found near this, two other pedeftals, one above half buried in
rubbifti, but the Turks cleared the front with their fabres to the
eighth line. All three were alike and had the fame infcription,
except fome flight variations. They had been erefied by
different cities in honour of Caius Antonius Rufus, flamen or
high-prieft of the god Julius-and of the god Auguftus. A maimed
trunk, which we faw, was perhaps one of the ftatues; and
it is probable the bafement before noted belonged to the temple
dedicated to the deities whom he ferved, or to the goddefs Rome.
Thefe marbles are about mid-way between the gymnafium and
the beach. A Venetian officer afterwards informed us, that he
had removed one of them on board his fhip, then in the gulf o f
Smyrna, by order of the captain, while they lay at anchor near
Tenedos, waiting for the bailow, whofe time of refidence at
Conftantinople was expired.
■ W e made diligent fearch for infcriptions, but found only the
above, and a fmall fragment of a pedeftal on which Hadrian is
mentioned. Under this emperor the aqusdudt was erefted. It
■ begins behind the city, not far from the fepulchres, and is feen
defcending and croffing the country on the fide next the Hel-
lefpont, extending feveral miles. The piers, which we mea-
fured, are five feet nine inches wide; three feet and two inches
thick : the void between them, twelve feet and four inches. The
arches are all broken.
T he hiftory of this noble and once ufeful ftrufture affords an
illuftrious inltance of antient imperial and private munificence. An
Athenian, Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes, prefided over the
free cities of Afia. Seeing Troas deftitute of commodious baths,
and of water, except fuch as was procured from muddy wells or
refervoirS made to receive rain, he wrote to the emperor Hadrian
not to fuffer an antient and maritime city to be deftroyed by
drought, but to bellow on it three hundred myriads of drachms
for water, efpecially as he had given far greater fums even to
villages .
villages. Hadrian readily complied, and appointed him overfeer
of the building. The expence exceeded feven hundred myriads ',
and it was reprefented to the emperor as a grievance, that the
tribute from five hundred cities had been lavilhed on one in an
aqusedudt. Herodes, in reply, begged him not to be difpleafed,
that having gone beyond his ellimate, he had prefented the overplus
of the fum to his fon, and he to the city.
W e lhall have occafion to mention Atticus Herodes again,
and his name will occur often in the account of our travels in
Greece. His grandfather Hipparchus had been accufed of tyranny,
his eftate confifcated, and his fon Julius Atticus reduced
to poverty. Julius dilcovered a treafure in one of the houfes,
which belonged to him by the theatre at Athens. The quantity
was fo great, that his apprehenfion exceeded his joy, and he
wrote to Nerva the emperor, defiring to know his pleafure concerning
it. Nerva replied “ ufe, what you have founds and,
on a frelh application, “ abufe if you will, what Mercury has
given .you.” Julius, thus pofleffed of unexpected affluence,
married a wife with a vail dowry. His riches were inherited
by their fon Herodes, who was born at Marathon, carefully
educated undei the moll eminent mailers, and became
fo famous for learning and extemporary eloquence, that perhaps
no fophilt ever furpaffed him in brilliancy of reputation. He
was raifed to the firlt dignities of Athens, and to the confulate
with Torquatus at Rome in the year of our Lord one hundred
and forty three. His generolity equalled his wealth, and was
as extenfive as noble. Many temples were enriched by his magnificent
offerings. His collly buildings adorned Afia, Greece,
and Italy. Statues were eredted to him, and the cities vied with
each other in extolling their common benefadlor. Several of them
flill retain monuments of his fplendor, and records of his liberality.
1 Five hundred myriads amount to 161458/. 6r. id, Englijb,
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