. Palestine and Syria with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia; handbook for travellers;. the rock. Open at the top, about 88 yds. in length, with sides i Rock Tombs. SELEUCIA. 42. Route. 359 nearly 150 ft. high at places. Next comes a second tunnel, 45 yds. long,and beyond it the channel ia continued by means of another open cutting,the sides of which are at first 48 ft. high, but gradually diminish. Thechannel terminates in an abrupt precipice. Below the second tunnel thechannel is crossed by a bridge, 26 ft. above it, which leads to a finetiecropoUs, while a staircase descend
. Palestine and Syria with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia; handbook for travellers;. the rock. Open at the top, about 88 yds. in length, with sides i Rock Tombs. SELEUCIA. 42. Route. 359 nearly 150 ft. high at places. Next comes a second tunnel, 45 yds. long,and beyond it the channel ia continued by means of another open cutting,the sides of which are at first 48 ft. high, but gradually diminish. Thechannel terminates in an abrupt precipice. Below the second tunnel thechannel is crossed by a bridge, 26 ft. above it, which leads to a finetiecropoUs, while a staircase descends into the gorge. About 390 yds. fromthe upper entrance to the channel is another outlet for the water throughthe rock on the S. side. The remains of various inscriptions are visibleon the rocks lower down. About 200 paces to the S. of the bridge over the rock-channel area number of Rock Tombs in the side of the hill, which are supposedto be those of the Seleucidfe. We first enter a vestibule, -26 ft. long and Ail f i c 111SELEUCIA PIERIA. ?From, a Siuvrvbv lis Op rif 3t- p\tn\ t 7 MonS ..^^^m. bOjT. SubII %j Y niii c i,, ^ 7-8 ft. wide, and pass between a double series of beautiful columns,under a vaulted roof consisting of the natural rock, to the principalchamber, which is richly decorated with friezes, volutes, and other orna-mentation. Beyond it are the inner rock-chambers, with loculi of dif-ferent sizes and shapes. The approach to the Upper Paet of the town was defended by thestrongly-fortified Kings Gate (p. 358). A road, hewn in the rock, as-cends in windings and crosses a bridge. At this point, in the rock tothe left, are hewn spacious chambers, which were perhaps used as guard-rooms , as the acropolis probably rose immediately above them. Onreaching the plateau at the top, the road divides. To the left runs aroad, skirting the cliffs, and hewn in the rock. To the right (E.) runsthe town-wall, skirting the margin of the plateau. A short distance
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