THE COLOSSEUM.
PLATE VIII.
PLAN OF THE SOUTHERN HALF, AT THE LOWEST LEVEL,
Shewing the Excavations in 1874 and 1875.
THE COLOSSEUM—PLAN AT THE LOWEST LEVEL IN 1875.
Description of Plate VIII.
PLAN OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN HALF, AT THE LOWEST LEVEL,
Shewing the Excavations in 1874 and 1875.
A, A. The frame, cradle, or dry dock, for the galleys to stand upon when not wanted for use.
F, F. The podium.
L. The passage for animals.
T, T. Lofty vaulted chambers, with seven sockets in a line in each.