. Travels in northern Greece. Armyro extends eastward toXerokambo. On the summit of the cape whichterminates the ridge of Spartovuni, are the ruinsof a small fortress called Kastriotissa, which con-sists partly of Hellenic and partly of more modernwork. Below it, on the border of the bay, are afew houses named Armyro. The plain of Vlikha, although not less fertilethan that of Arta, is now cultivated only aboutArapi, Vlikha, and a third hamlet called Neo-khori, lately established by the Vezir, and peopled 238 AMPHILOCIIIA. [chap with Prevyzans, whom he has deprived of theirproperty at Prevyza o
. Travels in northern Greece. Armyro extends eastward toXerokambo. On the summit of the cape whichterminates the ridge of Spartovuni, are the ruinsof a small fortress called Kastriotissa, which con-sists partly of Hellenic and partly of more modernwork. Below it, on the border of the bay, are afew houses named Armyro. The plain of Vlikha, although not less fertilethan that of Arta, is now cultivated only aboutArapi, Vlikha, and a third hamlet called Neo-khori, lately established by the Vezir, and peopled 238 AMPHILOCIIIA. [chap with Prevyzans, whom he has deprived of theirproperty at Prevyza on pretence of their havingaided the French against him in the war. Theplain in the uncultivated parts is chiefly coveredwith fern, and there are many large plane-treeson the banks of the torrents. Oct. 27.—At Neokhori, distant three-quartersof an hour eastward of Vlikha, on the last fall ofthe mountain, are the ruins of an ancient city,the general form of which may be understood fromthe annexed sketch. Argos Amphiloehicum,. The walls were more than a mile in cir-cuit ; and though very little of them remainsabove ground, they are traceable in every part,except in a marshy level near the village. The XXXVIII.] AMPHIUH III \. 239 masonry, like that of Ambracla at Arta, is nearlyregular, and is thus unlike that of the Acarnanianruins, which are generally of the second order. Apeaked hill formed the citadel, the wall of whichis still traceable. Without the walls, on thesouthern side, are the foundations of a largequadrangular building, probably a temple; butnot a fragment of sculpture is anywhere to beseen, except a fluted cippus in the village city was well protected by the mountain,which rises abruptly to the east, by a deep ravineto the north, and to the south by that of the riverof Ariadha, which here enters the plain, andseems recently to have taken a course to the south-ward of its former direction. The ancient site isin many places overgrown with trees ; and not
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