36 RUINS OF TLOS. 



merits are represented warriors in various posi- 

 tions.* Near this relic there is a remarkable 

 tomb, a sarcophagus elevated on a towering pin- 

 nacle of rock, cut away on all sides, so as to be 

 inaccessible. From this we went to the theatre, 

 which is large and handsome, and of the Greek 

 form. The rows of seats are thirty- four, and 

 near the avenues, they are ornamented with 

 carved lions' paws. Near the theatre is a great 

 group of remains of Roman buildings, apparently 

 palaces, the arched windows of which are so 

 placed as to command a magnificent view of 

 the valley. Great clusters of ivy gave a rich 

 effect to these ruins, and the golden henbane 

 was in flower upon their w T alls. 



The house in which we lodged is one of the 

 largest in the valley of the Xanthus. Our host, 

 a gloomy-looking, well-dressed, one-eyed man, 

 was extremely polite, and paid us much atten- 

 tion. Our room was a long, well-propor- 

 tioned chamber, the walls ornamented with Ara- 

 besque paintings, and the ceiling of carved wood. 

 Near the door, a framework of wood divided off 



* Casts of the bas-reliefs on this remarkable monument 

 are now in the British Museum, having been made during the 

 last expedition to Xanthus. 



