lls, a narrow tract of ground drained bythe brook now known as the Marrana. According to the state-ments of Livy (i. 35. 5) and other writers, a permanent structure ofwood was raised by Tarquinius Priscus when the Ludi JRomani(chap. VII, § 1) were first instituted; but it is unlikely that… … 03 i—iO 0> a,S<l 03 a o05 136 ARCHITECTURE chap, ii erected in 329 b. c. ; in the second century we hear of statuesand a monumental arch (erected in 196 b. c. by L. Stertinius)being added to the decoration of the circus ; and in 174 b. c. thecensors restored various parts of the building and…
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