Garland Globe | 1906-06-09 | Page 10 | Excavating Ancient Theater

Excavating Ancient Thenter. Vcronn, in Italy, Is now completing tho cxcavntlon of Its Roman theater, n work which was begun In 1834. It is built In n semicircle It dates from tho time or Augustus Cnosnr and was lavishly lav-ishly decoratod with marbles from Greoce, Africa nnd Asia. Tho theater was formod of hugo stops of grnnlto nbovo which wcro rows or prlvato boxes, ono or which stands In its original orig-inal position, in oxccllent preservation, preserva-tion, and with tho nnmo or tho owner carved on It, Abovo tho tiers or prlvato prl-vato boxes rose tho places whero tho pleblans were seated and rrom whoro thoy looked down on to tho sttigo or away to tho water Jousts on tho river.