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Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1

LETTER I.

Departure from England—Malta—Ruins at Krendi—Roman Tombs near Bengemma—Patras—Sarcophagus—Vostitza—Roman Statues—Arrival at Athens.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

II.

Athens—Acropolis—Archaic Athene—Sculptures in the Theseium—Warrior from Marathon—Sepulchral Stelæ—Coins of Alexander the Great—The Amphiaraïon—Inscriptions there—Mycenæ—The Lions at the Gateway.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

III.

Constantinople—First Impressions—The Walls—Depopulation of the City since the Byzantine Empire—Ancient Mosaics in Mosque of Kachreie—St. Sophia—Museum of St. Irene—Fragment from Frieze of Mausoleum—Jaw from Bronze Serpent—Silver Plate with Figure of Diana—Collections of Coins—Smyrna—M. Ivanoff's Coins—Arrival at Mytilene—The Pasha.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

IV.

Description of Mytilene—Its ancient Features—The Environs—Character of the Inhabitants—Roman Aqueduct at Morea—A Greek Pyrgos—Thermæ—Paphila—Ancient Remains at Achlea—Cape Zeitin, the ancient Malea .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49