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60 ATHENS 1. ireoWAnim. 2. Pmpylata. 1 Temple of Nike Aptem. 4. Temple of Ara. 5. Sanchinry of Semna. 6. (Wool o/ Herodet. 7. Theatre of Dionytm. 8. S!oa ibmeiwa. 9. JfonumerU o/ ijwicrofc*. Plan of Ancient Athens. historian, the Tholus, a circular stone edifice dedicated to the gods, the temple of Aphro- dite Pandemus, the altar of the Twelve Gods, and a very great number of statues of gods and heroes, also stood around the market place ; and on the fourth side were the Stoa Poecile, the temples of Aphrodite Urania and Hephsestus, and the Eurysaceum, a temple to the memory of Eurysaces, a son of Ajax. In the Agora was also an enclosure where the votes for os- tracism were received. Many of these things are not mentioned until later in the historian's account, for Pausanias now changed his route, passed down the road continuing the street of the Ceramicus on the other side of the Agora and leading to the Ilissus, and only returned to the Agora after describing much of the remainder of the city. Near the end of the long street, which was generally lined with private houses, he found the Odeon, first built for a public the- atre, but afterward used as a granary, and near it the Enneacrunus, or fountain of Callirhoe, the only supply of fresh running water in an- cient Athens, the rest used by the inhabitants having been drawn from wells. Beyond these were several smaller temples. Returning to the Agora, and describing those parts of it not alluded to before, Pausanias now began a new excursion, passing up the Ceramicus toward the gate, noticing the gymnasium of Ptolemy Present Appearance of the Theseuni. and the temple of Theseus, or Theseum. This edifice, at this day the best preserved mon- ument of the splendor of ancient Athens, was