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ASSOS.
if. shoulders bas seized both bis hands to prevent his swimming,
water. Menelaus, who has a quiver on lus shouldeis, nas ^^
In the background are Helen and ber women, running aw^ existing hetween Egypt and the Troad.
This thoroughly Trojan subject recalls the o°m^n proteug here seems to be endeavouring to
We recognize Menelaus by his quiver and his He m • foom the gcene of the combat.
shelter himself from the pursuit of Menelaus, while tlie sea y f ^ ^ feagt ^ ^^ ^^ and
The other bas-relief represents the nuptials of Pmthous; tne p i
supported by cushions, receiving cups filled by slaves. ^ ^ ^^ ^ Thegeug> 0n tne dav of his
Pirithous was the son of Ixion, king of the J,api , ^ ^^ ^ ^ They wgre attacked
wedding with Hippodamia, he invited the Centaurs,,jo ^ ag comhlg to the weddinD,
by the Lapithae, and beaten. The Centaurs in the ™*>P* them to the paintings found in the tombs
All the sculptures are treated primitively, wt. m*y- i „ credited that the Etrurians had
of Etruria. This conformity has nothing extraordinary, as it is senei y
their origin in Asia. and the sculptured metopes represent harpies.
The frieze of the temple is decorated with tnDiyp > imitive state, for amongst the ruins many
Above, there is nothing wanted to restore the temple to i 1
pieces of the pediment are to be found. _ foundation of the town. Not a fragment of
The temple is built of volcanic stone, which fornix t e ^ ^ ^ highest antiquity.
marble is to be found in any part of it. AH the remaining e i ^ ^ ^ theatre, of which the seats are
Below the Acropolis, and on the first terrace of the town, ^^ templ6j and other edifices completely
still in situ; but the proscenium is in ruins. The rums
cover the ground. ActodoUs has nothing remarkable but the inscrip-
The little Byzantine church, which still exists on tne a i^ ^^^^ wbich proves that the town
tion of the dedicator. It was raised by Athemius, Bishop o
_ . - • i i
L1U11 KJX IUO UCUlUtlLUl • JLV VV <A& X aiouu *-*j ----—
existed in the 8th and 9th centuries. . uged for sepulchres, and which was said to
In the neighbourhood of Assos was found a stone muc^ ^^ ^^ ^ term sarcopnagus.
have the property of consuming flesh in a short space o
Plate I.
ASSOS.-THE FRONT ELEVATXON OE THE TEMPLE.
ample of the Greek Doric order. We judge
This temple is interesting as perhaps the earliest known exa^ ^ ^.^ to ^ height of the column;
of the age of this order by the proportion of the diametJr -tal In the temple of Corinth, which was
also by the depth, projection, and curve of the echinus ol P ^^ diameters, and the capital has a
formerly considered the oldest example existing, the co ^ ^^ rf the capital ig the greatest of
considerable curve. At Assos the column is 4-250 diametew, ^ ^ ^ upper diameter. In later
any known example, and the projection of the abacus is nea y h^ Thegeug _ tlie column is always more
buildings-such as the Parthenon, the temple at Sunium, ana ^ ^ ^.^^ and the curve of
than five and a half diameters high, the capital is shallow, «f_ as the portico of Philip at Athens and
the echinus is quite flat. In edifices of the Macedonian P*10^^ in prop0rtion to their diameters, is still
the columns of the portico at Budroum —the height ol ^ almost a straight line,
greater, the capital shallower, and the profile of the column
Plate II.
™ nun^R OE THE TEMPLE.
DETAILS OE THE ORDER Ol m
. . one Upper member to the cornice, a corona without
One peculiarity of this order is, that there is. oniy ^ ^ ^ ^^ from whicn we may infer that the
the usual cymatmm, and that there are no 9*e*>™ Qn the frieze are interesting as being amongst the most
use of gittlce was a later refinement. The scu p ure^
archaic representations of animals and human being. ^^ ^ the gth century before the Christian era.
As we have before stated, this temple was proba y
, Fr0 _Menelaus, it is nevertheless true.
>Lucian gives the following dialogue between Menelaus and ^^ ^ ft j ft ^■^-^^
Proteus :- v t tlmt a sea.god, be plain with you, I beheve there u deceptxon » rt, and that you
Mm.—I do not think it worthy of admiration, Proteus, only a mean juggler. „„,-*-* ind
such as you are, should transform himself into water, or even »to. ^ __m&t deception can there be m tlnngs that are so mannest and
plant; but to become fire, that I cannot at all understan . ^^ ,
into a lion may be better tolerated.
ASSOS.
if. shoulders bas seized both bis hands to prevent his swimming,
water. Menelaus, who has a quiver on lus shouldeis, nas ^^
In the background are Helen and ber women, running aw^ existing hetween Egypt and the Troad.
This thoroughly Trojan subject recalls the o°m^n proteug here seems to be endeavouring to
We recognize Menelaus by his quiver and his He m • foom the gcene of the combat.
shelter himself from the pursuit of Menelaus, while tlie sea y f ^ ^ feagt ^ ^^ ^^ and
The other bas-relief represents the nuptials of Pmthous; tne p i
supported by cushions, receiving cups filled by slaves. ^ ^ ^^ ^ Thegeug> 0n tne dav of his
Pirithous was the son of Ixion, king of the J,api , ^ ^^ ^ ^ They wgre attacked
wedding with Hippodamia, he invited the Centaurs,,jo ^ ag comhlg to the weddinD,
by the Lapithae, and beaten. The Centaurs in the ™*>P* them to the paintings found in the tombs
All the sculptures are treated primitively, wt. m*y- i „ credited that the Etrurians had
of Etruria. This conformity has nothing extraordinary, as it is senei y
their origin in Asia. and the sculptured metopes represent harpies.
The frieze of the temple is decorated with tnDiyp > imitive state, for amongst the ruins many
Above, there is nothing wanted to restore the temple to i 1
pieces of the pediment are to be found. _ foundation of the town. Not a fragment of
The temple is built of volcanic stone, which fornix t e ^ ^ ^ highest antiquity.
marble is to be found in any part of it. AH the remaining e i ^ ^ ^ theatre, of which the seats are
Below the Acropolis, and on the first terrace of the town, ^^ templ6j and other edifices completely
still in situ; but the proscenium is in ruins. The rums
cover the ground. ActodoUs has nothing remarkable but the inscrip-
The little Byzantine church, which still exists on tne a i^ ^^^^ wbich proves that the town
tion of the dedicator. It was raised by Athemius, Bishop o
_ . - • i i
L1U11 KJX IUO UCUlUtlLUl • JLV VV <A& X aiouu *-*j ----—
existed in the 8th and 9th centuries. . uged for sepulchres, and which was said to
In the neighbourhood of Assos was found a stone muc^ ^^ ^^ ^ term sarcopnagus.
have the property of consuming flesh in a short space o
Plate I.
ASSOS.-THE FRONT ELEVATXON OE THE TEMPLE.
ample of the Greek Doric order. We judge
This temple is interesting as perhaps the earliest known exa^ ^ ^.^ to ^ height of the column;
of the age of this order by the proportion of the diametJr -tal In the temple of Corinth, which was
also by the depth, projection, and curve of the echinus ol P ^^ diameters, and the capital has a
formerly considered the oldest example existing, the co ^ ^^ rf the capital ig the greatest of
considerable curve. At Assos the column is 4-250 diametew, ^ ^ ^ upper diameter. In later
any known example, and the projection of the abacus is nea y h^ Thegeug _ tlie column is always more
buildings-such as the Parthenon, the temple at Sunium, ana ^ ^ ^.^^ and the curve of
than five and a half diameters high, the capital is shallow, «f_ as the portico of Philip at Athens and
the echinus is quite flat. In edifices of the Macedonian P*10^^ in prop0rtion to their diameters, is still
the columns of the portico at Budroum —the height ol ^ almost a straight line,
greater, the capital shallower, and the profile of the column
Plate II.
™ nun^R OE THE TEMPLE.
DETAILS OE THE ORDER Ol m
. . one Upper member to the cornice, a corona without
One peculiarity of this order is, that there is. oniy ^ ^ ^ ^^ from whicn we may infer that the
the usual cymatmm, and that there are no 9*e*>™ Qn the frieze are interesting as being amongst the most
use of gittlce was a later refinement. The scu p ure^
archaic representations of animals and human being. ^^ ^ the gth century before the Christian era.
As we have before stated, this temple was proba y
, Fr0 _Menelaus, it is nevertheless true.
>Lucian gives the following dialogue between Menelaus and ^^ ^ ft j ft ^■^-^^
Proteus :- v t tlmt a sea.god, be plain with you, I beheve there u deceptxon » rt, and that you
Mm.—I do not think it worthy of admiration, Proteus, only a mean juggler. „„,-*-* ind
such as you are, should transform himself into water, or even »to. ^ __m&t deception can there be m tlnngs that are so mannest and
plant; but to become fire, that I cannot at all understan . ^^ ,
into a lion may be better tolerated.