But it was entered from the other side, from the Sacred Way.

On this side there was a huge balcony which overlooked the Circus Maximus so that one could view the sports.

However, as you can see, the greater part of the palace is still buried under that big garden up above, the garden of the Villa Mills.

When there's money for fresh excavations it will be found again, together with the temple of Apollo and the shrine of Vesta which accompanied it." Turning to the left, he next entered the Stadium, the arena erected for foot-racing, which stretched beside the palace of Augustus; and the priest's interest was now once more awakened.

It was not that he found himself in presence of well-preserved and monumental remains, for not a column had remained erect, and only the right-hand walls were still standing.