EXTINCT ANIMALS 



eighth or ninth century, the Avhole of the coast 

 of this part of Italy had sunk many feet, and 

 the columns were broken and standing in the sea. 

 This is the appearance then presented by Puteoli 

 (Fig. 22). The coast had sunk ; the remains 

 of the road were covered by sea, and also the 



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Fia. 22. — Puzzuoli in tlie ninth century, showing the sub- 

 mergence of the land and tlie cohimns of the ruined 

 temple or palace standing up in the sea. 



remains of the columns up to the height marked 

 a on the diagram (Fig. 20). The whole land 

 must have sunk as much as forty feet, 

 since the temple or palace stood on high ground 

 originally. Then it was that, while they were 

 under water in the ninth century, the columns 



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