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TROY AND ITS REMAINS.
[Chap. II.
To the south, we see the Plain of Troy, extending again
to a distance of two hours, as far as the heights of
Bunarbashi, above which rises majestically the snow-capped
Gargarus of Mount Ida, from which Jupiter witnessed the
battles between the Trojans and the Greeks.* At half-an-
hour's distance to the left of Bunarbashi is the beautiful
estate of 5000 acres, whose name of Batak is now changed
into Thymbria, belonging to my friend Mr. Frederick
Calvert. It deserves the change of name for more than
one reason; for not only does the river Thymbrius (now
Kemer) flow through it, but it comprises the whole site
of the ancient town of Thymbria, with its temple of
Apollo, among the ruins of which the proprietor's brother,
Mr. Frank Calvert—known for his archaeological investi-
gations — is making excavations, and has found several
valuable inscriptions; among others, an inventory of the
temple. This estate further comprises the site of an ancient
town, which is apparently encompassed in some places by
ramparts; it is covered with fragments of pottery, and in
regard to position, distance, &c, corresponds so closely
with the statements of Strabo that it must certainly be his
" 'I\ieW Kafir)," where, agreeing with the theory of Deme-
trius of Scepsis, he places the Homeric Troy. At the foot
of the hill containing the site, there are, curiously enough,
two springs, one of hot the other of cold water.f These
springs—probably owing to their natural channels having
been stopped up for centuries by a fallen bridge—have
formed a large marsh of 240 acres, the evaporations of
which greatly contribute to the malaria of the glorious
Plain. The marvellous circumstance that these springs are
* See Plate V., View of the South-eastern part of the Plain of Troy.
The word "perpetual" (ewigem) in reference to the snow on Ida is
omitted at the desire of the Author, who has ascertained that the summit
is clear of snow in July and August.—[Ed.]
t The difference of temperature in the springs seerns to have been
disproved afterwards. (See Chapter V., p. 92.)—[Ed.]
TROY AND ITS REMAINS.
[Chap. II.
To the south, we see the Plain of Troy, extending again
to a distance of two hours, as far as the heights of
Bunarbashi, above which rises majestically the snow-capped
Gargarus of Mount Ida, from which Jupiter witnessed the
battles between the Trojans and the Greeks.* At half-an-
hour's distance to the left of Bunarbashi is the beautiful
estate of 5000 acres, whose name of Batak is now changed
into Thymbria, belonging to my friend Mr. Frederick
Calvert. It deserves the change of name for more than
one reason; for not only does the river Thymbrius (now
Kemer) flow through it, but it comprises the whole site
of the ancient town of Thymbria, with its temple of
Apollo, among the ruins of which the proprietor's brother,
Mr. Frank Calvert—known for his archaeological investi-
gations — is making excavations, and has found several
valuable inscriptions; among others, an inventory of the
temple. This estate further comprises the site of an ancient
town, which is apparently encompassed in some places by
ramparts; it is covered with fragments of pottery, and in
regard to position, distance, &c, corresponds so closely
with the statements of Strabo that it must certainly be his
" 'I\ieW Kafir)," where, agreeing with the theory of Deme-
trius of Scepsis, he places the Homeric Troy. At the foot
of the hill containing the site, there are, curiously enough,
two springs, one of hot the other of cold water.f These
springs—probably owing to their natural channels having
been stopped up for centuries by a fallen bridge—have
formed a large marsh of 240 acres, the evaporations of
which greatly contribute to the malaria of the glorious
Plain. The marvellous circumstance that these springs are
* See Plate V., View of the South-eastern part of the Plain of Troy.
The word "perpetual" (ewigem) in reference to the snow on Ida is
omitted at the desire of the Author, who has ascertained that the summit
is clear of snow in July and August.—[Ed.]
t The difference of temperature in the springs seerns to have been
disproved afterwards. (See Chapter V., p. 92.)—[Ed.]