16 THE LATOUM. 



Charles Fellows as cicerone, to cast a midnight 

 look of admiration on some spirited battle- scene 

 or headless Venus, which had been the great prize 

 of the morning's work. 



On one of the days of this visit, several of 

 the party rode across the plain to the angle of 

 it which is formed by the termination of Cragus 

 and the sea, in order to examine the ruins which 

 had been referred to Cydna, or Pydna. Cross- 

 ing the Xanthus a little below the city, we came 

 to a group of sarcophagi with Greek inscrip- 

 tions, apparently of late date. Then, ascend- 

 ing the limestone hills, we came to the plat- 

 form and remains of a temple. After an hour's 

 ride, we arrived at a considerable hill, conspi- 

 cuous from the city, on which there are traces 

 of walls and many sarcophagi, also a large theatre 

 in very perfect preservation. This was disco- 

 vered by Mr. Hoskyn, during the preceding 

 winter. It is remarkable for having straight 

 sides, and has two large portals, over one of 

 which are sculptured sixteen tragic masks. The 

 seats are twenty-seven in number : there is no 

 trace of a proscenium. Near it are the remains 

 of a large temple. We could find no inscrip- 

 tions ; but the position of these ruins plainly 



