, 1877-12-15
rn!,oratc tl,c narrative of 1lnmcr, Psnt1nias,


rn',oratc tho narrative of 1inmer, rsntanfas, |
The Aeropuis uf MyccnT II afnut sig miles |
northeast II Argus. Tradition nserbes to |
pcrectts tte foundation o! the nnrtcnt rltv, the
Captsa! os ArEs,l!., mud declares II tn have !ecn
In the ttasa of ARalneI,,,on ihc most wealthy
and powerful ctls of t;rerec. When Agatnc.n-
nun departed IL the Trojan wae. lie left his
kiuz.iam, smf Clytsmne.tra' II. wife, . !. The
worthy uf the triet, ,i1Hx tho t"'scs " III whhl'
lr tI.l been endowed fnr his 1mrso''a' asurat'-
dizcmcnt, and prosecuting MI ntnltcrnns inter.
Aramen'non tr'n .rroy. with the .sa,tise t'rin;
cesa Ca+satllra, an,l tic two cthf,tren she ha.!
horne him, he WAS trcaehcruusly slain, with ull
his stten.lantss al the inttsVaslon af iEaistln'.
hratc ruler MyrenN gradually declined, a'l'l.
403 years hcfbrc the Eltt.ttan IRA. wa> captured
hy Tho ArRivcs anil leveI.d !" tic gruin'i.. The
destruction was t't'st t."n.'leec, YET the GyeI-
itln[n III All uni'soknn circuit. thy nFr fsun
ttlrieen to thirty .aye feet high, md on AZ aver
aEe sixteen feet thtsk, anil arc l'liIt of tca'!tt
ansss eHssa n a*eh the n "sS' sfsr !"
tlle wall Is the qrcnt Linn'a tale, niIoriitf.
an cntranyc ten feet eight inches lI'1t. a'1f
from ninc IN ten tect wide. Above the Eaes Is
triangular slab OF brccta ten feet l.igll, lwelyu
feet ton0 at tho base, und twst feet tlltrk, i.ou
the farc Of which Mte cut In RELIEF two lhhs
laying cacll other IN all upright posture, wt'i
their fnrupawa resting M All altar. 1t VA. f'ar
this gate That the i've t:nps wrrc nflrarthr.s by
Or. 8t.l1emAnn; an,, II hta canicetures he irito
regarding them, they Yield up to thu tttvrsf1Eh'
tEunA Df tho present DAY proofs OF the history
Of Agamcninon which lave tatu buried With htnt
for a.lkA Years. ..
Tie description ot E>r. Schlcmann's cxcava.
ttu,,s Mt Mycenr Is prefaced with Al acco!'ll VI
hls bs'ef researches among tho ruins III lyrlns,
tyuEc.t objects found by him. From the flye
royal sepuchrcs he recovered Treasures In gold
Weighing at,,,ut 100 pounds Troy, or an amount
equal to the weight vi h,WN English sovrreiEns.
The King Of 0rcccc, to he preserved in the slu'
scum III Athens.
in tho Preface with which Mr. uiAdstono In.
truluccs Or. Schlicmann's volume, tic lcarned
classical sctl1tar mates that he was at first
akrptieai with regard 10 the subject of lie Ills
ruycrtcs at Mycrt,u, but, after examining thu
links In the cl,afn of ovidence connecting tho
tonbs With thc AomsrIc I.'cns, he ,vn,, VA eo ~,
sulta OF DR.. Sc1Iltcmann's explorations srctn to
point to thy CONCLUSION that the memorials anu
rcn,atns Of Agatnrmnon, and Ills cp'npan'ot's
have really bccn recovered. Mr. Gladstone is,
however, very cautious IN declaring tic STATE Ut
Ills opinions, and In a curuful manner reviews
the Testimony given by the chict circumstance
identifying the discoveries with tho Story ot
Agamemnou.
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finely executed. and convey 10 thu rcader \ rery
satistaftory liea oi tato innese1s ~, eo1'sstnn .s
Wleh ~: sehncMann !,as pImuttc1 .r ."n .ne CA
pos'''o" u 'Ae prehistoric aso "a o'e's''
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