. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . a platform of crude brick, raised a few feet abo\e the ΙοΛβΙ ofthe alluvial plain, was built of burnt brick, the first or basement stage—an exact square, 272 feet each Avay, and 26 feet in perpendicularheight. Upon this stage was erected a second, 230 f
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . a platform of crude brick, raised a few feet abo\e the ΙοΛβΙ ofthe alluvial plain, was built of burnt brick, the first or basement stage—an exact square, 272 feet each Avay, and 26 feet in perpendicularheight. Upon this stage was erected a second, 230 feet each way, * Ker Porter, 1. s. c. * See the representation in vol. i. p. 193.^ Rich, First Memoir, p. 54 ; Ker Porter, ii. pp. 310, 3-22, &c.; Layard, p. 497. Vol. ii. plate 71. Sir R. K. Porter gavethe building eight stages, tlie basement stagebeing a square of 500 feet. He supposed thatonly portions of four stages remained, andthat the original height was also 500 feet. ^ Mr. Layard gave the building six stages,and suggested that while the stages rose likesteps on the eastern or south-eastern (north-eastern ?) side, they terminated on the wes-tern or north-western (south-western ?) in a solid perpendicular wall (Xin. and 498). The reality is half-way tetweenSir R. K. Porters and Mr. Layards The accompanying restoration (see next portions are derived hOm die measuiementspage) will illustrate tliis paragraph. Ite pro- of Sir H. Rawlinson. Essay IV. ORIGINAL PLAN OP THE TEMPLE. 483 01 Ό 2g 3 1 ο ? •ο is >ΐ ■9 » tJ3 I 1 1 f! i Ml ? s ^ & & ^ ■5 a ■^ .a c 5 E Λ S -— ρ ο « S Μ η ^ ja r• -3 ^ ο Η !-i Lh Η Η Η Η c id < m υ Ο υ u. Ο Η 2ι 2 481 PLANETARY ORNAMENTATION. App. Book ΙΠ. and likewise 20 feet liigli; wliicli, however, was not placed exactly inthe middle of the fiivst, but considerably nearer to the south-westernend, which constituted the back of the building. The other stagesΛvere arranged similaily
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