Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . , 2189. The in-scription to Romulus, as supplemented by Mommsen, runs as follows:—?Romulus Maitis hlius Uibem liomam condidit et regnavit annos duodequad-raginta. Isque primus dux duce hostium Acrone rege Caeninensium interfecto,spolia opima Jovi Feretrio consecravit, reeeptusque in Deorum numerumQuirinus appellatus est. 116 POMPEII. of the cella ; in front of it, in the centre of the court, is a
Pompeii, its history, buildings, and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations, and also an itinerary for visitors . , 2189. The in-scription to Romulus, as supplemented by Mommsen, runs as follows:—?Romulus Maitis hlius Uibem liomam condidit et regnavit annos duodequad-raginta. Isque primus dux duce hostium Acrone rege Caeninensium interfecto,spolia opima Jovi Feretrio consecravit, reeeptusque in Deorum numerumQuirinus appellatus est. 116 POMPEII. of the cella ; in front of it, in the centre of the court, is analtar of white marble bearing an unfinished bas-relief, whichhas been imagined to represent Cicero sacrificing, from asupposed resemblance in the principal figure to that greatorator. The victim is led by the servant (popa), whose officeit was to take its life, naked to the waist, bearing his sacri-ficial axe (malleus); he is clothed round the middle with ashort cloth, which does not descend to the knees. The sa-crificer appears to be a magistrate; he is crowned with awreath, and his robes partly cover his head. He holds in hishand a patera, as if about to sprinkle the victim, and thereby. Utensils used in sacrificing. cleanse it from its impurities before offering it to the popa and an attendant are also crowned with boy follows the principal personage, holding in his handsa vase and patera, or plate, and having the sacred vitta orfillet hanging from his neck ; near him is a figure holding apatera filled apparently with bread. Another figure appearsto be sounding the tibia, or double flute, followed by lictors,with their fasces. The temple is represented in the back-ground decorated with garlands. On the eastern and oppo-site side of the altar is a wreath of oak leaves bound with thevitta, having on each side young olive trees sculptured; and DESCRIPTION OF TEMPLES. 117 on the north and south sides are the various implements andornaments of sacrifice, as
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