Identifier: museumofclassical00falk (find matches)
Title: The museum of classical antiquities : being a series of essays on ancient art
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896 Wood, J. E Davies, Benjamin Rees
Subjects: Classical antiquities Archaeology
Publisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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trance is asmaller excavation, at (e). * The original is not given. t Paus. ii, 26; Philost. Vita Ajwllon., iv, 11. THE ANTIQUITIES OF CANDIA. NO. I. Fairhavensy* 287 (This place, which, with the cape Sammonium, the port Phoenix, and theisland Clauda, are interesting to us from their connexion with St. Pauls ship-wreck, still preserves its ancient name of Kaloi-limenes. LAPSEA, (^Sive LISEA X) Near the Caloi Limenes, on the summit of the hills, are the remains of thecity Lapsea, surrounded by precipitous mountains. A temple, with its statue,lies in ruins. Other vestiges may be traced near the harbour.f ) MAT ALIA. Proceeding from this spot towards the west, we come toSanta Maria di Matala^ where are some ruins and mosaicpavements,^ the site of the ancient Matalia, w^hich was one ofthe ports and emporia§ of Gortyna. In this city of Matalia wasa temple, on Avhich was written the following sentence:— Uncover thy head, and wash thy feet, and then enter into this holy place.;; PHAESTOS.
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In tlie British Museum. * The most recent and elaborate account of this portion of St. Pauls travels,is contained in the Lije and Epistles of St. Paid, by Rev. W. J. Conybeare andthe Rev. J. S. Howson, now publishing by Longmans. \ Bondelmonte, Descriptio Cretce, in Cornel. Creta Sacra, i, 3. % Bondelmonte calls them most noble; so also MS. No. 11. § The other port of Gortyna was Lebena. II Dr. Pococke states that the plans of several chambers are visible in therock, and that some tombs cut in the perpendicular cliff are six and sevenstories in height. The walls of the city can be traced. (Descrijjt. of the East,p. 250.) 288 descrizione dell isola ui candia, 1538. (Phsestos was celebrated for its temple of Latona Phytia* It had also atemple of Venus Scofla.\\ OAXOS. In the district of Rettimo, in the territory of Castel Milopo-tamo, on the north side of Mount Ida, are found many vestigesof the ancient Oaxos, at a place now called Axo, consisting ofmutilated inscriptions, ancient sepu

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