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length being 781t. 3in. by bart. Sin., including the buttresses and foundations, enclosing an area within the walls of 69ft. Cin. by 45ft. Cin. From its architectural features it was in all probability either a temple or a basilica, most likely, the former. The Roman station at the Lawe was situated on an island, surrounded by two arms of the river and the sea, insulated from the neigh- bouring country, and was scarcely likely to be graced with the erection of an edifice devoted entirely to the purposes of law and trade. The portions of the temple, or building, now excavated give us a pretty clear conception of some of its more prominent architectural arrangements. The front was to the south, faced by a portico, or colonnade, of four pillars, extending the entire length of the wall, three of the pedestals of these pillars stand in sitn, the fourth has evidently been removed. The entrance was by an ascent of two of three steps which led up to the foor raised 20 inches above the street level, and into a peristyle, or colonnaded vestibule, paved with large rectan- gular sandstone fags. The inside pillars stood 7 feet from the wall, and were erected on separate foundations of masonry, 2ft. 5in. by 2ft. Against the internal face of the south and north walls, and against the east wall towards the north east corner of the building, pilasters were erected on separate basements of masonry 2ft. Sin. by 2ft. The external walls are 3ft. lin. thick, supported by buttresses 2ft. Sin. by 1ft. 4in., and the archi- tectural style of the edifice was evidently a com- bination of Roman and Etruscan. On the north of this large building indications of a streetway were observed, which, it was thought, might possibly be the main streetway of the station, running from the western to the castern gateways, the vid principalis of the station, and, if so, then the committee were close upon the western gate- way. Where the line of the streetway and the western rampart intersected the soil was removed, and the gateway discovered. A very small portion of the masonry of the gateway remains, only an isolated large piece of limestone, bearing evidence of having been chafed and worn on its northern side by contact with the wheels of vehicles; and a few stones in situ a little to the westward. Further excavations disclosed the foundations of the walls of a tower, or other erection, that Hanked the gateway on the south, 6ft. thick, and that projected Cft. westward from the rampart, also the paved roadway leading from the gates to the westward, and which is extended northward and southward so as to cover a considerable ares in a manner that renders it at present, and until further excavated, extremely complex, and diffi- cult to form an accurate conception of the ar- rangement.. The whole of the recent excavations have proved exceedingly interesting and important. Further excavations at the large building near the western rampart, so as to clear away entirely the soil covering the foor, are very desirable, for it is here, probably; that some inscribed stone, or altar, may be found, and which would also expose the internal arrangements, and more of the architectural features of the edifice. 1 During these operations several coins of various Emperors have been found, and other antiquities of much interest nd. Paltia. 36 Ld Mazette, 1918175 Laire Sannan Ware 32 Bone (3.2.78) Porers Hames (cont) Slephers 1 EARUSW JEOTTAE TLLIANIM 14.474 PATERGLINI SECYNIDINI). 29 COVCS PA.IMI MARTI CVHIEER 7.79 2.771 Con TevOS R VLIX Ext Fig-sam. 9180 (on ext of fig sum wax) 9150 MACRIANIM SENILA.M CAP. MARCELLIMIM Loarre. Enameted more Enamale onzestid 145/76 Lawe 13.5.78 are Fraginaent of Sat Aunlat 17570 peelyard weight head) |
