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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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Pola, Temple of Augustus, from old print (Cassas)
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Pola, Temple of Augustus: detail of gable (Wlha)Plate xLix TBI ^V^ ^^^^. PI3BLICI ^^^ ROMAN CITIES 301 municipality to that of a colony. Perhaps thisgate commemorated the change, as was so oftenthe case. The architectural fragments unearthed werenearly all left on the ground, and have been de-stroyed by the neighboring villagers or used asbuilding material. One discovery of extremeinterest was certainly made. It is that of a me-morial gate to the Emperor Trajan, erected tohim in 113 by his praetorian prefect, or militarycommander of the province, P. Atilius Aebu-tianus, and dedicated, with a banquet, by LaeliusProculus, for the city. It is evident at first sight that the gateway ismuch later than the walls, which are constructedof immense blocks of stone, somewhat bossedand rusticated. The wall was broken in order toinsert the gate, which was made to project some-what on the left, and to recede on the right side,in rather awkward fashion. In its form, thisgateway, with its single arca

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