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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of viands and sweetmeats. It is perhaps not
generally known that snow was used for
cooling water by the ancients, much in the
same manner as among ourselves, and was
sold in Rome as it is at present, as we learn
from Pliny, Varro, and Suetonius. In the
time of Seneca snow from the mountains
was not only sold in ice-shops, but hawked
about the streets of Rome. We have an
account of snow preserved for summer use
fifty years before the age of Alexander; but
the Greeks, as Athenseus says, often cooled
their water by evaporation, keeping boys all
night employed in moistening jars for that
purpose.

The only remaining picture in this quar-
ter is that of Acca Laurentia with Romulus
and Remus. The introduction of that per-
sonage in this place was probably only in
compliment to the emperor as the repre-
sentative of the Julian family. This space,
if covered in part, must have had roofs
hanging from and supported by the walls
on three sides, for the whole could not
easily have been protected from the weather.

;We now come to the temple which oc-