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Greek temple, Segesta Sicily 6x14 cols 187x75 430 BC

Cella walls missing 1. never erected or 2. completely looted/Segesta Temple (6x14) Doric ca430

Colosseum-circus performers/Mosaic, Piazza Pranerina/Dancers, acrobats, street musicians

theater, Tyndarius, Sicily 2nd c BC

Tyndarius-Basilica of Roman date

Story of Romulus and Remus, Mars and Rhea Silvia, Faustulus and Acca Larentia; Role of Wolf not shown; Wolf ommited bec. in MA it= evil, greed, lust; Cod. Riccardiano 492 of Vergil, Florence, 15th saec.; Romulus, 1st of 7 kings

Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus; Pal. De Consew; Wolf Etruscan Veii, early 5th c- Twins by Pollaiolo, 15th c. ; Two versions of nurture: 1. Wolf 2. Taustulus; Numitor- Amulius- Rhea Silvia-Mars

Aeneas meets Latinus, Aen VII, 274-275. Codex Vat. Latinus, 4th c. Vat Libr

H. over Alps- a supreme exmple of attacking from an unexpected quarter which caught enemy by complete surprise; African elephants

Tiepolo, "Trojan Home" Trojan's bringing it inside walls; Tiepolo- Ventian 1696-1770; Insc: PALLADI VOTVM; Nat Gallery London