The archæology of Rome, Part 7

Part 7 — THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XII.

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RESTORATION OF ONE COMPARTMENT OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.

Illustration from The archæology of Rome, Part 7: The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the Colosseum

COLOSSEUM—SUPERSTRUCTURES

RESTORATION OF ONE COMPARTMENT

Description of Plate XII.

RESTORATION OF ONE COMPARTMENT OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.

Shewing the colonnade of the third century, on the upper storey, after the burning of the wooden upper floor; to this colonnade the capitals and columns that have fallen down in an earthquake have belonged,—shewing also the arrangement of the seats, the corridors, and the vomitoria.