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CHAPTER II.
The Site of Ancient Ephesus.
The city of Ephesus was built chiefly upon the slopes
of two mountains, Prion and Coressus. The city wall,
which is attributed to Lysimachus, can even now be
traced for nearly its whole length, as it follows the lofty
and jagged edge of Mount Prion, which bounds the city
on the south side, and thence runs down westward to
within a few yards of the mountain stream which falls
into the Caystcr near the canal, then crossing the ex-
tremity of Mount Prion, and turning eastward, it encloses
the ancient fort, commonly, but erroneously, called ' St.
Paul's Prison.' From this point, dipping down the rocky
steep on which the fort stands, it runs to the edge of the
canal near the city port, and here was the gate through
which the city was entered from the sea. The wrall is
again to be seen on the north side of the port at its
eastern extremity, and is continued northward for some
distance, then again turning eastward towards the Cores-
sian gate, and skirting Mount Coressus at some height
up its side, till it reaches the Magnesian gate, from
which it makes a circuit enclosing the large chalk
mound between the gate and Mount Prion. The wall
!s fortified for its whole length by massive loopholcd
The Site of Ancient Ephesus.
The city of Ephesus was built chiefly upon the slopes
of two mountains, Prion and Coressus. The city wall,
which is attributed to Lysimachus, can even now be
traced for nearly its whole length, as it follows the lofty
and jagged edge of Mount Prion, which bounds the city
on the south side, and thence runs down westward to
within a few yards of the mountain stream which falls
into the Caystcr near the canal, then crossing the ex-
tremity of Mount Prion, and turning eastward, it encloses
the ancient fort, commonly, but erroneously, called ' St.
Paul's Prison.' From this point, dipping down the rocky
steep on which the fort stands, it runs to the edge of the
canal near the city port, and here was the gate through
which the city was entered from the sea. The wrall is
again to be seen on the north side of the port at its
eastern extremity, and is continued northward for some
distance, then again turning eastward towards the Cores-
sian gate, and skirting Mount Coressus at some height
up its side, till it reaches the Magnesian gate, from
which it makes a circuit enclosing the large chalk
mound between the gate and Mount Prion. The wall
!s fortified for its whole length by massive loopholcd