The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-20

browse among the stones So the people
are departing. Some quarters have fall
en- entirely to ruin; in the others most
OF the houses, solid stone houses four or
five centuries old. stand tenantless. OF
the famous temple nothing remains ex-
cept 4 water cistern and two or three
large stones at the base of the encirclinS
wall \ good deal of the city wall has,
however. survived. and the great blocks
in the lower courses seem to show Garth
aginian work; they are at any rate pre-
Roman. Marks which some read as Punic
inscriptions are visible upon a few. In
another half-century Monte San Giuliano
will. if not deserted have shrunk to a
handful OF people.
1t has. however, outhved by many cen
turtles as dwelhng-place of man the two
other cities that remain to be described.
Egesta or Sesesta as it was called in
Roman times was also a town of the
EIymians. and stood inland from Eryx
about ten miles IS the crow flies. some
three miles from the modern town of
Calata:mi. and six miles from the sea at
Castellamare. where it has its port These
primitive Elymians We're. however. 10
seafaring people like the phoenicians and
Greeks. who settled beside them and be-
came formidable neighbors. Their town
is a Hill fortress. covering a ridge whose
top is about 900 feet above the sea. and
900 feet above the River Gaggera-a mere
tricklc in summer. but sometimes Il tor
rent in winter. On the east limestone
cliffs make an almost complete natural
hut line wall was needed TO protect the
town. The place is now entirely desolate.
with one house only-,hat in which the
italian government has placed the guar
dian of the ruins. OF the city and the
walls scarcely anything remains. though
the outline of the defenses. with the
foundations OF gate ard those of 4
small temple. NAV De discerned But out
side lie walls. on a low neishboiing hill.
stands q temple. not very large. but sin
SuiaFiy dssnifsd in. IT'S severe and sim
PIE Doris styfe. It's purely Greek charac-
ter shows that this originally barbarian
People had become Hellenized. at least 10
the extent Of appropristing Hellenic
forms; and tbs at an car-y period. FOR
The wos& seems ~ he OF the fifth CEN
fury Is. G. The columns are nearly per
feet. but there Is no interior: evidently
the temple was never finished. Ii Is
mere she'll yc< beautiful for It Is rsch in
tone and stately in its lines. NItEin The
walls and crowning the northern Summit
OF the hig nov called Monte Barbarol.
Is . Greek thsater. with is scais and
eangway $. which are s.li perfect est FOR
The raost mart out Of TIE hard limestone
rgck. j, could hold 20a persons With
t'leir faces ttirHsl toward ihe sea. whirh
IS f,5ulcd in noh,c laountaias. the sFh-c-
tators enjoyed one ~ the Eaasl tesu'ifai
views in sicily
Thcaeh neither az tlese remains j. n
Itself y Size first maSnitasle. their ttiaS
asa 1h, absolulc silence ANA solitude tbas
surround them laake Them ssnsniasIy i'm
peeSsfve uct uiivoethy ~ city which ~
eee point - Ks lie Arrested tls history
oC The world When sac CarthsgsaiaF
controlled the rortliwssscro coast % Sc
He. ard The Greek eity II Ssliags I'laal~,i
IN TIE shore. seine twenty rliles II III
eoalsh fsad grown powerful. seeastA foaRd
hsrseif 81 danger She feared - denver
herself .wheisy in,o Tire bands ~ Garth
aec. an3 yet sfc wss uHahse Ia coHssra
~ egual terms With sI'e selinaHfineS-
ssho vsers dris5nS heF-fs.sui lazsts sh2t
iay 4ieas isc lToalier Of theis respective