hs. The decoration of the villa wasfar more sumptuous in this period than in those which precededit: the marble quarried at ISt. Beat in the Pyrenees is largelyemployed, and it is reasonable to suppose that the numerous sculp-tures—especially reliefs—of the Hadrianic or Antonine period, CHAP. II… … ings were beginning to fall into decay, certain fresh constructionswere raised: to the east of the baths a complete set of livingrooms were added, and a part of the long gallery running fromnorth to south was occupied by small rooms. A century later-doubtless in one of the early barbarian…
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