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hold the former opinion, while Col. Leake and 
the generality of travellers are strenuous advo- 
cates of the latter—The only authorities, on 
which we have to rely, are the description of 
Pausanias, and the plays of Sophocles and Eu- 
ripides—From the former, it appears more 
than probable that the Treasury of Atreus was 
within the Citadel;—and indeed we can scarcely 
conceive that any Monaren who possessed a 
fortress as strong as that of Mycenz, would depo- 
sit his treasures any where but within its walls. 
Now the Monument in question is outside the 
fortifications, and therefore can scarcely be the 
treasury of Atreus.—Again Pausanias places 
the Treasury near the Spring Persea which in 
no way corresponds to the position of the Tu- 
mulus we are examining, as may be seen by the 
annexed Plans;—for the only two rivulets to be 
found at Mycene, rise one or two hundred 
yards distant—Now we gather from different 
passages in the Electra of Euripides, as well as 
from that of Sophocles, that the Tomb of Aga- 
memnon was without the walls, (although Pausan- 
las seems to indicate the contrary,) for Sophocles 
describes Orestes as visiting his father’s sepul- 
chre, before he reached the Gate of the Citadel; 
—and in Euripides, when Orestes relates to 
Pylades his nocturnal visit to.the Tomb, it is 
