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THE SITE OF CXIDTTS. 365
as may be seen by the Plan, may still be traced from
the mouth of the smaller harbour to the Acropolis
on the east, and again from below the Acropolis to
the water's edge, about 300 yards east of the mole, to
which point the sea-wall is prolonged. The best-
preserved portions of the wail are the Acropolis,
which is a very perfect specimen of ancient military
architecture (see Plate LXXIIL), and the part
nearest the sea, on the east.
The opposite shores of both harbours have been
protected by a sea-wall, connected at its extremities
with the walls encircling the city.
The principal entrance into the city was by the
gate on the east. The ancient road leading to this gate
has been traced by Lieut. Smith for some distance
into the peninsula. Its course, which is marked
by tombs on each side, will be more particularly
described in a subsequent part of this work.
Two other gates on the north lead to the valley
below by winding approaches.
When the Dilettanti mission visited Cnidus in
1812, the ruins were probably very much more ex-
tensive than at present. Prom the accessibility of
its harbours, this site has been much resorted to
by Turks and Greeks, as a quarry, for building
materials. About twenty years ago, several ship-
loads of marbles were removed from Cnidus, by
order of Mchemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt, who em-
ployed them in the construction of a new palace.
:i This took place some years before Mr. Waddington's visit, to
Cnidus, in 1851. See his Memoir, Revue Numismatique, 1851,
p. 239.
as may be seen by the Plan, may still be traced from
the mouth of the smaller harbour to the Acropolis
on the east, and again from below the Acropolis to
the water's edge, about 300 yards east of the mole, to
which point the sea-wall is prolonged. The best-
preserved portions of the wail are the Acropolis,
which is a very perfect specimen of ancient military
architecture (see Plate LXXIIL), and the part
nearest the sea, on the east.
The opposite shores of both harbours have been
protected by a sea-wall, connected at its extremities
with the walls encircling the city.
The principal entrance into the city was by the
gate on the east. The ancient road leading to this gate
has been traced by Lieut. Smith for some distance
into the peninsula. Its course, which is marked
by tombs on each side, will be more particularly
described in a subsequent part of this work.
Two other gates on the north lead to the valley
below by winding approaches.
When the Dilettanti mission visited Cnidus in
1812, the ruins were probably very much more ex-
tensive than at present. Prom the accessibility of
its harbours, this site has been much resorted to
by Turks and Greeks, as a quarry, for building
materials. About twenty years ago, several ship-
loads of marbles were removed from Cnidus, by
order of Mchemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt, who em-
ployed them in the construction of a new palace.
:i This took place some years before Mr. Waddington's visit, to
Cnidus, in 1851. See his Memoir, Revue Numismatique, 1851,
p. 239.