. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. (lOl) UNIVERSITY I02 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. of ancient times, a gathering place of the people. Aflight of steps hewn in the stone at one side of thisplateau leads up to a platform cut in the rock. Fromthis rock, named the Platform of Demosthenes, greatorators addressed the multitude, stirring their country-men to deeds of valor. Beyond the Pynx, a cave withgates of rusty grated iron was pointed out as the prison. ONCE THE MAGNIFICENT MARBLE STAIRCASE. in which the noble Socrates was incarcerated beforebeing condemned to drink the fata
. A trip to the Orient; the story of a Mediterranean cruise. (lOl) UNIVERSITY I02 A TRIP TO THE ORIENT. of ancient times, a gathering place of the people. Aflight of steps hewn in the stone at one side of thisplateau leads up to a platform cut in the rock. Fromthis rock, named the Platform of Demosthenes, greatorators addressed the multitude, stirring their country-men to deeds of valor. Beyond the Pynx, a cave withgates of rusty grated iron was pointed out as the prison. ONCE THE MAGNIFICENT MARBLE STAIRCASE. in which the noble Socrates was incarcerated beforebeing condemned to drink the fatal hemlock. Farther up the slope the guide pointed to a smallrock elevation on our left and said: That is theAreopagus, or Mars Hill, from which the Apostle Paulmade his appeal to the idolatrous Athenians. He prob-ably ascended those sixteen steps that you see hewn inthe rock. Where we are standing now, the peoplestood to listen. From that elevation Paul could view ATHENS AND THE ACROPOLIS. 103 the avenues leading to the Acropolis, avenues adornedwith statues in honor of gods and goddesses and famousheroes. As we stood there, we could almost hear Pauls words:
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