. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. Fig. 90.—Coin of Troas. From the British Col, Troa. (colony of Troas.—Hev. CoL Aug. Tro. (colony of Augusta Troas). fox and some partridges. It is now called Eski Stamboul, or Old most imposing of all the relics which time has left is the gymnasium, whichcrowns the hill and stands a conspicuous object to the passing mariner. The buildingfronted towards the west, and was 413 feet from north to south, and 224 feet from. Kin. 91.—Mew of Inrt of Troas. The spectator is standing at ih<- extreme eml oftheport, and is looking mstw
. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. Fig. 90.—Coin of Troas. From the British Col, Troa. (colony of Troas.—Hev. CoL Aug. Tro. (colony of Augusta Troas). fox and some partridges. It is now called Eski Stamboul, or Old most imposing of all the relics which time has left is the gymnasium, whichcrowns the hill and stands a conspicuous object to the passing mariner. The buildingfronted towards the west, and was 413 feet from north to south, and 224 feet from. Kin. 91.—Mew of Inrt of Troas. The spectator is standing at ih<- extreme eml oftheport, and is looking mstwanl,that is,to the mouth of the port and foimrd the sen. From J. .Mnrrnfs Illustrated .\ew east to west. The portico was beautified with sculptures of the finest marble in theCorinthian style. The Apostles, it is said, came down to Troas, and the expression shows thatthey descended from the highlands of Mount Ida, and must have approached thevery site of Troy. Bent as he was upon his high calling, Paul, a classical scholar, °° Chandlers Travels in Greece and Asia Minor, vol. i. p. 28. ClAP. X.] ST. PAULS SECOND CIRCUIT. [ 51] and so imbued with Grecian literature that he could familiarly cite Aratus andEpimenides and Menander, could scarcely have passed unmoved over the scene of theimmortal Iliad. The towers of Troy above, and the Simois and Scamander below, andthe plumes of the panoplied heroes and the harnessed steeds, must have been presentto the minds
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