The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-07

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conception Of the character and eV-
tent Of the parts already uncovered.
The old Roman houses. like the Jeru-
salem Of the Psalms, We're c~ompactly
built together, and although Ilmgad
included onl., 100 acres 1t was a bee
hive of humanity, and its people need
ed less space than many an American
own Of one-tenth the size
Tie Streets Of Tim.ad.
The narts 50 far ~eXCavated were the
chief business ana residence centors.
They are divided ur into streets
twenty feet wide, which cross each
often four feet long, fitted closely TO-
gether. Under every street IS q deep
sewer running from one end o. it TO
the other, and the whole city IS un-
derlaid with drains. Nearly every
house has its own connection with the
sewer, and there are public conVen-
fences in all parts of the city.
The streets are lined with curbstones
and the principal have great
marble Columns on each side OF them,
some Of which arc broken and some
almcat perfect. Many Of these col
umns are entirely missing, but their
places beyond the cufDStonest can De
plainly seen. one q Stand IN some
of these streets and look for q miie
through ruined pillars, easily pictu1-
ing To himself the grandeur OF Inn
CAD in its prime.
On the WAY to he Forum.
Let mako our way along the
main venues which lead through the
center of h town. to the Forum. Nc
enter one by "a great stone gate deco
rated with carvings over tlagstoneS cut
into deep rutS by the chariot wheels.
There are pillars on both sides Of the
streets, reaching on and on to the
Forum, and beyond them on each side
are acres upon acres Of ruined build
ings ranging in height to that Of my
head or higher. The ravages Of time,
Of siege, and of the MohammedaH
iconnoclast have cut away the tops Of
the buildings, but enough Of the walls
are still left so that one can see just
how they We're constructed, and can
walk from room to room, through
house after house.
At the right side OF this main
street, facing the Forum, ran a Gov
cred p~assageWay. the top Of when
rested upon these pillars. This was
for foot passengers who could there
move along without danger from the
thrOng of chariOtS and horses in the
street outside. AT the same time
the people could see out between the
columns. on the other side OF this
facade or p~assageWay the residences
faced, and IN the opposite side of the
roadway the house came close up to
the column-lined street.
on the Vic DecumanuS MaXimuS,
which cuts the street, | have deScrlb-
ed at right agleS and a from the
great arch of Trajan to the Forum,
one side is lined with stores. The
greatest number of stores are right
near the Forum, and they probably
formed the chief mercantile houses of
the city. Each establishment had a
main room facing the street. with
another in the rear, which was prob
ably used as a warehouse or as a
private room for its owner. The
Decumanus Maximus had deep ruts
in the flags from one end of it to the
other, and it is easy to imagine it
filled With the gay throng of the days
of the EmperOrS Trajan and Marcus
AurcliuS.
In the Roman Butcher Shops.
| walked through store after store
in this quarter. and then went to
| another part of the city where was
the Roman market The mark st