The _Lausus_ is a Place celebrated in the Writings of many Historians, some of whom write, that it was the House of _Lausus_ a Patrician, who bore many Offices in the Reign of _Arcadius_, the Son of _Theodosius_ the _Great_, and that he adorned his House with many famous Monuments of Antiquity. There is a Book still extant, under the Title of _Lausaicus_, which was wrote by _Heraclidas_, Bishop of _Cappadocia_, and inscribed to _Lausus_. In what Part of the City this Place was, no Authors mention; but ’tis very probable that it was between the Palace, and the _Forum_ of _Constantine_, from the Authorities both of _Zonaras_, and _Cedrinus_; who having described the Ruines of the Fire, which happened in the Reign of _Leo_, both on the North, and South Side of the City tell us, that in the Middle of the City, it burnt from the _Lausus_, to the Street called _Taurus_. And _Evagrius_, speaking of the same Fire, says, that it destroyed all the Buildings from the _Forum_ of _Constantine_ to the _Taurus_. The Reader may observe from hence, that the _Lausus_ was not far from the _Forum_ of _Constantine_. _Cedrinus_ also in his Description of that Fire which happened in the Reign of _Basiliscus_, makes it plain, that it stood Eastward, between the Palace, and the _Forum_ of _Constantine_. This Fire, says he, consumed the _Chalcopratia_, the most beautiful Part of the City, the _Basilica_, with its eminent Library, and all the surprizing Ornaments of the _Lausus_, to the _Forum_ of _Constantine_. There was in the _Lausus_, continues our Historian, an infinite Number of Statues, the most remarkable of which was, the Statue of _Minerva_ of _Lindia_, which was four Cubits long, and made of an _Emerald_ Stone. ’Twas cut by _Scyllis_ and _Dipœnus_, two eminent Statuaries, and presented by _Sesostris_ King of _Egypt_, to _Cleobulus_ King of _Lindia_, a Prince of incomparable Wisdom. From hence it is probable the Place is called _Laousos_; for _Minerva_ sometimes goes under the Name of _Laossos_. _Theophrastus_ writes, that the _Egyptian_ Commentators mention, that the King of _Babylon_ made a Present to their King of an _Emerald_, which was four Cubits long, and three in Breadth. If _Sesostris_, _Scyllis_, and _Dipœnus_ were living at the same Time, _Pliny_ should rather have called it the _Emerald_ of _Minerva_. But these were no less antient, than eminent Statuaries, born in the Island of _Crete_, when under the Government of the _Medes_, before _Cyrus_ was King of _Persia_, that is, about the fifteenth _Olympiad_. They carved the Statues of _Apollo_, _Diana_, _Hercules_, as also of _Minerva_, which was blasted with Lightning. _Pliny_ takes Notice, that _Ambracia_, _Argos_, and _Cleone_ were full of Statues made by _Dipœnus_, tho’ he says nothing of the Statue of _Minerva_ of _Lindia_. _Cedrinus_ adds, that there was placed in the _Lausus_, the Statue of _Venus_ of _Cnidos_, which was looked upon every where as a celebrated Piece of Sculpture.