Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
The extent and apparent consequence of the habitation commonly called that of the Dioscuri, from the pictures of Castor and Pollux in the vestibule, but which some have imagined the house of the Roman quæstor of the city, renders it an object of more than ordinary interest, and the observer is, consequently, disposed to lament that it has not been better preserved, and restored, as nearly as possible, to its original state. This would have cost but a trifling sum, and the lower story, which was the principal apartment, might have afforded an excellent idea of Roman houses in general. The walls of the second story, or what is commonly called the first floor in a modern house, existed in some portions of the dwelling, but in so tottering a state that it was thought necessary to remove them, lest they should ruin the lower part in their fall. A projecting cornice of stone ran in front toward the street of the Mercuries, but it is not clear whether it was situated between the two stories or on the top of the house, though some vestiges of ornament, yet visible on the wall, seem to render the former position probable.
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