DELPHI. 241 
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commemorated was a native, has the distinction 
of TleXccff-'yic^T'/ig. It is mentioned by Strata, in 
his description of Thessaly": it had the name 
oi Larissa Pelasgia, although its situation was 
without the Pelasgiotis. 
After visiting the remains of the Gymnasium, 
we went to see those of the Stadium. They stadium. 
are situate upon the highest part of the slope 
whereon Castri is built, above the village, and 
a little to the ivest of it, under a precipice 
formed by some rocks^ w^hich also there rise 
in a perpendicular form. We noticed very 
considerable foundations of antient buildings, 
in our way up. This Stadium is even more 
entire than that of Athens; for the marble seats 
yet remain : they consist of the same sub- 
stance as the cliffs around Delphi; and at the 
curved or upper extremity of the Stadium., they 
are hewn in the natural rock. The area being 
clear from rubbish, and in a very perfect state, 
we were enabled to ascertain its lensfth with 
accuracy; and this we found to be equal to two 
hundred and twenty paces. We stepped it 
(2) Tnf y i\m trajaX/af tv (Attayaia, Iffrii « KpemasTII AAPI2SA uxtfft era.' 
ii'tv! itvT^; iii^iufcc- « S' avrh fiif IlEAAiriA Xtytfiitti, kui AAPI22A. Strabon, 
Geog. lib. ix. p. 650. ed. Oxnn. 
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