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XIV. Account of the Discoveries at Pompeii, communicated by Sir William Hamilton
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2012
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A Colonade, round a square court, not yet cleared from the rubbish of pumice stones, and ashes, B. B. by which the city was overwhelmed. The columns are of coarse stone, coated with plaister or stucco, and coloured. On many of the columns, the soldiers have idly scratched their names, some in Greek, and some in Latin.
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