Some of
the seats remain, and part of two opposite porticos; but all the
columns, and the external facade of the building, are taken away
so that it is impossible to judge of the architecture, all we can
perceive is, that it was built in an oval form.
About one hundred
paces from the amphitheatre stood an antient temple, supposed to
have been dedicated to Apollo. The original roof is demolished,
as well as the portico; the vestiges of which may still be
traced. The part called the Basilica, and about one half of the
Cella Sanctior, remain, and are converted into the dwelling-house
and stable of the peasant who takes care of the count de
Gubernatis's garden, in which this monument stands. In the Cella
Sanctior, I found a lean cow, a he-goat, and a jack-ass; the very
same conjunction of animals which I had seen drawing a plough in
Burgundy. Several mutilated statues have been dug up from the
ruins of this temple; and a great number of medals have been
found in the different vineyards which now occupy the space upon
which stood the antient city of Cemenelion. These were of gold,
silver, and brass. Many of them were presented to Charles Emanuel
I. duke of Savoy. The prince of Monaco has a good number of them
in his collection; and the rest are in private hands. The
peasants, in digging, have likewise found many urns,
lachrymatories, and sepulchral stones, with epitaphs, which are
now dispersed among different convents and private houses.
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