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AIZANI.
I> ii,p ririncipal towns of that
Little is known about the history of Aizani. Str^° ^^"lleroLn! cited by Stephen of Byzantium,1
division of Phrygia ealled Epictetus, but gives no dot ad- about it.
states that Aizani was founded by Azan, the son of ^«^\ ^^ came ^g-^y from Arcadia
According to a passage in Pausanias,* it would W»\£ ded between them the kingdom of
- Areas," says he, «had three sons Azan Aphidas and Ela us w ^ ^ ^ is d ,
their father. That part which fell to the ot of thfir t rece ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^
the race of colonists who established themselves in I My,, a ^ ^^ ^ who are the aborigmes of
He adds: • « These Phrygians, who dwell upon the, borders ol ^ ^ ^ there a temple
Azania, show the grotto called Steunos, which is circular g
to the mother of the gods, where she has a statue. _ ^ ^^ represented at the fifth council
This town is comprised in the list of the bisnopi
of Constantinople.
Plate X.
GENERAL VIEW OE THE RUINS.
| Plate XL
RESTORATION OE THE TEMPLE OE JUPITER.
• • the spot There could be no doubt
This restoration was made by M. Texier from ^^^^^ng, and s'everal columns of the fronts
about the size and form of the temple, as the walls ^J^\mhle colonnade round it, for four columns of an
and flanks. As to the peribolus, it must eviden ly have had a do^ ^^ ^ rf ^ . ^ dimensl011Sj
outer row were found in situ, and a pilaster of'the nine* • _ ^ ^^ gquare n plan
which were given by the terrace walls, were 520 feet by **£•'^ which Were probably statue, A broad
In front of the terrace there are a series of arcade^ w^ ^ ^.^ temple, surr0nnded by its
flight of steps led up to the platform, in the centre ol w
? a otntiipq-" and here and there were seats,
colonnade. _. ontained numerous statues, anu ucic
No doubt the temenos was planted with trees, ana
. . • -i 4-n +i.n«p shown on tne piciu.
hexedrce and triclinia, in positions similar to tnosc
Plate XII.
PLAN OF THE TEMPLE OE JUPITER.
PLAN OE T±iii »"------
,. . , „,.. exhibiting considerable originality in the
K„ i -This is an interesting example of a t~*fg*£JL of the posticum, and in the existence of the
management of the donhle row of columns in ^£»£%J walls and columns that exist There was a
vaulted chamber in the snhstrnctnre. The W»W shows ^ ^ ^ was probaMy used by the
similar vault under the temple in the acropolis at Peigamus.
„ -■ ±- „ nnrl nlso as a treasury. , -no, the vaulted chamber and the
priests for purposes of deception, and also as ^^ of the cella, showing the van
Eig. 2.-Transverse ^^th~^floor of the peristyle,
method employed for lighting it from the floor
Plate XIII.
TEMPLE OE JUPITER-ELEVATION OE POSTICUM.
. that of ti,e pronaos, because it shows the pecnliar arrangement of the
This elevation is given in preference tothaof*°J ^^ beneatb> by means of a stance
two doors, one leading into the temple the>f>« to their aiameter, together with the Ugliness of the
The somewhat nnnsnal height of the «*»»££* common in other examples. The consoles, winch occupy
frieze, prodnces an appearance of elegance **£»£ ^ fte compositi0„; they consist of volutes, supported by
the place of bas-reliefs in the frieze, give great
acanthus-leaves.
. • ■ Book vin. ch. 4. » Book *• cIe 32.
> Stephen of Byzantium, voce Azanoi.
AIZANI.
I> ii,p ririncipal towns of that
Little is known about the history of Aizani. Str^° ^^"lleroLn! cited by Stephen of Byzantium,1
division of Phrygia ealled Epictetus, but gives no dot ad- about it.
states that Aizani was founded by Azan, the son of ^«^\ ^^ came ^g-^y from Arcadia
According to a passage in Pausanias,* it would W»\£ ded between them the kingdom of
- Areas," says he, «had three sons Azan Aphidas and Ela us w ^ ^ ^ is d ,
their father. That part which fell to the ot of thfir t rece ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^
the race of colonists who established themselves in I My,, a ^ ^^ ^ who are the aborigmes of
He adds: • « These Phrygians, who dwell upon the, borders ol ^ ^ ^ there a temple
Azania, show the grotto called Steunos, which is circular g
to the mother of the gods, where she has a statue. _ ^ ^^ represented at the fifth council
This town is comprised in the list of the bisnopi
of Constantinople.
Plate X.
GENERAL VIEW OE THE RUINS.
| Plate XL
RESTORATION OE THE TEMPLE OE JUPITER.
• • the spot There could be no doubt
This restoration was made by M. Texier from ^^^^^ng, and s'everal columns of the fronts
about the size and form of the temple, as the walls ^J^\mhle colonnade round it, for four columns of an
and flanks. As to the peribolus, it must eviden ly have had a do^ ^^ ^ rf ^ . ^ dimensl011Sj
outer row were found in situ, and a pilaster of'the nine* • _ ^ ^^ gquare n plan
which were given by the terrace walls, were 520 feet by **£•'^ which Were probably statue, A broad
In front of the terrace there are a series of arcade^ w^ ^ ^.^ temple, surr0nnded by its
flight of steps led up to the platform, in the centre ol w
? a otntiipq-" and here and there were seats,
colonnade. _. ontained numerous statues, anu ucic
No doubt the temenos was planted with trees, ana
. . • -i 4-n +i.n«p shown on tne piciu.
hexedrce and triclinia, in positions similar to tnosc
Plate XII.
PLAN OF THE TEMPLE OE JUPITER.
PLAN OE T±iii »"------
,. . , „,.. exhibiting considerable originality in the
K„ i -This is an interesting example of a t~*fg*£JL of the posticum, and in the existence of the
management of the donhle row of columns in ^£»£%J walls and columns that exist There was a
vaulted chamber in the snhstrnctnre. The W»W shows ^ ^ ^ was probaMy used by the
similar vault under the temple in the acropolis at Peigamus.
„ -■ ±- „ nnrl nlso as a treasury. , -no, the vaulted chamber and the
priests for purposes of deception, and also as ^^ of the cella, showing the van
Eig. 2.-Transverse ^^th~^floor of the peristyle,
method employed for lighting it from the floor
Plate XIII.
TEMPLE OE JUPITER-ELEVATION OE POSTICUM.
. that of ti,e pronaos, because it shows the pecnliar arrangement of the
This elevation is given in preference tothaof*°J ^^ beneatb> by means of a stance
two doors, one leading into the temple the>f>« to their aiameter, together with the Ugliness of the
The somewhat nnnsnal height of the «*»»££* common in other examples. The consoles, winch occupy
frieze, prodnces an appearance of elegance **£»£ ^ fte compositi0„; they consist of volutes, supported by
the place of bas-reliefs in the frieze, give great
acanthus-leaves.
. • ■ Book vin. ch. 4. » Book *• cIe 32.
> Stephen of Byzantium, voce Azanoi.