The archæology of Rome, Part 7 : $b The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the ColosseumParker, John Henry
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The archæology of Rome, Part 7 : $b The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the Colosseum
Parker, John Henry
Rome -- Antiquities
o o o. Portion of the exterior,—all that remains of it being two arches
of the arcade, with pilasters between them, and one pilaster of the upper
storey.
A—B. Transverse section of the remains.
C. Four arches of the inner arcade.
h h h. Dens for wild beasts.
P P P. Corbels, or consoles, as in the Colosseum, Plate XVII.
l l. Aqueduct coming from the chambers of the time of Hadrian. (See the
Plan.)
D. Plan of this portion of the building.
THE COLOSSEUM.
PLATE XXX.
AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA.
PLAN OF THE SUBSTRUCTURES, WITH THE SUPERSTRUCTURES IN DOTTED LINES.
[Illustration: AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA
PLAN WITH THE SUBSTRUCTIONS]
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXX.
AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA.
PLAN OF THE SUBSTRUCTURES, WITH THE SUPERSTRUCTURES IN DOTTED LINES.
a. North entrance.
b b b. Central passage.
c c c. Eastern passage.
d. Small chamber of the time of Hadrian.
e e. Western passage.
f f. The galleries.
g g. Substructures with water.
h h h. Dens for the wild beasts.
i i. Sockets for pivots, as in the Colosseum.
k k k. Canals for water.
l l. The aqueduct.
m m. The drain.
n n. Stairs.
o o. Superstructure. The only remains of the exterior façade.
THE COLOSSEUM.
PLATE XXXI.
AMPHITHEATRE AT VERONA.
[Illustration: AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA
A. VIEW OF EXTERIOR WITH THE ARCADES
B. VIEW IN INTERIOR WITH SEATS]
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXI.
AMPHITHEATRE AT VERONA.
(_From Photograph._)
A. EXTERIOR, with the double arcade,—and remains of the exterior front.
B. INTERIOR, with the marble seats. These are the most perfect that
remain anywhere, and they shew what the Colosseum must have been when
perfect.
THE COLOSSEUM.
PLATE XXXII.
THE AMPHITHEATRE AT POZZUOLI, NEAR NAPLES.
[Illustration: AMPHITHEATRE AT POZZUOLI, NEAR NAPLES.]
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXII.
THE AMPHITHEATRE AT POZZUOLI, NEAR NAPLES.
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