Schliemann, Heinrich: Troy and its remains: a narrative of researches and discoveries made on the site of Illium, and in the Trojan Plain (London, 1875)

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CHAPTER XXI.

Discovery of a street in the Pergamus — Three curious stone walls of
different periods — Successive fortifications of the hill — Remains
of ancient houses under the Temple of Athena, that have suffered a
great conflagration — Older house-walls below these, and a wall of
fortification — Store, with the nine colossal jars — The great Altar

— Objects found east of the Tower — Pottery with Egyptian hiero-
glyphics — Greek and other terra-cottas, &c. — Remarkable owl
vase — Handle, with an ox-head — Various very curious objects —
A statue of one Metrodorus by Pytheas of Argos, with an inscription

— Another Greek inscription, in honour of C. Claudius Nero.

Pergamus of Troy, April 16th, 1873.

Since my report of the 5th of this month I have had, on
an average, 160 workmen, and have brought many won-
derful things to light, among which I may especially men-
tion a street of the Pergamus, which was discovered close
to my house, at a depth of 30 feet, in the Great Tower. It is
iji feet broad, and is paved with stone flags, from 4.3- to
5 feet long, and from 35 inches to 4.4 feet broad. It
runs down very abruptly in a due south-western direction
towards the Plain. I have as yet only been able to lay
bare a length of 10 meters (33^ feet). It leads, without
doubt, to the Scaean Gate, the position of which appears
to be accurately indicated, on the west side at the foot of
the hill, by the direction of the wall and by the formation
of the ground; it cannot be more than 492 feet distant
from the Tower. To the right and left of the street there is
an enclosure 28^ inches broad and 11 feet long. The slope
of the street is so great that, while on the north-east side,
as far as it is there uncovered, it is only 30 feet below the