. 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 . pottery, from the fragments of vases andtiles which have been discovered under the base. The spotis elevated considerably above the level of the plain, whichit overlooks, but is not quite so high as the Forum. Nearthe south-west corner of the building is an exedra, or seat,placed to afford the worshippers and others the full enjoy-ment of the magnificent and extensive view. The seat issemicircul
. 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 . pottery, from the fragments of vases andtiles which have been discovered under the base. The spotis elevated considerably above the level of the plain, whichit overlooks, but is not quite so high as the Forum. Nearthe south-west corner of the building is an exedra, or seat,placed to afford the worshippers and others the full enjoy-ment of the magnificent and extensive view. The seat issemicircular, like those in the Street of Tombs. From it anoble prospect presented itself to the eye, embracing Castel-lamare. Vice, Sorrento, the promontory of Minerva, and theisland of Capri, with almost the entire expanse of the darkblue bay of Naples. The city wall appears to have boundedthe area upon this, the south side, so that the portico, whichwould have interrupted the view, was only continued alongtwo sides. Parallel to the eastern portico there runs a longwall, terminated at one end by the altars already mentionedand at the other by a pedestal, inscribed M. CLAUDIC. MARCELLO PATKGNO 153. Female Centaur and Bacchante. CHAPTEK VI. BATHS EXCAVATED IN THE YEARS 1824 AND 1858. After the excavations at Pompeii had been carried on to aconsiderable extent, it was matter of surprise that no publicbaths were discovered, particularly as they were sure almostto be placed in the most frequented situation, and thereforeprobably somewhere close to the Forum. The wonder wasincreased by the small number of baths found in privatehouses. That public baths existed, was long ago ascertainedfrom an inscription discovered in 1749, purporting that oneJanuarius, an enfranchised slave, supplied the baths of MarcusCrassus Frugi with water, both fresh and salt. At length anexcavation in the vicinity of the Forum brought to light asuite of public baths, admirably arranged, spacious, highlydecorated,
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