Evening star., 1928-03-11
1.-The Most Romantic Corner of the

cradle OF their race. for was not Aeneas,
who planted the first seed OF their en-
pire in Italy. Trojan nero? Julius
Caesar, Augustus, Hadrian, Marcus Au-
relius and dozen more great Romans
came to Troy along the same route Rod
and I were following In quest OF the
most romantic corner OF the world.
The mound took shape as we drew
near-a serried, creviced mound some
IS feet high and third of mile
in circumference; the landmark OF the
great Homeric city. Eagerly We reached
its base. There / suddenly stopped and
began to take off my shirt.
"Dickw my companion exclaimed.
"Put your clothes on. You know how
easily you sunburn."
Just taking off my armor, Rod.
Here, hold the shining greaves," said.
handing him my pants.
Now what are you going to do?" He
was always fearful OF my foolish en-
thusiasmS.
I'm going to do as Alexander the
Great. stoopid. Get out the alarm CLOCK
and see how long 1t takes me. And
when I've passed by the third time
drop your red bandana so Ill know.
There is a wagon road around three
sides of the mound. The fourth is over
a rough spur upon the extremity OF
which Troy was built. Running was
easy enough along the road; only tne
hillock was difficult TO cross. for there
was no path, and had to pick my way
among trenches and brambles.
Roderic refused to take my homage
to Achilles seriously. AS passed pe-
meath his tower" the first time, he
Ill
ignored his irreverence and trotted on.
AT the second turn he dropped his
red bandana from the mound top. but
wouldn't be fooled. knew he was Jusi
irving to deceive me. The third circuit
ended in a burst OF glory and perspira-
ton. The entire run Of mile mao
taken scarcely ten minutes. l nope
however. that neither Achilles nor Alex
ander was as hot and thirsty when they
finished as l.
After lunch We climbed together tc
the highest point Of the mound TO 100.
about. A tossing sea of trenches and
broken walls and ruins spread before
us. without order or Signlflcance-tne
abandoned excavations OF Schliemanr
and Dorpfeld, the two celebrated Ger.
man archeologistS who flrst uncovered
Troy generation ago.
Few achievements in archaeological
records have been as full Of interest as
the unearthing and rediscovery of Troy
Until 1870 "Hissarlik," covered with
grass and underbrush. was to all ap-
pearances just another hat-toppec
hillock rising out of the broad. rather
barren plain that incloses 1t on three
sides But in 1870 DR.. Heinrich Schlie-
mann assaulted the mound with the
firm belief that it was the site of Troy
and If explored would reveal more thar
rock and earth.
BY digging to the bottom of the hill
he uncovered the remains of nine suc-
cessive cities built one on top OF thc
other. the bottommost dating from
5000 BIC: the topmost being OF elab-
crate Roman construction and lost tC
view about 500 AID. DR.. Schliemanr
naturally believed the Homeric Troy
was one of the lowest layers of ruins
not realizing that five prehistoric settle
ments had preceded 1t.
It was only after his death in 1890
that his successor. DR. Wilhelm Dorp-
field, discovered that the sixth layer
from the bottom and third from the tor
was the long lost Troy. Only one
Homeric wall Of imposing dimensions
stands and one great tower facing the
Hellespont But this tower fortunately
is part of the Scaean Gate which played
such heavy role in the uiad. All the
other conspicuous ruins are Roman.
EAGERLY. Roderic and I made oul
- way 10 the top of the Scaean Tower
The wind. sweeping always southwark