Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke.
- Thomas Dudley Fosbroke
- Date:
- 1828
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![194> PARAMITHIA.—PAROS, broken statues have been excavated. The fortress is surrounded by an outer wall in which are substructions of ancient masonry ; but this is much more apparent in a gate- way at the north-east angle [engraved in the vignette of vol. ii. 1. 13]. 'J’he foundation of many houses, and other buildings, within its circuit, show that probably the whole city, or at least a considerable portion of it, stood in this quarter. There are also ruins of a monastery, destroyed during the Suliot wars. It stood on the very brink of Acheron, and within the precincts of an ancient temple. This was evident from a considerable number of columns, some of which lay scattered on the ground, whilst others, though broken, still rested upon their bases. It seemed as if the temple itself had been, at some time or other, repaired or enlarged. For though many of the pillars were of antique construction, and the granite of which they were made was in a state of decomposition, others w-ere marble, of similar dimensions, and of more modern form. The temple was probably of Pluto, the site being called Aidonatic. Hughes's Alba- nia^ ii. 300—307. Parenzo. Some remains. Foundation of a temple of the Corinthian order, of which two of the columns are in tolerable preservation. Allasons Pula, p. 5, Parium (now Camaris in Mysia), Walls of large blocks'of squared marble with- out mortar. Ruins of an aqueduct, reservoirs for waters, and the architraves of a portico. There are also some subterraneous buildings and inscriptions (Walpole, i. 88). Dr. Clarke adds, coins found chiefly of the Emperors, and curious Mosaic pave- ments, iii. 83, 221. Pareskebi (near Konarios, Greece). About an hour from hence is a tumulus. Sepulchral urns, sarcophagi, and many scattered blocks of stone occur. Dodw. i. 248. Parnassus. Parness Mount. Ruins of some large edifice, once adorned with columns and statues, probably of the Phocion. Some way further on, is a large tu- mulus, probably the heroick monument of Xanthippos, mentioned by Pausanias (Dodw. i. 202). On Parnassus and the plain of the Cephissus, at the rocks of the mountain, may be enumerated eight fortified places, as remarkable for the strength of their position as the durability and excellence of their w'orkmanship. These fortifica- tions were generally placed on a rugged height, naturally difficult of access. Walls with square or round towers at intervals, were continued along the irregular contour of the hill, which served as an acropolis or citadel, while the slope of the mountain, with a portion of level ground at the bottom, was inclosed, and contained the houses and building of the city. Sometimes heights are fortified for the defence of a pass in the mountains. We see an instance of this in Palaio Castro in the o8oy (r^icTTr] ; and another on the road to Parnassus, from the upper part of the Cephissus, which leads to Salona and Delphi. The fort of Phyle on Mount Parnes, and one near a gorge in Cithaeron, continuing from the plains of Eleuthorae into Boeotia, may be added. Sometimes the wild inclosures are natural in the plain, as in the remains of Plataea, and the oval fortifications of Leuctra. Walp. i. 320. At a cave near Kashar are niches for votive offerings, and an inscription. On the perpendicular face of the rock, which rises near the cave, several ancient apertures have been cut by way of steps, from the bottom to the top. They shelve downwards in order to assist the approaches of the feet and hands. The same kind of ancient stationary ladders are formed in perpendi- cular rocks at Leontium, and at Syracuse in Sicily. The cave is probably sacred to Pan and the Nymphs. Dodw. i. 508. Paros (Greece). Bas-reliefs, inscrij)tions, &c. In the walls of the castle are co- lumns, which had been placed horizontally among the materials used in building it;](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22012035_0290.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
