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 . r public buildings in variousquarters of the city. At the corner of the main street leading to the Forum andthat called the Street of Fortune is a small Corinthian temple,dedicated to Fortune by a private person, one M. Tullius. Ithas been cased with marble both within and without, and isaccessible by two flights, of steps. The lower flight, brokenin the middle by a podium or low wall, consists o
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 . r public buildings in variousquarters of the city. At the corner of the main street leading to the Forum andthat called the Street of Fortune is a small Corinthian temple,dedicated to Fortune by a private person, one M. Tullius. Ithas been cased with marble both within and without, and isaccessible by two flights, of steps. The lower flight, brokenin the middle by a podium or low wall, consists of three, theupper flight of eight steps. There is an altar placed upon thepodium, which was protected from wanton intrusion by aniron railing running along the side-margins and in front ofthe steps. Holes for the reception of the uprights stillremain, together with pieces of iron. The portico has fourcolumns in front and two at the sides, and the external wallsof the cella are decorated with pilasters. At the end of the 136 P03IPEII. building is a semicircular niche, containing a small temple ofthe Corinthian order, richly finished and designed, underwhich the statue of the goddess was This Marcus Tullius, who appears from an inscription onthe architrave to have erected this temple, has been supposed THE REMAINING TEMPLES OF POMPEII. 137 to be a descendant of the great Cicero. <? The belief rests ontwo circumstances: on the finding in the interior of thebuilding a statue of the size of life, said to bear some resem-blance to the busts of the distinguished orator; and on aninscription on the architrave of the temple, which may stillbe seen lying on the floor of the building. It runs asfollows:— M. TULEIUS. TER. QUINQUE. AUGUR. TR. POP. iEDEM. AUG. SOLO. ET. PEQ. SUA. That is : Marcus Tullius, son of Marcus, three times duumvirfor the administration of justice, Quinquennalis,* Augur, andTribune of the soldiers by election of the people,
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