. History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages . 111. 49.—Coliseum with the Meta Sudans and a Portion of theArch of Constantine. X JL J. J- JL JL ± JL JL : ^JU Jk JL J as m 1 ».■■■»■■■■a a 1 m i ■■»■■■■■■■. !IIL s s Innrafi ■ * 9 a 111. 50.—The Twin Temples of Venus and Roma. (Ground-plan.) no. i56] THE COLISEUM 223 being quite sufficient; the harmonious choice and variety of thei arches and columns in each story tempered agreeably the almostoverwhelming impression produced by the vast size of the struc-ture. Well might the Roman poet Martial exclaim:1 Everywork of art yields to the
. History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages . 111. 49.—Coliseum with the Meta Sudans and a Portion of theArch of Constantine. X JL J. J- JL JL ± JL JL : ^JU Jk JL J as m 1 ».■■■»■■■■a a 1 m i ■■»■■■■■■■. !IIL s s Innrafi ■ * 9 a 111. 50.—The Twin Temples of Venus and Roma. (Ground-plan.) no. i56] THE COLISEUM 223 being quite sufficient; the harmonious choice and variety of thei arches and columns in each story tempered agreeably the almostoverwhelming impression produced by the vast size of the struc-ture. Well might the Roman poet Martial exclaim:1 Everywork of art yields to the Caesarean Amphitheatre. At thattime no one thought of ascribing the work to a Christian in the fourteenth century was an inscription fabricated,mentioning a Christian, Gaudentius, as architect of the Amphi-theatre. The forgery betrays itself both by the wording andthe form of the letters. The tablet is preserved in the crypt ofSt. Martina, in the Roman The Meta sudans besidei the Coliseum (111. 49) was a fountain set in the midst of a pool, rather mean in comparison with its surroundings. At presentI its brick cone, surrounded by the restored border of the basin,may still be In
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