The archæology of Rome, Part 7

Part 7 — THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXIX.

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AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA. Details.

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

AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA—DETAILS

A. PORTION OF EXTERIOR

B. LONGITUDINAL SECTION

C. PORTION OF ARCADES AND DENS

D. PLAN OF THE SAME

Description of Plate XXIX.

AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA. Details.

o o o. Portion of the exterior,—all that remains of it being two arches of the arcade, with pilasters between them, and one pilaster of the upper storey.

A—B. Transverse section of the remains.

C. Four arches of the inner arcade.

h h h. Dens for wild beasts.

P P P. Corbels, or consoles, as in the Colosseum, Plate XVII.

l l. Aqueduct coming from the chambers of the time of Hadrian. (See the Plan.)

D. Plan of this portion of the building.