258 THE ODEUM. 



On the inner surface of the high wall or front con- 

 necting the two sides, are several rows of small 

 holes pierced in the stones, as if for the purpose of 

 hanging shields or trophies. This building might 

 have been an Odeum or music theatre. Near it is 

 an edifice, apparently a mausoleum or monument, 

 in ruins ; we could find no inscription to indicate 

 its purpose. On the platform, near the theatre, 

 are the ruins of several extensive buildings, pro- 

 bably temples, some of the Doric, and others 

 of the Corinthian order. Among the fragments 

 are several inscribed blocks, and on one there 

 is mention of the Lords of Cibyra — 



KA1IAPEX2N KIBTPAT12N H BOT 

 AH KAI O AHM02. 



A portion of this platform appears to have 

 been the Agora, and the whole of it is enclosed 

 by walls of middle-age construction, the bounds 

 of Cibyra when it had been reduced to a very 

 small town, previous to its final desertion. The 

 ancient city does not appear to have been sur- 

 rounded by walls, and Strabo mentions that it 

 was of great size. 



At the lower extremity of the ridge upon 

 which the city stood is the stadium. To form 

 it, the hilhside was partially excavated, so as 



