Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-04

used as in the past. In the southern part
of the city are other baths. and In many
Of the houses so far excavated there are
remains Of private bath rooms.
Timgad had theater which seated more
than four thousand people. wonder how
many towns Of fifty thousand In our coun-
try have amusement halls that size. This
theater was in the upper part OF the city
at the edge OF the hills. went through 1t
this morning and sat for a time in one OF
the boxes which faced the marble ros-
trum forming the stage. The audience
came in through a covered passageway
made OF stone, and there is a covered pas
sageway for exit. The actors had their
own entrance. which led directly to the
stage. There was no roof over this thea
ter; the audience sat out in the open. with
a magnificent view Of the valley and
mountains ever before them. The seats
are of stone. and they run around the
tier above tier The orchestra played in
the crescent below.
was also much Interested in the library,
or public lecture room. of this ancient
Thaumgadi had an Andrew Carnegie, but
Its ruins show that this building would
have been worthy monument to any
corn king Of old Rome. 1t has the shape
OF q half circle, with steps running round
It, and shelves in the walls. where the
scrolls of manuscript were stored. An
other curious structure was building de-
voted to the selling OF flowers with foun-
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The Forum.
The Forum of Timgad has been entirely
unearthed, and 1t bears evidence of hav-
ing been far larger and more beautiful
than that of Pompeii. Its stone courts are
almost intact. and many of the tall mar
BILE columns which surrounded 1t are still
here. 1t bears every evidence OF having
been a magnificent place. 1t is reached by
IT.
covered passageways upheld by pillars OF
marble. At one end, behind marble col
umns, was a great stone rostrum, sup
pose for the speakers, and there was an
extensive lobby and retiring rooms some-
what as in our Capitol at Washington.
Adjoining the Forum was chamber of
commerce built of marble and limestone.
This building is supposed to have served
as sort of stock exchange and tribunal
of justice combined. 1t had statue Of
Justice in 1t, part of which still exists.
There are several ruined temples In Tim
gad One was devoted to victory and
another to the Jupiter Of the Capitol. The
walls of the latter are six feet in thick
ness, and are made Of great blocks three
and four feet in length. Some of the
enormous columns which formed the back
Of this structure still stand. They are
on a high platform which overlooks the
whole city Each column Is fifty feet high:
1t is fluted and carved. and its capital is Of
I climbed up to the base Of these great
columns and took bird's-eye view Of the
ruins. With the broken marble pillars here
and there among them. the half broken
houses looked more like a palatial cattle
yard of brick and stone than a city. This,
however, Is only at first The ruins of the
famous old city spring at once into view,
and the wealth of the past everywhere
strikes your eye. The houses are now lit
tie more than walled pens, and the streets,
the roads through them. Just below me
were great blocks Of marble, pieces OF
broken statues. / could see the stone tables
upon which the Romans offered their sacri-
fees. and beyond them the homes of the