. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. e of a sphinx, and on either side of the helmet aregriffins wrought in relief. The image of Athena standsupright, clad in a garment that reaches to her feet; onher breast is the head of Medusa wrought in ivory. Sheholds a Victory about four cubits high in one hand, andin the other hand a spear. At her feet lies a shield, andnear the spear is a serpent. The Victory referred to by Pausanius, said theprofessor, replacing his note book, was an image of thegoddess of Victory half the height of the Caryatides,which we refer to for comparis
. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. e of a sphinx, and on either side of the helmet aregriffins wrought in relief. The image of Athena standsupright, clad in a garment that reaches to her feet; onher breast is the head of Medusa wrought in ivory. Sheholds a Victory about four cubits high in one hand, andin the other hand a spear. At her feet lies a shield, andnear the spear is a serpent. The Victory referred to by Pausanius, said theprofessor, replacing his note book, was an image of thegoddess of Victory half the height of the Caryatides,which we refer to for comparison. The size of thestatue held in Athenas hand helps us to realize theheight of the colossal figure. The Parthenon contained also a treasury in whichthe Athenians deposited the immense treasures andspoils taken from their enemies. In the course of cen-turies, however, the growing wealth and power ofAthens incurred the jealousy and wrath of other city was conquered and ravaged many times. ThePersians ingloriously failed in their attempt, but the. (ill) 112 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. Romans, victorious under Nero, despoiled this templeand carried away hundreds of bronze statues and worksof art to grace the Emperors triumphal entry intoRome. Other Roman conquerors, following Nerosexample, exhibited to the applauding multitudes in thestreets of Rome long trains of spoils, consisting of therarest paintings, ornaments, and bronzes torn from theParthenon. Goths, Normans, Franks, Venetians, andVandals successively plundered the city, stripping awaythe decorations of gold and silver from columns andwalls, and breaking from their foundations the statuesthat adorned the plateau of the Acropolis. The Turkscarried off shiploads of marble and bronzes to Constan-tinople. England also enriched the British Museumwith many choice marbles from the Acropolis—topreserve them. Lord Elgin explained. The professor paused for a moment and his hearersmade use of the time to express some very de
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