H I E R O N. 405 
now becoming obsolete. In this valley were 
the sacred grove 5 , and Sanctuary of j*Esculapius, 
together with numerous batJis, temples, a 
Stadium, a Theatre, and some medicinal springs 
and wells ; the remains of all which may still 
be severally discerned. The first artificial 
object that appeared after we left Coroni, was 
a considerable Ruin, somewhat resembling a 
castle, at a short distance in the valley upon 
our right. Upon closer inspection, it proved 
to be a Roman edifice of brick-work, and of 
a square form ; possibly one of the benefactions 
of Antoninus Pius, who, while a Roman senator, 
erected here an hospital for the reception 
of pregnant women and dying persons, that 
were before always removed out of the Peri- 
bolus 4 , to be delivered, or to expire in the open 
air. Farther on, we perceived the traces of a 
large building, divided into several chambers, 
and stuccoed ; and it is known that the same 
senator also built the Bath ofJEsculapius, besides 
;" a work that was highly prized by the greatest Grecian scholar 
England ever had ; namely, the illustrious PORSON; whose frequent 
illustrations and evidences of the fact here alluded to are recent in the 
recollection of all who knew him. 
(3) T Si 'Isgo a.}.<ro; rou 'Arit}.n<riw ngisxwfiv o^ei *a.vrtt%al!it. Pausaniec 
Cnrinlhiaca, c. 27. p. 172. Lips. 1636. 
(4) OiSi a.vt>Qifox.!>u<rn, ovbl v'utrwtH a.1 -yuix7xss ffan \irl; r 
P'tusanicE Corinlhiaca, ib. 
