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alteration in the columns ended, from the level of 
the fea in the bay ; which would have fhewn how 
high the water mud; have rifen formerly above its pre- 
fent mark, to produce the erFeft afcribed to it on this 
hypothecs. But, however that may be, the nature 
of the fituation of this place (io) being confidered, 
the innovation fuppofed to have happened in it will 
not, I prefume, be thought improbable ; efpecially 
in a country fo plentifully ftored with combuftible 
matter in its interior parts, and confequently fo liable 
to changes in its outward form, as this is, and has 
been for many ages. For an extraordinary inftance 
of this we need go but a little way from this place, 
viz. to II Monte Nuovo, a hill about four miles in 
compafs, which in 1538 was caft up in one night’s 
time by an eruption, whereby the greatefl part of 
the Lucrine lake was filled up, and the town of 
Tripergola, with a church, convent, hofpital, and 
other buildings, intirely buried. 
I fhall conclude with acquainting you, that at the 
corner of the court of this temple, near the prefent 
entrance, there lie fome large bafes of marble, which 
(as we were informed) were taken out of the fea at 
about a mile’s difiance from Pozzuolo, and are in- 
fcribed DVSARI SACRUM. What was the ori- 
ginal fituation of thefe monuments, it may not be 
pofiible now to afcertain. As for DVSARES men- 
tioned in the infcription upon them, G. Vofiius (11) 
(upon 
(10) Vid. p. 168. 
(11) Nec alius a Aiwvou five foie eft Avails, five A^a.^. vel 
AivcrctpK. Quae vox (ut fufpicor) conflata ex 2 CH Dutz. et 
Jretz. 
