The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-07-06

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Near the fni asnsionsd semrlc are The
renains q gate haiis BY Hsafian add a
road leading thraurh Il 10 that part 81
Aibens called HAdnanapolis Upon this
ancient gate are two inscriptions. one tow
ards Indianapolis save This is the city
q Hadri&n nc, theses. tho other SIDE
says THIS ia Athens the city Of Thosens.
Further 10 tbs cast o. the river nissns ia
the Stadium, this Vas given 20 Athens by
Lyeargus Tho orator u. @ $50 years. mn
bnili hs,ween some hills whose sides we're
used Tor sea,s Ca the west side The seats
extend 10 the top Of the bill nearly two
hundred feet shove the race course A
modern circus has been along and recon.
sirncied the ring One Of tho mos, inter
eating things TO me al Aihens was the
tbeaser ~ Dionysius. it, remains are ON the
south slope Of the Aeropolis. the stage.
upon which were acted. the plays Of Eurip.
idcs Aesehylus aud Sophocles, father Of
Greek drama, still stands. though in an
imperfect condition. In front OF The stage
Is a semicircle aud there the seats for the
spectators begin. They run mp the hill.
side and are divided into thirteen sections
,or the thirteen tribes, the first row OF seats
are hewn out Of marble and have backs like
chairs, these were occupied by the priests,
and each chair has the name OF the priest
who occupied IL carved underneath the
seat The middle chair was that OF the
priest Of Dionysus Further TO the west
Is the Odeum Of Horodias Atticus and is
fairly preserved TWAS this building in
which the musich and oratorical contests
were held
Upon the high ground near the monu.
ment OF pbilopappus is wall that was
bnilt 100 years b. G. Between this and
the Acropol's is the Areopagus which
stands upon rock. II was the seat Of the
great Atheuian tribunal Of justice. sup.
pose Socrates was tried here, and il is said
that St Paul stood somewhere upon the
same rock when he addressed the Atheui.
ans Of later day The rock upon which
the Acropolis stands lies upen the southern
OF modern Athens. The ground
rises gradually toward il from all sides,
then the arch goes up perpendicularly for
several hundred feet The ruts made by
the chariot wheels in the old road leading
up to the Acropolis are still TO be seen
The most commanding figure in its sacred
limits is the Parthenon, temple of Min
erval. II stands upon the central southern
side Of the plateau and is grand old
Doric building. The columns OF the per.
style are 36 feet high and six and one.half
Ieet in diameter; IFS length is 2l3 feet and
breadth los feet, and as you stand by its
side II seems immense and grand. About
ihe center Of rectangular space on the
ioor of the temple are several holes, which
mark the spot where the famous Athene
Parthenos stood. This temple was erected
AS years b. c, There are two smaller
emples upon the plateau of the Aero.
polls, both of Doric architecture and like
III the rest Of the buildings up there are
II marble. The modern town Of Athens
las within its limits many relics that in
crest the traveller and is itself as neat and
pleasant little city as you would wish to
zee. Alb