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

246 POMPEIANA.

There were three door-ways through which the actors

appeared upon the stage.
In the theatre were found,

M • M - HOLCONl • RVFVS • ET CELER

CKYPTAM • TRIBVNAL THEATBVM ■ S • P •

AD • DECVS■ COLONIC

and

M - HOLCONIO • M • F • EVFO • IIVIR- I ■ D
QVINQ.VIENS • ITER • QVINQ, • TRIB * MILAR
FLAMINI - AVG ■ PATR • COLON • D • D *

From the word colonia has been inferred, that
Pompeii had ceased being a municipium before its
final destruction. Publius Sylla, nephew of the
dictator, led a colony into the Pompeian territory.
Under Julius and Augustus, others followed: but
the city appears in the time of Cicero^ notwith-
standing, to have retained its privileges as a muni-
cipium ; and it is so called by Statius.

From another street the lower part of the theatre might
be approached through an Ionic* loggia (15), por-
tico (16), and doors (17), down to 13; as well as
from behind the little theatre, by SO.

The smaller theatre was roofed, as we learn from an

1 This Ionic lias no base.