. The life of the Greeks and Romans. e Ionic order,as was also, most probably, the temple of Apollo at Alabanda,the native city of Hermogenes, also mentioned by Yitruvius. 42 TEMPLE AT APHRODISIAS. c We quote, as an example of the Ionic pseudo-dipteros, the templeat Aphrodisias in Karia, which was built in the early times of the empire, and the ruins of which areexceptionally well preserved. Theprotecting goddess of Aphrodisiaswas Aphrodite, as indicated bythis name being substituted forthe original Ninoe, and her servicewas celebrated with a splendourevidently influenced by the wor-ship of si
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. e Ionic order,as was also, most probably, the temple of Apollo at Alabanda,the native city of Hermogenes, also mentioned by Yitruvius. 42 TEMPLE AT APHRODISIAS. c We quote, as an example of the Ionic pseudo-dipteros, the templeat Aphrodisias in Karia, which was built in the early times of the empire, and the ruins of which areexceptionally well preserved. Theprotecting goddess of Aphrodisiaswas Aphrodite, as indicated bythis name being substituted forthe original Ninoe, and her servicewas celebrated with a splendourevidently influenced by the wor-ship of similar Asiatic deities. Thiswas often the case in Asia these reasons it is not unlikelythat the mentioned temple wasdedicated to Aphrodite. It is oflarge dimensions and easy, grace-ful proportions, quite in accord-ance with the nature of the goddessand her service. Tig. 34 shows the plan* ofthe temple divided into the colon-nade (A), the pronaos (B), andthe cella (C, D) ; Fig. 35 represents a sketch of the facade, Fig-. Fig. 35. elegant and graceful in its proportions. Peculiar to it are the* The width, of the inside of the cella is about 22 ft. 6 in. English measure. VARIATIONS OF THE TEMPLE.—ROUND-TEMPLE. 43 little tablets on the shafts of the columns with Greek votiveinscriptions, which interrupt the flutings. 14. Hitherto we have discovered as the fundamental idea ofthe most widely different temples, the oblong square cella, thehouse of the god, surrounded by columns in various ways, anddivided for the purposes of the service into pronaos, cella, andopisthodomos. This was, indeed, the prevalent form of all Greeksacred edifices, even of the chapels (voligkol). There are, however, some exceptions to this rule. First, withregard to shape, there are the round temples. But, besides this,there may be different arrangements of the interior, or even ofthe whole plan of the building, caused by the peculiar require-ments of the service. A specimen of the former variat
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