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mountain, by an antient paved way ; having the 
sea and a port in view. Then crossing over a 
rocky hill, the village of Marathon appeared, in Jij"^^! ""^ 
a beautiful plain below. Traces of the old ''"°^' 
paved-road again occurred ; and the earth 
appeared, in many places, to be stained with the 
red oxide of iron. Lusieii made a hasty sketch 
of this renowned village, in the author's pocket- 
volume of Notes ^. From this spot it appeared 
to be surrounded by mountains ; because the ex- 
tensive plain which afterwards opened towards 
the right, as we advanced, and at the north- 
western extremity of which Marathon is situate, 
was then concealed from us, by part of a moun- 
tain to the right of the village. We passed 
some ruined chapels, and a tower, at the base 
of the mountain; and continued our route to the 
Village of Marathon by the side of a small river, 
whose present appellation is Keynurios Potamos, 
or New River. Its antient name was Charadrus : aiomdms. 
it descends from mountains which are now called 
Kallingi, traverses the Plain of Marathon, and 
then falls into the sea. JVheler did not visit this 
village ; but, going by a different road into the 
(3) See the Plate in tlie Quarto Edition, Vol. IV. facing p. I'i, 
shewing the appearance of Marathon Village, iu the approach from 
Jtkens, along the antient pavefl-way, before the prospect of the Plain 
oj'cns upon the right; etched from the original Sketch by Luakri. 
