Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . ?^ vC^^P®. Reconstruction of Upper Corner of an Etruscan Temple with its Terracotta Revetment (Durm) Plate XVII ROMAN CITIES 115 from the temples of the Athenian acropolis de-stroyed by the Persians. These are of stone, tobe sure, but the surface was so covered with stuccoand polychromy that the effect was not far dif-ferent: with the earliest Delphi sculptures theygive Greek prototypes for such Etrusco-Romangables and friezes as were found at Velletri, etc. The temple of Jupiter Capitolinus can hardlybe said to represent the normal Etruscan type:rather an
Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . ?^ vC^^P®. Reconstruction of Upper Corner of an Etruscan Temple with its Terracotta Revetment (Durm) Plate XVII ROMAN CITIES 115 from the temples of the Athenian acropolis de-stroyed by the Persians. These are of stone, tobe sure, but the surface was so covered with stuccoand polychromy that the effect was not far dif-ferent: with the earliest Delphi sculptures theygive Greek prototypes for such Etrusco-Romangables and friezes as were found at Velletri, etc. The temple of Jupiter Capitolinus can hardlybe said to represent the normal Etruscan type:rather an elaboration of it in the direction of theHellenic peristyle temple. The only large tem-ple whose ruins have been found in Etruria isthe larger one at Falerii, which has been identifiedwith the famous temple of Juno. It has thesame plan as the Capitoline temple, and as itcertainly does not date later than the third cen-tury it is a valuable aid in reconstitutingthe Roman temple. The scheme is of three cellasdedicated to the Capitoline Tria
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