Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . ^ u. POMPEIANA. 253 PLATE LXVI. View of the remains of the Greek temple, describedpage 237- Portions of two columns will be observed in theirplaces. In the distance is Mount Lactarius,ending with the island Capreae. The fortifiedrock of Hercules, now Rivegliano, is seen inthe sea. Under Lactarius is Castel a Mare, not far from Sta-bia, where Pliny the historian was suffocated bythe sulphureous vapour from Vesuvius, which isbehind the spectator. Many beautiful monu-ments of ancient art have been there found,and removed to the Roya
Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii . ^ u. POMPEIANA. 253 PLATE LXVI. View of the remains of the Greek temple, describedpage 237- Portions of two columns will be observed in theirplaces. In the distance is Mount Lactarius,ending with the island Capreae. The fortifiedrock of Hercules, now Rivegliano, is seen inthe sea. Under Lactarius is Castel a Mare, not far from Sta-bia, where Pliny the historian was suffocated bythe sulphureous vapour from Vesuvius, which isbehind the spectator. Many beautiful monu-ments of ancient art have been there found,and removed to the Royal Museum ; but theexcavations are abandoned. The semi-circular seat is on the right of the steps ofthe temple. The puteal, and pen for victims, onthe left. A capital of one of the columns isrepresented in the fore ground. The upper step appears to have been 53 feet wide;the length is not easy to ascertain, as it does notwholly remain, for the foundations are dilapi-dated to the right. 254 POMPEIANA. PLATE LXVII. View of the excavation, of which the plan is given,Pl
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