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55G TEMPLE OF HEKATE AT LAGINA.
The following description of the site and ruins
is drawn up partly from his description, and partly
from my own notes.
The rains of the temple at Lagina are distant
about half an hour from the village of the same
name, on lower ground. The site overlooks a plain
to the north-east, and commands an extensive and
beautiful view bounded bv mountains. In the
village is a mosque almost entirely built of frag-
ments of white marble, among which I noticed an
Ionic volute and other architectural fragments. In
the road descending from the village to the
temple is an abundant spring, which was probably
used in the rites of Hckate. At this fountain the
water falls into an oblong marble basin which
appears ancient.
Prom an examination of the site Lieut. Smith
ascertained that the temple has been peristyle
and octostyle in the fronts; its direction, as will
be seen by the Plan, is north-west and south-east.
The ground being much encumbered by ruins, the
only place where the wall of the cella can be dis-
tinctly traced is at the north-west end of the
temple. Here the width of the cella, measured
from corner to corner of the north-west wall, is
26' 10". The side walls may be traced for about
22' on the south-west, and 18' 5" on the north-
east.
On the north-west front the bases of four
columns remain in their original positions. These
are distant from the wall of the cella 14' 4", mea-
sured to the centre of the columns.
The following description of the site and ruins
is drawn up partly from his description, and partly
from my own notes.
The rains of the temple at Lagina are distant
about half an hour from the village of the same
name, on lower ground. The site overlooks a plain
to the north-east, and commands an extensive and
beautiful view bounded bv mountains. In the
village is a mosque almost entirely built of frag-
ments of white marble, among which I noticed an
Ionic volute and other architectural fragments. In
the road descending from the village to the
temple is an abundant spring, which was probably
used in the rites of Hckate. At this fountain the
water falls into an oblong marble basin which
appears ancient.
Prom an examination of the site Lieut. Smith
ascertained that the temple has been peristyle
and octostyle in the fronts; its direction, as will
be seen by the Plan, is north-west and south-east.
The ground being much encumbered by ruins, the
only place where the wall of the cella can be dis-
tinctly traced is at the north-west end of the
temple. Here the width of the cella, measured
from corner to corner of the north-west wall, is
26' 10". The side walls may be traced for about
22' on the south-west, and 18' 5" on the north-
east.
On the north-west front the bases of four
columns remain in their original positions. These
are distant from the wall of the cella 14' 4", mea-
sured to the centre of the columns.