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OF THE I'ANTHEON. AT ROME<br />

colours: ~nd in their ccntn::s are eight :oll:lt!l, on peoksWs, with angub.r and circubr pediments<br />

ah.c:matdy. Thctwooolumnsonthe sideolthegmnd altuOJl1l'OIIIiteth.,entrance~projecting,and<br />

their fluting differs from the others. Tt>c: i'ikastcrs round th.e nicbc:s are<strong>of</strong>,.diffcrentmarble.called<br />

~:·:~~~;~~~~~::~v~!~1~~=·:~~~~7:S:~~~r: t~~~~~~il~~~=<br />

the ~mains <strong>of</strong> the ancient marbles, in the fonn represented in l'late XLI I. T he circles are <strong>of</strong><br />

porphyry and gr:anitealtemately,each in one pi~-ce: the band:! arcoomposcd <strong>of</strong> _v:.rious marbles. Under<br />

theporticolhegreaterpa.rt<strong>of</strong>thepavc:mcntisdestroyed,andrepairedwithhnck.<br />

J"hewholeisinundatcdgenerally,inlhccourse<strong>of</strong>theyear,durinl:"thcfloodstowhichtheTibcris<br />

~:~; ~~~.,':~n! ~ ~=~Yu= :~ :~~~=:~=~~~~ n;:;~, :u ~= e':~~~~w~~~~:k~<br />

infromone<strong>of</strong>thc.sidech.apclsis,asitwere.m."lg'ieal<br />

Somewalls,bclongingiOtheB.aths<strong>of</strong>Agri]lp."l,areattachcdtotl•eoui.Side<strong>of</strong>thcccll,andnowfonn<br />

lhe &OK:rist}·: but as there is no origin~ oommunication from these to tl•c Temple. it is not prob;.!.ble that<br />

itfonncd anypan<strong>of</strong>theBaths,as50f1leha•·esupposo:d.<br />

Ocmcnt I X. enclosed the portico with the cumbrous iron railing between the eolwnns sb

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