Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . Verona, Porta dei Borsari (principal Augustan City Gate) restored by Gallienus Plate xLii. ROMAN CITIES 255 columns supporting architraves and gables, andsurmounted by two stories of arched would seem to take but a very slight knowl-edge of art to see clearly that we have two verydifferent periods and styles, and that the lowerarcades are early and pure, while the galleriesare late and debased; the former a worlv ofAugustus, the latter of Gallienus. It is curiousthat this elementary fact has not been generallyrecognized, though known to some lo
Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . Verona, Porta dei Borsari (principal Augustan City Gate) restored by Gallienus Plate xLii. ROMAN CITIES 255 columns supporting architraves and gables, andsurmounted by two stories of arched would seem to take but a very slight knowl-edge of art to see clearly that we have two verydifferent periods and styles, and that the lowerarcades are early and pure, while the galleriesare late and debased; the former a worlv ofAugustus, the latter of Gallienus. It is curiousthat this elementary fact has not been generallyrecognized, though known to some local special-ists. The surface of the Augustan frieze wascut down and a new surface irregularly andcrudely made to receive the restoration inscrip-tion of Gallienus, stating that the walls ofVerona were built between April 3 and Decem-ber 4 of the year 265 by order of the EmperorGallienus. This statement is guilty of evidentexaggeration. It would have been quite impos-sible to surround the entire city with walls andgates in these few months. We know, besides,from Tacitus, that in the struggle before theadvent of Vespasian,
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