542 RUINS OF THE PLAIN OP TROY. 



the distance of three miles and three quarters, or nearly so, would 

 terminate in the site of the Iliensian city : and any discovery 

 ascertaining either of these places would infallibly identify the 

 position of (he other. This line of direction we observed in our 

 route, advancing by a cross road into the Plain. 



There were other inscriptions, commemorating the good offices 

 of Roman emperors ; but these were so much mutilated, that no 

 decisive information could be obtained from them. Upon one we 

 read 



u THE ALEXANDRIAN TRIBE HONOUR SEXTUS JULIUS, THE MAGIS. 

 THATE OF THE CITT, PR/EFECT OF THE FLAVIAN COHORT," &C. 



Another, inscribed upon the cover of a large Sarcophagus, men- 

 tioned a portico, and the daughter of some person for whom both 

 the 2TOA and the 2OPO2 had been constructed. 



As we journied from this place, we found, in a corn field below 

 the hill, a large block of inscribed marble ; but owing to the man. 

 ner in which the stone was concealed by the soil, as well as the ille- 

 gibility of the inscription, we could only discern the following 

 characters, in which the name of Julius again occurs : 



IOTA1OT 



APXGN 



K02MON 



sustaining what was before advanced concerning the prevalence of 

 names belonging to the family of Germanicus, or of persons who 

 flourished about his time. Upon a medal of Claudius, describe d 

 by Vaillant, belonging to Cotyaeium, a city of Phry^ia, bordering 

 upon Troas, we read the words EIII lOTfAIOT TlOT KOTIAEfiN. 

 We prorfeded hence towards the plain ; and no sooner reached it, 

 than a tumulus of very remarkable size and situation drew our at- 

 tention, for a short time, from the main object of our pursuit. 



This Tumulus, of a high conical form and very regular struc- 

 ture, stands altogether insulated. Of its great antiquity no doubt 

 can be entertainer) by persons accustomed to view the everlasting 

 sepulchres of the Antients. On the southern side of its base is a 

 long natural mound of lime-stone : this, beginning to rise close to 

 the artificial t'imults, extends towards the village of C.>l!ifat, in a 

 direction nearly from north to south across the middle of the plain* 

 It is of such iif.-ight, that an army, encamped on the eastern side of 

 it, would be concealed from all observation of persons stationed 



