4/4 PELOPONNESUS. 
CHAP, rock ; but it differs from every other theatre we 
VIH. . , . J . . 
^ , - T - - saw in Greece, in having two wings, with seats, 
one on either side of the Cavea ; so that it might 
be described as a triple Coilon. We could not 
conceive for what purpose these side cavities 
were designed ; unless for minor representa- 
tions, or as steps in ascending to the central 
sweep : but if the latter were intended, there 
would have been no necessity for the curved 
shape that has been given to them ; making the 
whol e structure wear the appearance rather of 
three theatres than of one. Within the centre 
Cavea there were sixty-four seats remaining; 
the height of each seat being thirteen inches. 
Opposite to this structure are the remains of a 
very large edifice, built entirely of tiles ; pro- 
bably a part of the Castellum (%vgtov) which was 
near to the Theatre, called Criterion, once a 
court or tribunal of judgment. Above the 
Huron of Theatre l was the Hieron of Venus ; and this we 
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certainly found. Within this temple there was 
(l) The expression is, iivif'Si TO 6'ta.r^v. and this by Amaseeus (viiL 
Parts. Cor. c. 20. p. 156. ed. Kuhnii) is rendered supra theatrunt; but 
Mp, in many instances, is by Pawanias used to signify beyond; that 
is to say, the next object occurring in the line of his observation. In 
this instance, the building alluded to was above the Tlieatre, upon the 
hill towards the Acropolis. 
