226 NEW PICTURE OF NAPLES. 
Baia, are the ruins of three temples dedicatee 
to Venus, Mercury, and Diana Lucifera. 
TEMPIO DI VENERE, 
(Temple of Venus.) 
Only the circular part of this temple re¬ 
mains. Several antiquaries suppose that it 
was erected by Julius Cæsar; and others be¬ 
lieve that this, as well as the other two tem¬ 
ples, were only baths, as they are surrounded 
by mineral waters. Indeed, the base of this 
round part consists of three rooms, called 
Venus' baths, two of which are ornamented 
with beautiful basso relievos of obscene sub¬ 
jects. 
TEMPIO DI MERCURIO, 
(Temple of Mercury. 
The rotunda of this building, which is vul¬ 
garly called Truglio, still remains entire ; it is 
146 feet in diameter, and is lighted by an open-