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Temple of Serapis (Pozzuoli, Italy)

Market building of the Roman colony of Puteoli, now the city of Pozzuoli in southern Italy

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    Ruined buildings at Pozzuoli designated as the temple of Serapis. Etching by D. Cunego, 17--, after C.L. Clérisseau.

    Clérisseau, Charles-Louis, 1721-1820. | Date: [1831 or 1832] | Reference: 2924536i
    Part of: Architectural beauties of ancient Rome
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    Below, an inscription recording a building contract from Puteoli, for the construction of a monumental gateway outside the temple of Serapis; above, reconstruction of the gateway, with a view through it and across a courtyard to the temple. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1761] | Reference: 31073i

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