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Title: Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Frothingham, Arthur L. (Arthur Lincoln), 1859-1923
Subjects: Cities and towns, Ancient Cities and towns -- Italy Architecture, Roman Italy -- Antiquities Dalmatia (Croatia) -- Antiquities
Publisher: New York, Sturgis & Walton Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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he imperialremains of the second and early part of the thirdcentury, only the mutilated and transformedshell remains. The emperors buried not in fam-ily memorials but in special sepulchers have faredeven worse. We must pass to the times immedi-ately following Diocletian to find single quasi-imperial tombs in any preservation; of these thetomb of Helena, mother of Constantine, nearRome, has lost everything but part of its barebrickwork, and those of her granddaughter Con-stantia and of Romulus Augustulus have beentransformed. This mausoleum of Diocletian stands pre-eminent in preserving not only its entire struc-ture but practically all of its decoration. Hardlyany ancient monument of any class is so intact.Also as a type it is extremely valuable. It is theheir of the early circular tombs of Asia INIinorand Etruria and the progenitor of the Christianbaptistery. The structure of its dome, with fan-shaped interdependent internal arches in themasonry, is perhaps unique, and much discussed
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Spalato, view from Court toward Mausoleum(from old print in Cassas) Plate Lvix ROMAN CITIES 319 by architects. The entire design, with its perip-teral portico, its central dome and its interiororder with free-standing shafts and figuredfrieze, may be taken as typical of a late imperialtomb. The thorough restoration which has been car-ried on for so many years has had its disadvan-tages. A large portion of the internal detailshas been thrown away or transferred to themuseum because they were regarded as too in-jured to be retained in the structure. The white-ness of the material of the new parts preventsany delusion; and, in a way the workmanship ofthe capitals and other details can be better seenin the museum. But, as a matter of fact, we donot care to see them in this way. They were in-tended for effective display in the semi-darknessof the dome at a considerable height, and wereadmirable for their purpose. Close study is acruel injustice. We cannot leave without a glance at the orig

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