Gell, William: Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii ; the result of excavations since 1819 ; in two volumes (Band 1) (London, 1832)

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deep porch toward the Forum. By con-
sulting the plan, it may be observed that
this porch, formed by sixteen pilasters, and
paved with white marble, is of more conse-
quence than the general line of portico sur-
rounding the Forum, being about 126 feet by
39; and the fragments of the repeated inscrip-
tion before mentioned lying near, but by no
means opposite to the spot, seem, in some
degree, to confirm the hypothesis of Signor
Becchi, which, in the absence of a better,
has met with general support. The remains
of a marble pavement, and the evident traces
of iron or brass gates which closed the south
end of this portico, show that it was appro-
priated to some particular purpose. More-
over, at the south angle of the supposed
colonnade is a new pillar of marble, placed
quite close to one of the old stone columns
of the Forum. It is so close to the old
column that it could not be finished on that
side, proving that the old pillar was intended
to have been taken away, and that a new
colonnade was beginning to be erected.
The plan is sufficiently clear to enable the
reader to form his own judgment. Nothing,