Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 210
s circum-stance can leave no doubt that the cross slabs were onlyremoved after the city had been captured and deserted,because all the fragments of archaic pottery must necessarilyhave been washed down by the rain from the five naturalor artificial upper terraces of the Acropolis, and this canof… … Chap. V.] CIRCULAR BENCH OF THE AGORA. 125 ment of slabs slopes inwards at an angle of 750; so that,the ground within the circle being raised, as just described,the horizontal slabs formed acontinuous bench, on whichpeople could sit, looking to-wards the enclosure, the in-clination leaving…
