458 THESSALONICA. 
CHAP. IS UNCLEAN UNTO YOU. • • • • WHOSOEVER 
XI. , „ 
i TOUCHETH THE CARCASE SHALL BE UNCLEAN . 
The author employed nearly the whole of this 
day in seeking for other antiquities. The only 
objects that he observed in the city worth 
notice, besides what has been already de- 
scribed, were the two triumphal arches of 
Triumphal AUGUSTUS and of CoNSTANTINE. Thc fil'St is 
Arch of 
AucjasTus. called The Gate of the Vardar : and although 
less noticed than the other, it is a work far 
superior, in point of taste. It was raised after 
the battle of Philippi, in honour of Octavius and 
Anthony. For its dimensions the author is in- 
debted to the accurate work of Beaujour; not 
being able to take more than a general view of 
it, owing to the state of Salontca at this time, 
although he went accompanied by the Tchohodar 
and a Janissary. Its height is eighteen French 
feet, the lower part of it being buried to the depth 
of twenty-seven more. The span of the arch is 
twelve feet. The vault within is sculptured, 
and the entablature is adorned with chaplets. 
When viewed externally, there are two bas- 
reliefs, one on each side, representing the two 
conquerors standing before a horse led by a 
boy. The masonry of the arch consists of 
square blocks of white marble, six feet thick ; 
(l) Leviticus, xi. 6. 24. 
