Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-18

hear the charges Of the Jews against
| st, Paul. 1t Is diverting to fancy
that this splendid villa may have
been the suburban residence of the
Roman governor Of the province at
| that time"
| OF course the greatest work Of the
year was that done on the theatre, Of
which Dr. Shear says:
| an some passages of classical lit
erature, reference Is made to the
date, size and importance of this
building. 1t was here that the MUIR
derers Of the poet Ibycus in the Sixth
| Century B. c. are reported to have
been apprehended WIN they betrayed
themselves by establishment at a
passing flock Of cranes. Here, ac-
cordirig, to preserved records, large
public assemblies were held at cru
cial times in the history Of the city.
And in this theatre, -Vitruvius tells
us, huge bronze Jars were placed for
tacoustic purposes in inches about
1 the auditorium. No hint. anywhere
| occurs of the remarkable nature of
the structure that was eventually
| found beneath thirty to forty feet of
accumulated earth.
preparatory work at the theatre
was begun early in March Of the
present year. A suitable place for
dumping the excavated earth existed
| at a distance of about $50 yards to
the northwest. Here is cliff along
the top of which ran the medieval
Notifications and perhaps the ancient
wall Of the city. There Is SUFFICIENT
space below and beyond this cliff
for the disposal of all the earth from
| the theatre area. From here a mar
row gauge track for the dump cars
was laid to the theatre, and excava-
ton was begun above section of
! the site included within the west en-
trance to the orchestra"
was removed and then the work
proceeded more slowly, for, says DR..
Shear:
1.-The digging was done with the
4 most minute care by small groups
of men under watchful scrutiny.
Every stone larger than pebble
was cleared on all sides before its
removal was permitted, and each
|section Of hard earth was left I'M
touched until probing with a knife
showed its exact nature" This great
care was justified, for twenty-five
feet under the surface one Of the
walls Of the theatre was discovered
and found to be faced with plaster.
/ USduIIuiiy ueCOTdIcut tHc COlUTIilS
still bright and fresh though buried
SO many centuries. So far, about
forty-five feet of wall has been I'M
covered, all of it depicting gladia-
torial combats in vivid coloring.
| The excavation at Corinth, like all
other similar work in Greece. Is con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Am
erican School of Classical Studies at
| Athens. In the maintenance of this
| School, forty-four of the leading UNI
versities and other educational fnsti-
ltutions Of the United States cooper
ate
| American archaeo1ogists have now
assumed the lead in the excavation Of
Greece, just as American business
linen have taken the dominant place
, in handling its external commerce
and American engineers the lead in
its internal development. Tentative
plans for an excavation in the heart
of the City of Athens have recently
been announced by Professor Edward
Caps. of Princeton, Chairman of the
Managing Committee of the School
This will be the largest piece of work
ever undertaken by American archae-
ologists, and is expected to add great
ly to our knowledge Of early Greek
architecture and art.