Gell, William; Gandy, John P. : Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii (Band 2) (London, 1824)

224 POMPEIANA.

PLATE XLIX.

Restored view of the Forum. This view is given
that some idea may be obtained of the general
appearance of the several buildings at the south
end, where was the inscription page 221. The sur-
rounding portico, or colonnade, of the Doric order,
will be observed; over the end of which appear the
three buildings marked on the plan 8, % 10. The
Janus in the centre, and pedestals, are the pre-
cise forms and proportions of those which remain,
as will be seen by a reference to the view showing
their actual state : whatever they sustained no
longer exists, or has been removed. The tetra-
style, Ionic front, and pediment of the basilica,
appear to the right. The figures inserted in this
plate are all taken from paintings found in the
city, and principally from one representing its
Forumt But we needed not this picture to know
that Forums were adorned with statues of every
description.

PLATE L.

This plate contains a plan of one of the columns of
the basilica. They are formed of tiles, or thin
bricks, presenting their angles in the alternate