Frothingham, Arthur L. (Arthur Lincoln), 1859-1923 · New York, Sturgis & Walton Company · leaf 456
ugustulus have beentransformed. This mausoleum of Diocletian stands pre-eminent in preserving not only its entire struc-ture but practically all of its decoration. Hardlyany ancient monument of any class is so intact.Also as a type it is extremely valuable. It is theheir of the early circular tombs… … Spalato, view from Court toward Mausoleum(from old print in Cassas) Plate Lvix ROMAN CITIES 319 by architects. The entire design, with its perip-teral portico, its central dome and its interiororder with free-standing shafts and figuredfrieze, may be taken as typical of a late imperialtomb. The…
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