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 . horns of the semi-circle being cut off by lines drawn perpendicular to thefront of the stage. Another, and a more remarkable differenceis, that it appears from the following inscription to have beenpermanently roofed, though probably only with wood:—? C. QVLNCTIVS. C. F. VALG. M. PORCIVS. M. F. DVO. VIK. DEC. DECR. THEATRVM, TECTVM. FAC. LOCAR. EIDEMQ. PROB. Caius Quinctius Valgus, son of Caius,
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 . horns of the semi-circle being cut off by lines drawn perpendicular to thefront of the stage. Another, and a more remarkable differenceis, that it appears from the following inscription to have beenpermanently roofed, though probably only with wood:—? C. QVLNCTIVS. C. F. VALG. M. PORCIVS. M. F. DVO. VIK. DEC. DECR. THEATRVM, TECTVM. FAC. LOCAR. EIDEMQ. PROB. Caius Quinctius Valgus, son of Caius, and Marcus Porcius * The cut on p. 206 represents a musician playing on the double flute. Itis kept close to his mouth, and the breath hindered from escaping Ijy a band,(ailed (popfikiov by the Greeks, capistrum by the Latins. P 210 POMPEII. son of Marcus, Duumvirs, by a decree of the Decurions letout the covered theatre to be erected by contract, and thesame approved it. It is supposed to have been erectedsh •rtly after the end of the Social War, and is inferior to theother theatre in decoration and construction. It is built ofthe tufa of Nocera, but the stairs which separate the cunei. POSTISCENIUM 1lun of the small Theatre. are of a very hard Vesuvian lava, well fitted to withstand theconstant action of ascending and descending feet. The frontwall of the proscenium, the scene, and the pavement of theorchestra, were entirely of marble of various coloins—Africanbreccia, giallo antico, and a purple marble. A band of marble,striped grey and white, runs across the orchestra from THE THEATRES. 211 end to end of the seats, and in it are inlaid letters 01 bronze,eight inches and a half long, and level with the surface,forming the following inscription:— M. OLCONIUS. VERUS. IIVIR. PRO. LVDIS. Marcus Olconius Verus, son of Marcus, Duumvir for the
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