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of some of the latter are Corinthian, a few Doric, 

 others Ionic ; one of the buildings has its front 

 adorned with Ionic pilasters. Most of the re- 

 mains are indicative of Roman times. When 

 Mr. Hoskyn and Mr. Forbes visited this site 

 during the previous autumn, they found no thea- 

 tre. Convinced, however, that a city so impor- 

 tant must have had one, we made a scrutinizing 

 search among the thickets, and at length came 

 upon a theatre, built in a hollow of the hill, 

 and so buried among trees and bushes, that we 

 had passed by it many times before we came 

 upon it. It is one hundred and forty-four feet 

 in diameter, and has fifteen rows of seats not 

 separated by a diazoma. The arena is large in 

 proportion to the size of the building, and the 

 proscenium very perfect. Most of the seats are 

 remarkable for not being channelled and depressed 

 at the back part, as is usually the case. The 

 summit of the hill was a fortified acropolis, and is 

 excavated in parts to form large reservoirs for 

 water. From it, there is a very" fine view over 

 the yailahs and down towards the head of the 

 valley of the Xanthus, to which there is a road 

 passing under the ruins and entering near the 

 Dey's-bridge. This road does not follow the 



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