Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . ly on the topography and character of thetown of Pompeii, rather than on the general habits,life, and manners of ancient times. More detailedaccounts of the remains, and the numerous objectswhich have been discovered in the course of the ex-cavations, especially the works of art, will be foundin the great work of Mazois (Les Ruines de Pompeii,continued by Gau, 4 vols, fol., Paris, 1812—1838),and in the two works of Sir W. Gell (^Pompeiana,1st series, 2 vols. 8vo. Loud. 1824; 2nd series, 2 1830); also in the little work published bythe Society
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . ly on the topography and character of thetown of Pompeii, rather than on the general habits,life, and manners of ancient times. More detailedaccounts of the remains, and the numerous objectswhich have been discovered in the course of the ex-cavations, especially the works of art, will be foundin the great work of Mazois (Les Ruines de Pompeii,continued by Gau, 4 vols, fol., Paris, 1812—1838),and in the two works of Sir W. Gell (^Pompeiana,1st series, 2 vols. 8vo. Loud. 1824; 2nd series, 2 1830); also in the little work published bythe Society of Useful Knowledge (Pumj)eti, 2 1831). A recent French publication by Breton(Pompeia, 8vo. , 1855), also gives a good ac-count of the whole progress and results of the dis-coveries (including the most recent excavations) ina moderate compass and inexpensive form. Thestill more recent work of Overbeck (8vo. Leipzic,1856), of which the first part only has yet appeared,contains an excellent compendium of the wliole sub-. 1. Gate of Tlercolaiie;.m. 2. Gain of (iatii of (;at( ofNola. T). (late of tlic Sarnus. (J Gate of Slaliiae. GEXKRAl. OF POMPWI I 7. Gatn of tlic Ihi-atros. 8. IMiidiTii entraiuu to the ci()..I. ]2. StH;ot ol tlie TuniDS. 648 POMPEII. ject, with especial attention to the works of art dis-covered. The area occupied by the ancient city was anirreguhir oval, about 2 miles in circumterence. Itwas surrounded by a wall, which is still preservedround the whole of the city, except on the sidetowards the sea, where no traces of it have beenfound, and it seems certain that it had been pulleddown in ancient times to allow for the extensionof houses and other buildings down to the watersedge. The wall itself is in many places muchruined, as well as the towers that flank it, andthough tbis may be in part owing to the earthquakeof 03, as well as the eruption of 79, it is probablethat tl
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