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ha;ohth of the walls of the city. these
terraces were supported on arches' ana
wera watered from the Euphrates by means
Of engines Large trees grew upon them,
and they had at distance, the appear
ance of a woody mountain, intermlXed with
the most beautiful flowers and plants OF all
kinds.


The ruins Of Babylon are found by mo
dorm travellers, in the vicinity of Hellah.
They consist chiefly of immense piles OF
bricks cemented by bitumen, some OF
which stretch along the plains l6oO teet'
and rise to the height of 60 feet. BY tar
the most stupendous and surprising RUN Is
called by the Arabs, "Birs Nlmr0d, by
some supposed to have been the tower W u
Relns. It is mound or hill of RUNS, IJ5
feet in height and $3.50 feet in clrcumter-
ence.-On It's summit is solid pile 81 leet
in height, formed Of fine burnt bricks, CO.
vered with inscriptions. ... e
Ninevch exceeded all the early cities ol
Asia, except Babylon. Its walls were loo
feet high and so broad that three chatlofs
could be driven on them abreast. Ihey
were 4S miles in circuit and defended Dy
1900 towers each 200 feet in height
Some vestges of the ruins of Uneven are
supposed by late travellers, to exist on the
east bank of the Tigris, opposite Mosul'


Jerusalem was built on four hills, SION
AGRA, Moriah, and Bezetha, or kaInopollS
that is, the new town. 1t was surrounded
by triple wall, about 8 miles in clrcum
Gorenca On Moriah stood that magni6
cent building, the Temple, which was also
= kind of fortress. The city was situated
or stony soil, and the country around Il
for several miles being dry and barren,
was not we'll supplied with water II! IL
nrincipal fountain was called Slloa, or Gl
hon. The modern city, which is built OF
the ruins of Kainopolis, is small In com
parison with the ancient.


PALMYRA is thought to have been til
Tadmor in the Desert, built by Solomon
Its splendid ruins, which mark Its torme
magnifi icence, consists of temples, palaces
and porticoes, of Grecian architecture
scattered over an extent OF several miles
Of these, the most remarkable IS the ten
pie ofthe Sun.


Balbeck or Heliopolis had also mo:
magnificent temple of the Sun, the ruin
of which form the most conspicuous OF
lect, amidst the gloomy remains OF It's al
sient grandeur.


Persepolis, burnt by Alexander the Gree
sxhibits in its extensive ruins, some trace
Of its ancient splendour, These are toun
aear Estakar.


Ephesus, now mass Of ruins, was
illustrious Greek city. Here was the eel
brated temple Of Diana, which was q
years building, snd which was burnt
the night that Alexander was born, by or
Erostratus, who determined to do som
thing for which his name should be r
membered. 1t was 225 feet in length ar
200 in breadth. The roof was supporte