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Great Colonnade - From the south gate of the city to
the north gate this great avenue of columns
bisected the city. Two colonnaded avenues
joined this main one, running from the two east
gates and probably, carried through toward the
acropolis at the west, tho' all remains of these
portions on the west of the main colonnade are
missing. The main colonnade was once a
mile in length. The avenue was a little over
21 meters wide between the columns.

The order of the colonnade is Roman Corinthian
from one end to the other. The only perceptible
variation being in the shapes, of which there
are three kinds, plain, fluted and twisted.

A minute examintion however shows that
some parts of the work are better executed than others.
Behind the colonnade ran a solid wall
broken at intervals for entrance to streets.
At these points was a broad spacing of the
columns. From the columns to the wall
a continuous gabled roof covered the colonnade.
No portion of this great structure is standing ^ over ^
six feet above the present level but it is not difficult
to restore it.