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 Rh figures at all, but by the Greek word, which requires more than the change of a tingle letter to metamorphoe it into .

The meaures of ome of the ancient buildings may he applied towards acertaing the length of the tadium, as well as that of the foot.

Pauanias tells us, that the Peribolus, or wall urrounding the court was at mot four tadia in circumference. The dimenions, according to Mr. Stuart, are as follows:

equal to 2286 Greek feet nearly, which are one-nineteenth part and a half hort of four Olympic tadia; but nevertheles ufficiently coinciding with the expreion of Pauanias, uppoing he meant Olympic tadia; but not if he meant tadia of the dimenions aigned by Mr Rennel. The