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in tho provinces near Rome, but even in the remotest parts of the
empire. Among those constructions to be met with in the provinces,
the most remarkable for the scale of its magnificence and grandeur,
far exceeding anything of the kind in Italy, is the so-called Pont du
Card, which supplies Nismes with water. It consists of three rows
of arches one above the other: the first tier contains six. arches :
the second, eleven; the third, thirty-five. The whole height is 182
feet; tho channel in which the water runs is three feet high. The
aqueduct, of Segovia, in Spain, is also a Eoman work, exhibiting
great perfection and solidity in its construction. It is built entirely
of stone, in two ranks of arches, tho piers being eight feet wide and
eleven in depth ; loO arches still remain. The effect, however, is
much marred by the houses and other objects that crowd their bases.
In the opinion of Mr. Fergusson the aqueduct at Tarragona bears a
character of lightness combined with constructive solidity and
elep-ance unrivalled in anv other work of its class. Constructions of
AQCKDUOT AT EPHESGS.
this kind are to be met with at Athens, Corinth, Catania, Salona.
Nicomedia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Alexandria, in the Troad, Syracuse'
Arcuoil, Metz, Clermont, Auvergne, Lyon, Evora, Merida.
TOMBS.
Respect for the dead, and a considerate regard for the duo per-
formance of the rites of burial, have been distinctive features in
man in all ages and countries. Among the Greeks and Romans
great importance was attached to the burial of the dead, as, if a
93
in tho provinces near Rome, but even in the remotest parts of the
empire. Among those constructions to be met with in the provinces,
the most remarkable for the scale of its magnificence and grandeur,
far exceeding anything of the kind in Italy, is the so-called Pont du
Card, which supplies Nismes with water. It consists of three rows
of arches one above the other: the first tier contains six. arches :
the second, eleven; the third, thirty-five. The whole height is 182
feet; tho channel in which the water runs is three feet high. The
aqueduct, of Segovia, in Spain, is also a Eoman work, exhibiting
great perfection and solidity in its construction. It is built entirely
of stone, in two ranks of arches, tho piers being eight feet wide and
eleven in depth ; loO arches still remain. The effect, however, is
much marred by the houses and other objects that crowd their bases.
In the opinion of Mr. Fergusson the aqueduct at Tarragona bears a
character of lightness combined with constructive solidity and
elep-ance unrivalled in anv other work of its class. Constructions of
AQCKDUOT AT EPHESGS.
this kind are to be met with at Athens, Corinth, Catania, Salona.
Nicomedia, Ephesus, Smyrna, Alexandria, in the Troad, Syracuse'
Arcuoil, Metz, Clermont, Auvergne, Lyon, Evora, Merida.
TOMBS.
Respect for the dead, and a considerate regard for the duo per-
formance of the rites of burial, have been distinctive features in
man in all ages and countries. Among the Greeks and Romans
great importance was attached to the burial of the dead, as, if a