Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. 1 of 2): With General and Particular Accounts of Their Rise, Fall, and Present ConditionBucke, Charles
History
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. 1 of 2): With General and Particular Accounts of Their Rise, Fall, and Present Condition
Bucke, Charles
Cities and towns, Ancient
"'Let those that cultivate the oyl bring the third part to the office,
or those that possess the ground of the Proconsul, which the ... has
sold, their eighth part, for they only have that right. But let them
bring it at the same time. * * * (Thence eight lines are imperfect, and
then it followeth:--) 'Let it be taken upon oath, how much hath been
gathered in all, as well by his slaves as by his freemen; but if he
selleth the fruit, the landlord or the tenant, or the buyer of the crop,
shall be written with them; and he that has sold it for transportation
shall give an account how much he has sold it for, and to whom and
whither bound. And let the merchant write what he hath embarked, and of
whom, and whither he is bound. * * * But he that shall be found to give
false accounts, either of the receipt of transportation, or concerning
the country, their freight shall be confiscated; still those possessing
the lands of the proconsul excepted if they bring their ... part.'"
(Here half a dozen lines are defaced, and, then he proceeds again:--)
"'Let him retain the half. But if he doth not receive half, let the
public take half. * * * And let the merchant write what he hath
transported, and how much of every body. But if he shall be apprehended
not to have given his account, let him be stopped; or if he sail away,
let his merchandise be forfeited. But if he shall avoid it by hoisting
sails, let them write to his country, or to me, under the testimony of
the commons; if any of the ship shall allege it necessary, the prætor
shall convocate the senate the next day; but if the matter shall exceed
fifty amphoræ, let it be brought to the congregation, and half given to
the discoverer. But if any one shall yet appeal to me or my proconsuls,
let the commons choose syndics, that all things which are done against
evil doers may be executed without reproof.'" Some lines more yet
remain, which are less preserved.
The majority of the Athenian churches[81] are built upon the ruins of
ancient temples, and are composed of blocks of stone and marble, with a
great number of inscriptions, altars, pedestals, and architectural
ornaments. "As we passed through the town," says Dr. Clarke, "there was
hardly a house, that had not some little marble fragments of ancient
sculpture stuck in its front, over its door."
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