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Kerrātîn

509 A.D. A building near the center of the town, divided into
four compartments, and having very thick outer walls
and loophold windows, was probably a public structure
of military purpose. An inscription on the lintel of
its portal mentions the building as a pyrgos, and
gives the date 509 A.D..

The private residences are of many plans, all
of which are based upon a colonnaded court
with apartments about it. The large rooms are
all provided with a transverse arch. Every house
had a vestibule of one or two arches and one
rectangular doorway. These arches are molded
and the Keystones are often richly ornamented.

443 A.D. House no 2 has three arched rooms on the N. side
of the court, two of these homes had oblong rooms in
the rear. Two of the columns of the court are
still standing with a handsome architrave above
them. The architrave combines the three parts of
the classic entablature: it bears the date 443 A.D.
The court was surrouded by a wall. There were
columns on the W. side.