CHAPTER XVI.

_Pergamus of Troy, March 1st, 1873._

Increased number of workmen--Further uncovering of the great buttress--Traces of a supposed small temple--Objects found on its site--Terra-cotta serpents’ heads: great importance attached to the serpent--Stone implements: hammers of a peculiar form--Copper implements: a sickle--Progress of the works at the south-east corner--Remains of an aqueduct from the Thymbrius--Large jars, used for cellars--Ruins of the Greek temple of Athena--Two important inscriptions discussed--Relations of the Greek Syrian Kings Antiochus I. and III. to Ilium 233