Ruins of Ancient Cities (Volume II)

Fallen, fallen, a silent heap; their heroes all Sunk in their urns: —Behold the pride of pomp, The throne of nations fallen; obscured in dust Even yet majestical. The solemn scene Elates the soul! {DYER} In our Book, we mentioned below "ANCIENT CITIES": I. MESSENE II. MYCENÆ III. MILETUS IV. NAUPLIA V. NEMEA VI. NINEVEH VII. NUMANTIA VIII. OLYMPIA IX. PUTEOLI X. PALMYRA (TADMOR) XI. PATRÆ XII. PELLA XIII. PERGAMUS XIV. PERSEPOLIS XV. PETRA (WADY MOUSA) XVI. PHIGALIA XVII. PLATÆA XVIII. PÆSTUM XIX. POMPEII XX. RAMA XXI. ROME XXII. SAGUNTUM XXIII. SAIS XXIV. SAMARIA XXV. SAPPHURA XXVI. SARDIS XXVII. SELEUCIA XXVIII. SELINUS, OR SELINUNTUM XXIX. SICYON XXX. SIDON XXXI. SMYRNA XXXII. SPALATRO XXXIII. STRATONICE XXXIV. SUSA XXXV. SYBARIS XXXVI. SYENE XXXVII. SYRACUSE XXXVIII. THEBES XXXIX. TROJA, AND OTHER CITIES OF THE TROAS XL. TYRE XLI. VEII ________________________________________ The walls of Messene, built of hewn stone, crowned with battlements...