It has been supposed that the temple was erected on the site of a still older pottery, from the fragments of vases and tiles which have been discovered under the base. The spot is elevated considerably above the level of the plain, which it overlooks, but is not quite so high as the Forum. Near the south-west corner of the building is an exedra, or seat, placed to afford the worshippers and others the full enjoyment of the magnificent and extensive view. The seat is semicircular, like those in the Street of Tombs. From it a noble prospect presented itself to the eye, embracing Castellamare 'Vico, Sorrento, the promontory of Minerva, and the island of Capri, with almost the entire expanse of the dark blue bay of Naples. The city wall appears to have bounded the area upon this, the south side, so that the portico,which would have interrupted the view, was only continued along two sides. Parallel to the eastern portico there runs a long wall, terminated at one end by the altars already mentioned and at the other by a pedestal, inscribed M. CLAUDIC. M.F. MARCELLO PATRONO.

Female Centaur and Bacchante.