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a bath, and coated in the inside with reticulated tile-work ; adjoining 

 to it are pedestals of stone and mortar, which once sustained perhaps 

 the columns of a gateway. Our guides conducted us to the remains 

 of what is called Priam's Palace ; they appeared to have formed part 

 of a gymnasium with baths, and belong to the time of Hadrian and 

 the Antonines. The principal entrance is still a fine object, though 

 stripped of most of the marbles with which it has been cased. .Some 

 parts of the cornice and the capitals of Ionic pilasters remain in their 

 original positions, and the centre arch is entire. The area enclosed 

 by this edifice has been very extensive, and all its remains indicate 

 magnificence. Great numbers of trees and shrubs are growing 

 amongst them. 



Some of the seats of a theatre, which is not far from this spot, may 

 be still seen ; the proscenium is entirely destroyed, and the area of 

 the orchestra is filled with bushes. We examined some vaulted sub- 

 terranean buildings, which our guides called ancient prisons for cri- 

 minals. Proceeding towards the sea we noticed the site of the 

 stadium ; some fragments of ornamental architecture are near it, of 

 rich design, apparently of the Corinthian order. Near the ancient 

 port we saw piles of cannon balls, formed out of granite columns by 

 order of a late Capudan Pasha for the supply of the forts of the 

 Dardanelles. 



We now quitted the ruins of Alexandria Troas, and returned to 

 the little hamlet of Gaikli through a forest of pines, and at one 

 o'clock proceeded towards Yenicher. In our road we observed a 

 lake near the shore now called Yole, probably the Pteleos of Strabo ; 

 on the right hand was a hillock or tumulus called Devise Tepe. We 

 then reached the canal or bed, which, we were told, had been made 

 to bring the waters of the Kirk-joss from Bounarbashi in order to 

 work acorn-mill at a Tchiflick here. This, the villagers said, had 

 been done about eighty years ago by a Sultana of the Seraglio, who 

 was then proprietor of the estate, and that it had subsequently de- 

 volved to Hassan Pasha who repaired it. 



