There now remains for you to cross the _Street of Abundance_ at the
southern extremity of the city. It is the quarter of the triangular
Forum, and of the Theatres--the most interesting of all.
The principal monuments to be seen are--
_The Temple of Isis_. See Chap. VII.
The Curia Isiaca.
_The Temple of Hercules_. Chap. VII.
_The Grand Theatre_. Chap. VIII.
_The Smaller Theatre_. "
_The Barracks of the Gladiators_. Chap. VIII.
At the farther end of these barracks opens a small gate by which you may
leave the city, after having made the tour of it in three hours, on this
first excursion. On your second visit you will be able to go about
without a guide.
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