Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
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MAN citizenship upon the new colonists
The principal temple Of Cyrene, dedi-
Gated to Apollo CarneiuS, now presents
an exterior of Roman Imperial con-
struction, later in date than the Jew
ish confiagration, and consisting OF
Doric columns around the inner room,
in which stood marble statue OF
Apollo.
Excavations below the pavements
| have revealed the remains of the most
ancient Apollonium. This original con-
,, struction belongs to the primitive time
of the CyreniAn monarchy, going back
to the end of the seventh, or to the
/ beginning Of the sixth century B. 9.
This temple, built Of wood and crude
bricks, resembles the ancient and most
highly venerated Temple Of Hera In
Olympia.
Portic0 Is Enlarged.
In the fourth century B. c., more
ample portico was built around the in
ner room of this temple, exactly above
the original so constructed that it con-
cealed it, but with a staircase of COM
munication between the original Struc-
ture and the one superimposed.
In front of the temple arose the
great altar of Apollo, % meters in
| length With such vast dimensions, It
must have been most impressive. 1t
was constructed of blocks OF tufa. e
volcanic stone, and Is identical and
contemporaneou with the more ancient
| Apolloniunn. Philon, sons of AnnikeriS,
and possibly a friend of Plato, restored
the steps in the fourth century BIC.
and covered the altar plate with i'm
ported marble
The Byzantines, as mentioned above.
| had carried away the marbles of Philon
and adapted them to the pavements
Of their baths 1t has been our job to
remove these marbles and replace them
in their original positions, thus restor-
| ing It's sumptuous aspect to the altar.
| On the northern side the ancient dedi-
| catory inscription Of Philon can still
be read.
Temple Uncovered.
When the first excavators uncovered
the Temple Of Artemis. they found that
| it was O rectangular ediflce constructed
| of huge blocks Of tufa; the entrance
was provided with q rich portal OF
sculptured marble. In the vestibule q
statue of Apollo is preserved. In a re-
construction Of the temple, rendered
| necessary by the Jewish conhagration,
a portico with two columns had been
| added on the eastern side. That this
! temple vas dedicated to Artemis there
can be no doubt, as we learn from the
inscriptions and above all, from the
| head of the goddess delicate. orig
! inal sculpture, possible the work OF
sculptor of Asia Minor in the third or
| second centuries BIC.
The latest excavations have revealed
below the Greco-Roman temple the re-
mains of a smaller and still more an
cient Artemisium. of the beginning OF
the sixth century BIC. as attested by
parts of columns, by the pedestal OF
statue of a deity inscribed with an
archaic dedication and by the remains
of sacred repository. Within this
much fine goldSmiths' work was found
I-women's jewelry and plates OF silver
With heads in repousse work in the At
| tic style. in vogue at the beginning Of
the fifth century BIC.
In front of this temple there also
was found, on an elevation OF Tour
steps, a large altar Of stone, near
| which was discovered An inscription
concentrating the festivals of Ar
tennis and portion of the horn OF the
altar. upon which was represented the
i destruction of the children OF MODE
sculptured relief Of the middle OF the
| NTH century &c.
The area surrounding the temples OF
Apollo and Artemis was entirely filled
with other shrines, treasures ana
1 statues
Among the sanctuaries the most note
worthy was one to the northeast OF the
Artemisium. One of the heads OF
Hecate adorned with the rosette-
studded headdress, cheeks still rosy
With well preserved paint and eyes
brilliant with vitreous paste. gives US
an astounding impression OF life From
an inscription found on the spot we are
led to infer that the temple was erected
In lo7 as an Offering Of thanks to Ar
tennis Hecate for q victory OF Emperor
| Trainn.
| The zone to the south Of the temple
! and the altar Of Apollo was occupies
/ by other temples: In addition to those
isacred to Isis. TO Apollo Musagetes, TO
Apollo Ktistes, the dedicatory inscrip-
tons Of which attest their construction