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TOWNS AND HYDRAULIC WORKS. The row of small circles in which they terminate is not without its charm (Fig. 259). 1 FIG. 259. Detail of portico at Larnaca. The houses of our day and the ancient dwellings of Phoenicia differ perhaps less in plan and their methods of construction, FIG. 260. Plan of ancient house at Malta. From Houel. than in the choice of material and its arrangements. Where 1 We take this sketch from a travelling album of M. Saladin's.
