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OF T H E TEMPLE OF VEST A. AT ROME PLATE XC IV. 0'< the left bank of the T iber, near the: site of the Forum Hoarium, and the embouchure of the Cloaca M:ucima, arc the remaill5 of a periptcnol round T"'mplc, of white nw-ble. The 11'alls of the cell are in part5bnding; and,ofthetwcmrcolumnswhichsum>undcdit,the~ftofoneonlyisll'aming:many of the capiWs are gre;atly injuml: and, from the variety in their design and eo:ecuUon, it llU.)' be: observedihltttheTemplchuprobo.blyundergoncvariousn:p;~irs,which,bythc•tyleofsome,wemay ll';lc;o:upto al.:ncperiod: lhe pr~=-.,.iling chaDC;tc~" is Greek. Thecolumnsareverylofty,beingde\-cn di:unctcninheight:noncofthccntablaturen:ut.omeofthelacullal'i.ir,anda sm;ollpieceoftheuppermemberofthecomi

OF T H E TEMPLE OF VEST A. AT ROME<br />

PLATE XC IV.<br />

0'< the left bank <strong>of</strong> the T iber, near the: site <strong>of</strong> the Forum Hoarium, and the embouchure <strong>of</strong> the Cloaca<br />

M:ucima, arc the remaill5 <strong>of</strong> a periptcnol round T"'mplc, <strong>of</strong> white nw-ble. <strong>The</strong> 11'alls <strong>of</strong> the cell are in<br />

part5bnding; and,<strong>of</strong>thetwcmrcolumnswhichsum>undcdit,the~ft<strong>of</strong>oneonlyisll'aming:many<br />

<strong>of</strong> the capiWs are gre;atly injuml: and, from the variety in their design and eo:ecuUon, it llU.)' be:<br />

observedihltttheTemplchuprobo.blyundergoncvariousn:p;~irs,which,bythc•tyle<strong>of</strong>some,wemay<br />

ll';lc;o:upto al.:ncperiod: lhe pr~=-.,.iling chaDC;tc~" is Greek. <strong>The</strong>columnsareveryl<strong>of</strong>ty,beingde\-cn<br />

di:unctcninheight:nonc<strong>of</strong>thccntablaturen:ut.ome<strong>of</strong>thelacullal'i.ir,anda<br />

sm;ollpiece<strong>of</strong>theuppermember<strong>of</strong>thecomi

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