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Title: Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Smith, William, (Sir) 1813-1893
Subjects: Geography, Ancient Classical geography
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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watersedge. The wall itself is in many places muchruined, as well as the towers that flank it, andthough this may be in part owing to the earthquakeof 63, as well as the eruption of 79, it is probablethat the defences of the town had before that time POMPEII. been allowed to fall into decay, and perhaps evenintentionally dismantled after the Social War. Therewere seven gates, the most considerable and orna-mental of which was that which formed the en-trance to the city by the high road from Hercu-laneum: the others have been called respectivelythe gate of Vesuvius, the gate of Capua, the gate otNola, the gate of the Sarnus, the gate of Stabiae,and the gate of the Theatres. The entrances to thetown from the side of the sea had ceased to begates, there being no longer any walls on that side.All these names are of course modern, but are con-venient in assisting us to describe the city. Thewalls were strengthened with an Agger or rampart,faced witli masonry, and having a parapet or outer
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PLAN OF PART OF POMPEII. 1. Villa of Arrius Diomedes. 2. Gate of Herculaneum. 3. Public Baths. 4. Forum. 5. Temple of Jupiter. 6. Temple of Augustus or Pantheon. 7. Senaculum. 8. Edifice of Eumachia. 9. Basilica. 10. Temple of Venus. 11. Ancient Greek Temple. 12. Great Theatre. 13. Square called the Soldiers Quarters. 14. Small Theatre. 15. Temple of Isis 16. Temple of Fortune. 17. Street leading to Gate of Nola. 18. Gate leading to Vesuvius.a a a. Towers. bbb. Ancient line of coast. c cc. Modern road from Naples to Salerno. POMPEII. wall on its external front: they were further for-tiried at intervals with square towers, which in someparts occur regularly at about 100 yards from eachother, in other parts are added much more spar-ingly. These towers seem to have been subsequentadditions to the original walls, being of a differentand less solid style of construction. The wallsthemselves are very solidly built of large blocks oftravertine, in horizontal courses, but presenting con-sider

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