▁II . ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁in ▁V l ith ia ▁Valley ▁towards ▁the ▁sea . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁P ash ley ▁remarked ▁that ▁numerous ▁v estig es ▁of ▁pol yg onal ▁m ason ry ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁sides , ▁and ▁meas uring ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁( 0 . 8 ▁km ) ▁in ▁length , ▁are ▁still ▁existing . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁sides ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁precip it ous . ▁It ▁is ▁curious ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁care ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁gate ways ▁of ▁their ▁city . ▁Not ▁only ▁do ▁walls ▁project ▁without ▁the ▁gate , ▁but ▁fl ank ing ▁walls ▁are ▁executed ▁within , ▁forming ▁pass ages ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁enemy ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁pass ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁set ▁foot ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁cy c lop ic ▁walls , ▁parts ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁today . ▁They ▁were ▁integral ▁to ▁a ▁city - castle , ▁where ▁watch ▁and ▁defense ▁soldiers ▁lived ▁with ▁their ▁families . ▁At ▁the ▁ac ropol is ▁there ▁was ▁found ▁a ▁head less ▁mar ble ▁statue ▁of ▁Pan ; ▁it ▁has ▁legs ▁and ▁feet ▁of ▁a ▁go at , ▁and ▁we ars ▁mant le . ▁The ▁statue ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁The oph an id is ▁exc av ated ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Pan . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁ancient ▁Cre