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ftirtijj flu.ted two thirds from the top, and well pro- 
I'Urpojg ”• 3 variety of conjectures relath'e to the 
!■“ which tliis building was applied, it has been as- 
P'ecgj it was eiUier a barrack for soldiers, (various 
? tlic y, ”''Wour having been found in some of the cells) 
‘'ai-y ''^‘lorium of the Governor, where a body of nii- 
stationed. Adjacent to it stood the 
' Vei-.,’ forum, and one or two temples, tdl connected 
I'lig j^^st and well- paved courts. 
II is to the right, and is called 
I '*iean because it was so constructed, that, by 
.% iiip * canvas awnings, the spectators were defended 
^ tlifiA/^*' and rain. A door through the wall leads to 
h S‘’’^fo’'iv“s, and to the open space in the centre, 
P*^ modem theatre. The interior is 
‘ ihr, . ^^at ; and, with the exception of the spoliation 
removed to the Palace at Portici, with 
Jj|‘»'ble slabs," 
® whole of the inside, not excepting the seats, had 
H ‘‘ CrM, Ui UlC llJSiUe 
il j , reservation. Op each side are 
lir ^’■fes magistrates j the orchestra, as in modern 
'Urt- 
for the 
in front of the stage 
and the latter, with its 
'Phis theatre was calculated 
(fo‘'t;ii[®^; ''ory shallow, 
«(. 'fotti jj ®~out two thousand spectators. 
'‘f Puf U staircase leads to an emlnencfe on which 
ijj buildings are situated. The most conspicuous 
H’ h-^ *‘nall temple said to have been dedicated to 
'ke n secret passage, perforated in two places, 
^';C“d „ priests are .supposed to have delivetcd to tlie 
>v'fo>iit the oracles of tliat deity. 
fo[. side court is an altar, of a round shape, on 
'li^fo'pt-rtuj.’ other side a well. A cistern, with 
^l/foctifj )'’ns placed at a small distance, to laciliiate 
*'^ts at'e^ °^. water. In this court, sacrifices raid other 
Mij fo taken place, various uten.sils 
tif tile lamps, tripods, &c. having been found, 
adiw^ c-'cavaicd. (jne of the tripods is 
workmanship. On each of the three 
"^tW’ Pry' .'p sphinx, with an tmusual head-dress, is 
'<!tijri in allusion to the hidden meanings 
'pjj'* Which were delivered in the above-mentioned 
' elgg^ ’“°P i" which tile basin for the coals was 
S'Uttly decomted with ranis’ heads, connected 
