. The life of the Greeks and Romans. r the town by a system of canals. By a system of thiskind the springs of the Hymettos, Pentelikon, and Parnes wereconducted into Athens; and, in a similar manner, several villagesin the dry plains of Attika were supplied with water by subterra-neous aqueducts, partly still in use. Of other waterworks wemention an aqueduct seven stadia long, dug through a mountainby Eupalinos; a system of works supplying the castle of Thebeswith water; and the underground aqueducts of Syrakusae, thelatter of which are still in use. The remains of these, as well as ofother aq
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. r the town by a system of canals. By a system of thiskind the springs of the Hymettos, Pentelikon, and Parnes wereconducted into Athens; and, in a similar manner, several villagesin the dry plains of Attika were supplied with water by subterra-neous aqueducts, partly still in use. Of other waterworks wemention an aqueduct seven stadia long, dug through a mountainby Eupalinos; a system of works supplying the castle of Thebeswith water; and the underground aqueducts of Syrakusae, thelatter of which are still in use. The remains of these, as well as ofother aqueducts near Argos, Mykense, Demetrias, and Pharsalos,prove sufficiently the care taken by the Greeks in this importantbranch of architecture. Although natural harbours were frequent on the Greek coast,many of them required additional arrangements for the safety ofthe ships at anchor. We possess, for instance, the remains of astone jetty, built for the protection of the excellent harbour of 7Q HARBOURS AT PVLOS, METHONE, AND Pylos, on the west coast of Messenia. It is built, like the walls ofthe town, in the Pelasgic manner, horizontal layers being the rule, and extends considerably intothe sea, so as to protect the har-bour against storms and cur-rents. Fig. 79 illustrates abirds-eye view of the remnantsof the 79. More extensive were the works in the harbour of Methone, or Mothone (the modernModon), to the south of Pylos. To the line of cliffs, whichnaturally protects the harbour, a wall has been added, extend-ing into the sea in the shape of a repeatedly broken bow, andsurrounds the harbour proper on three sides in connection withthe equally secured shore ; Pig. 80 shows the plan of the har-bour, which is still in frequent use. Aand B mark the points where remnants ofthe old masonry are still in existence. Otherharbours were on a still larger scale, andsupplied with arsenals, lighthouses, temples,and works of art; of these, the Korinthianharbour at Ke
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