't4i M E M O I R S of the 
of about 30 or 40 families, in little huts made of dirt, within 
the walls of a fpacious court, which enclofed a moft magnificent 
heathen temple; the whole fpace is a Iquare of 220 yards each 
fide, encompafTed with a high and ftately wall, built of large 
fquare ftone, and adorned with pilafters, within and without, to 
the number of 61 on a fide 5 and had not the barbarity of the 
^urkSj who are enemies to every thing that is noble and fplendid, 
out of a vain fuperftition, purpoiely beat down thofe beautiful 
corniches, perhaps the world could not boaft of more curious and 
exquifite carvings, as was abundantly plain from fome remaining 
fragments 5 the weft fide, on which is the entry, is moft of it 
broken down, and near the middle of the Iquare, another 
higher wall is raifed out of the ruins, which appears to have 
been a ftrong but rude caftle 5 within were to be feen the founda- 
tions of another wall, which probably might anfwer the front 5 and 
it is probable the MamalukeSy whole workmanfhip it appears to 
have been, built the caftle here for the fecurity of the place. Be- 
fore the whole length of this new front, except a narrow paflage, 
which is left for an entry, there is cut a deep ditch, the alcent 
whereof on the infide is faced with ft one to the very foot of the 
wall, which muft have rendred it very difficult to be affaulted; 
the paffage, and the door itfelf is very narrow, not wider than to 
receive a loaded camel, or two men a breaft 5 and as foon as 
you are within the firft door, you make a fliort turn to the right, 
and pals on to another of the like bignels, which leads into the 
court; this outward wall quite fhrouds that magnificent entry, 
which belonged to the firft fabric; of the ftatelincfs of which we 
may judge by the two ftones, which fupport the fides of the 
great gate, each of which is 35 foot in length, and artificially 
carved with vines and clufters of grapes, exceedingly bold and to 
the life ; they are both ftanding, and in their places ; and the 
diftance between them, which gives the widenefs of the gate, is 
1 5 foot; but all this is now walled up to the narrow door above- 
mentioned ; over the Irnall door is an infcription in Greeks and 
alio another in a different language and charadlcr, which Mr. Ha- 
lifax never faw till then, nor could he make any thing of it; from 
that in Greeks it will be evident, that the ftone was brought from 
another place, and calually put in there ; and it is as follows ; 
TO MNHMEION TOT TA^EcyNO^ F.KTI(^FN EH IAI«yN 
CEriTIMIO^ OAAINAG>oC O AANinPOTATof (^TNKAHT 
flKoQ AIPANOTTOT ABAAAAOOTTOT NA(^<yPOT ATTc. 
TE KAI TlOir ATFOT KAI TU^OlC EI^ TO HANTEAE^^ 
AlftjXION TEfMHN. 
Under 
