174. ~— Remarks on the Site of Troy 
Again, Ulysses and Diomed (X. 344) 
quit the spot where the council was held, 
and proceed towards the Trojan camp to learn 
what is passing there. 
They had continued their course for some 
time, when they encounter Dolon, who, 
already, 
“The throng of Trojan steeds and warriors 
past,” 
is proceeding at a brisk pace towards the fleet 
on a similar mission. ‘The two Greeks and 
Dolon are moving in opposite directions, and, 
from the description given us by Homer, they 
could not have traversed each a less space 
than a quarter of a mile; or, in other words, 
the distance from the ramparts to the Thros- 
mos was fully half a mile. If then the dou- 
ble supposition be correct, that half a mile 
intervened between the sea and ramparts, 
and again half a mile between these and the 
Throsmos, and the Throsmos lay on the 
Grecian left, we shall on referring to our 
map (12) observe, that the hill of New 
(12) In our map we have copied pretty closely from Rennell’s. We 
have not attempted to trace what we suppose the ancient course of the 
Scamander, or other rivers. Though the best map, Rennell’s is never- 
theless very inaccurate, and whilst it gives a good general idea of the 
form and features of the plain, the outline of the hills, their comparative 
height, and the course of the rivers, are far too inaccurate to support any 
argument founded on exact distances, or minute localities. 
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