolus. Discovery of fragments
of tessellated pavement and painted stucco. The site probably
that of a Gymnasium. Field of Chiaoux. First discoveries on
this site. Terracottas. Various types of. Deities. Inscription
to Demeter and Persephone found in situ. The figures dis-
covered, probably, votive offerings dedicated in a temple of those
Deities. Favissos or vaults, for the reception of such objects.

It has been already stated, ante, p. 270, that, nearly
north of the Mausoleum, is a large platform, sup-
ported by a terrace-wall, and that, after excavating
this site, I was led to the conclusion that the
Temple of Mars once stood here. This platform,
from its extent, commanding position, and the
massiveness of the terrace-wall which bounds it,
had attracted much notice from travellers. Mr.
W. J. Hamilton and, more recently, Dr. Ross,
a distinguished German archseologist, considered
this as the most probable site for the Mausoleum.
Captain Spratt, on the other hand, marks it in the