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THE group of remains at the west end of the Forum, commonly known as those of the Flavian rostra, has been, since its discovery a century ago,1 the object of ever-increasing interest.2 The problems suggested by these remains have been many and varied, concerning the more important of which no final solution has as yet been reached. In March, 1908, while I was studying the brick-faced walls in front of the so-called hemicycle, certain new facts concerning the whole group came to my notice. A more careful investigation led me to believe that the facts noticed might be of assistance in the solution of several of the problems connected with the construction and historical development of the group. These facts, therefore, with a few others which have been discovered in the course of the investigation, I desire to present briefly. As an aid in the discussion of the questions involved, it may be helpful to consider first the existing remains, noticing especially the materials used and the methods of construction employed in the structural body of the monument, or monuments, rather than the external decoration, 1 The first part of the group discovered was the umbilicus, which was reported

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Author

Esther Boise van Deman

Published

1909

Language

EN

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)