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370 TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OP
seen on. the north side of the street, and near them,
on the opposite side, the remains of a small Doric
building, where I made an excavation.
North of the Byzantine ruins is the site of the
largest theatre in Cnidus, which, since the visit of
the Dilettanti mission, has been stripped of nearly
all its masonry.
East of this theatre is a road, leading by a zigzag
ascent to the Acropolis, at the north-eastern corner
of the city. Immediately below the steep rock of the
Acropolis is a platform or peribolus, anciently dedi-
cated to Demeter and other Chthonic deities. This
platform lies a little north of the street, which ter-
minates at the eastern gate. South of this part of
the street the ground falls abruptly nearly to the
water's edge, and there are very slight remains of
foundations or terrace walls ; indeed, from the
extreme steepness of the banks, it is not likely that
this part of the ancient city could ever have been
much built on. Descending from the eastern gate
to the harbour, and proceeding along the shore
westward, we come to a small theatre, probably an
Odeum, at the side of which is an alcove. A plan
and view of these buildings are given, Plates LIV.
LXXII.
Between this Odeum and the larger theatre, near
the supposed Temple of Bacchus, the ruins along the
shore consist chiefly of terrace Avails. At the north-
eastern angle of the peribolus of the Temple of
Bacchus, a flight of steps led up to a street,
bounding the great upper platform on the east. At
the summit of the steps are the foundations of a
seen on. the north side of the street, and near them,
on the opposite side, the remains of a small Doric
building, where I made an excavation.
North of the Byzantine ruins is the site of the
largest theatre in Cnidus, which, since the visit of
the Dilettanti mission, has been stripped of nearly
all its masonry.
East of this theatre is a road, leading by a zigzag
ascent to the Acropolis, at the north-eastern corner
of the city. Immediately below the steep rock of the
Acropolis is a platform or peribolus, anciently dedi-
cated to Demeter and other Chthonic deities. This
platform lies a little north of the street, which ter-
minates at the eastern gate. South of this part of
the street the ground falls abruptly nearly to the
water's edge, and there are very slight remains of
foundations or terrace walls ; indeed, from the
extreme steepness of the banks, it is not likely that
this part of the ancient city could ever have been
much built on. Descending from the eastern gate
to the harbour, and proceeding along the shore
westward, we come to a small theatre, probably an
Odeum, at the side of which is an alcove. A plan
and view of these buildings are given, Plates LIV.
LXXII.
Between this Odeum and the larger theatre, near
the supposed Temple of Bacchus, the ruins along the
shore consist chiefly of terrace Avails. At the north-
eastern angle of the peribolus of the Temple of
Bacchus, a flight of steps led up to a street,
bounding the great upper platform on the east. At
the summit of the steps are the foundations of a