A'MPHORA (ittK^peHc)* & 'vessel used for
holding wine, oil, noney, &c.
The following cut represents amphorae in
the Bntish Museum. They are of various
forms and sizes ; in general they are tall and
narrow, with a small neck, and a handlq on



BvvitioB of one side oftb* pncediiv MetkNi.
EXPLANATION.
A, The arena,
•p. The wall or i>odium inclosing it.
p, The podium itself, on which were chairs,
or seats, for the senators, &c.
M', The first maienianum, or slope of benches,
for the equestrian order.
m", The second maenianum.
m"'. The third maenianum, elevated consid-
erably above the preceding one, and appro-
priated to the pullati.
w. The colonnade, or gallery, which con-
tained seats for women.
z. The narrow gallery round the summit of
the interior, for the attendants who worked
the velarium.
jvr, pTy The praecinctiones, or landings, at the
top of the first and second maenianum ; in
the pavement of which were grated aper-
tures, at intervals, to admit light into the
vomitoria beneath them.
T ▼ V V, Vomitoria.
a o o, The three external galleries throu|^




Amphone.
e«ch side of the neck (whence the name, from
&ft<^ly on both tidesf and (ftipOt to carry), and
tenttiuating at the bottom in a point, which



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AMPLIATIO.
