. The life of the Greeks and Romans. This building, lying tothe south of the small temple, looksitself at first sight like a temple, fromwhich, however, it differs considerablyon closer investigation. First of all,it has on its smaller sides an unevennumber of columns (viz. 9), while inthe temple the situation of the entrancein the middle necessitated an evennumber of columns. Inside the colon-nade we here find, instead of the wallsof the cella, rows of columns, and inthe middle between these another rowof slightly larger columns, which dividethe building into two equal parts, and, like the wa
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. This building, lying tothe south of the small temple, looksitself at first sight like a temple, fromwhich, however, it differs considerablyon closer investigation. First of all,it has on its smaller sides an unevennumber of columns (viz. 9), while inthe temple the situation of the entrancein the middle necessitated an evennumber of columns. Inside the colon-nade we here find, instead of the wallsof the cella, rows of columns, and inthe middle between these another rowof slightly larger columns, which dividethe building into two equal parts, and, like the wall in theKorkyraic monument at Elis, carry the roof. The design of the colonnade at Thorikos in Attica seems tohave been of a similar character (see Fig. 159). It has sevencolumns in each of the two smaller facades (a little over 48 Englishfeet wide) and fourteen on each of the long sides; a row of columnsin the middle (no more in existence) seems to have carried theroof. In stoas destined for public consultations a further division. STOA AT ELIS.— THE HIPPODROME. US of the centre space became desirable, and, indeed, we are told thatin some of them the interior was divided by rows of columns intothree naves. Touching the agora of Elis, towards the south lay astoa in which the Hellanodikai assembled for common consulta-tions. If was of the Doric order, and divided into three parts bytwo rows of columns. If we assume that it was surrounded by awall, instead of a simple row of columns, Fig. 160 will show usthe design (scale = 50 feet). A is the centre nave, B B the twoside naves, C a semicircular termination to the centre nave analo-gous to the exedrce in the gymnasia ; D is the portico by means ofwhich the building opens towards the agora. In this way wegain the form of a building somewhat similar both to the cella ofa temple and to the Roman basilica. Perhaps the aroa ^aaiXeio^in the agora of Athens, where theArchon Basileus sat in judgment,was arranged in a similar manner. 28
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