Chap. VIII. of Monïïeur Tavernïèr. 



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Mile affords nothing but Millftones to grind Wheat , which arecarry'd to Confia*- 



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faros where there is no Trade neither, has nothing remarkable in it but one 

 Greek, Church, very well built all of Marble, call'd Our Lady's Church. 



As for the Iflands of Sifante and Miconoa , in regard there is nothing of Trade in 

 either but only with the Pirates, who ibmetimes touch there, if there be any Con 

 fuis that live there , it is only to buy their ftol'n Goods. 



Of the City of Athens , Corinth , Patras , Coron , and Modon. 



TH E City of Athens is about four miles diftant from the Sea , and contain^ 

 two and twenty thouland Inhabitants i twenty five thouland Greeks, five orfii 

 thoiifand Latins , and a thoufand Turks. Among all the Antiquities that yet remain, 

 thofe in the Caftle are the beft preferv'd. The Caftle ftands upon a Hill , upon the 

 North defcent whereof fome part of the City ftands. It enclofes a very fair and 

 fpacious Temple , built all of white Marble from the top to the bottom , fupported 

 by ftately Pillars of black Marble and Pofphiry. In the front are great Figures of 

 Armed Knights ready to encounter one another. Round about the Temple, except 

 upon the Roof, which is all of flat Marble Stones well order'd , are to be feen all the 

 famous Acts of the Greeks in fmall carving , every Figure being about two foot and a 

 half high. Round about the Temple runs a fair Gallery j where four perfonsmay 

 walk a-brcft. It is fupported by fixteen Pillars of white Marble upon each of the 

 fides, and by fix at each end, being alio pav'd and cover'd with the fame Stone. 

 Cloie to the Temple ftands a fair Palace of white Marble , which now falls to decay. 

 Below the Caftle, and at the point of the City toward theEaft, ftand feventeen 

 Pillars, the remainder of three hundred , where anciently , they fay, flood the 

 Palace of Thefeus fir.fr. King of the ^Athenians. Thefe Pillars are of a prodigious 

 bignefs , every one eighteen foot about. They are proportionable in height , but 

 not all of a piece , being thwarted moft of them by Stones of white Marble , one 

 end whereof refts upon one Pillar , and the other upon that which follows it % 

 which was the fupport of the whole building. Upon the Gate , which is yet entire, 

 are to be feen thefe words upon the front without. 



ÀfcA.6 a&ïmxi ewlw % oro'jjW îroA^, 



The City of Athens tt>as ajfuredly the City of Thefeusô 



Within-fide of the fame City thefe 'other words are Engrav'd. 

 À'i'cftt A3hv«i 'ÀcftÇKXvS K0CÎ »Xl GHTéûJÇ 7TûAjC. 



The City of Athens is the City of Adrian , and not of The- 

 f fèus. 



There are in Athens feveral other pieces of Antiquity which are well worthy td 

 be feen. 



Corinth , which formerly madefuch a noife in the world , is now a Village of fome 

 five or fix and twenty houfes , but all of them the Habitations of rich Greeks. The 

 Town lies at the foot of the Caftle , which is feated upon an inacceftlble Rock 

 guarded by the Greeks , commanded by an Aga. Corinth Exports great quantities of 

 Currants. 



fatras does the fame , which is all the Trade of thofe two places. 



Coron and Modon drive a f radein S«Uet-Oyl , which is fo good and fo plentiful , 

 that feveral Snglijh , Dutch , and other Ships are load'n away with it from thence 

 every year. 



There are Conjuls in Athent , fatras , Coron , Modtn , and Nafoli of Rohui* 

 nia, 



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