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 . b. * In support of the latter opinion, Breton adduces several instances or theallegorical introduction of a ship in funeral monuments. Pompeia, p. 85, seq. 522 POMPEII. The burial-ground of Nistacidius, marked 12, offers nothingto detain us. It is surrounded by a low wall, about breasthigh, and contains three cippi after the manner of wig-blocks. The next erection, 13, is of novel and commanding
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 . b. * In support of the latter opinion, Breton adduces several instances or theallegorical introduction of a ship in funeral monuments. Pompeia, p. 85, seq. 522 POMPEII. The burial-ground of Nistacidius, marked 12, offers nothingto detain us. It is surrounded by a low wall, about breasthigh, and contains three cippi after the manner of wig-blocks. The next erection, 13, is of novel and commanding a court, about twenty-one feet square, a massive base-ment rises to the height of five feet and a half. Three stepslead up to a cippus elegantly carved. In front, within arich border, is the inscription :— C • CALVENTIO • QVTETO AVGVSTALI HVIC • OB • MVNIFICENT • DECVRIONYM DECRETO • ET • POPVLI • CONSENSV • BISELLII HONOR DATUS ? EST . To Cains Calventius Quietus, Augustal. To him, inreward of his munificence, the honour of the bisellium wasgranted by the decree of the Decurions, and with the consentof the people. Below is a representation of the Bisellium. It is to be remarked that all those who are mentioned ininscriptions as possessing the privilege of the bisellium bearalso the title of Augustal. The learned Pabretti supposesthat it was peculiar to this class of priests, but at the sametime not granted to all, but only to the most distinguished ofthem. This distinction was purely municipal: it conferredno rank or precedence beyond the walls of the city by whichit was granted; and to this perhaps it is owing, that while TOMBS 523 frequent mention of the bisellium occurs in inscriptions,Varro is the only Latin author who has spoken of it at sides are ornamented with richly carved garlands ofoak-leaves, bound with fillets; the mouldings and corniceare elegant in design and execution. This edifice is solid :it was therefore
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