This paper deals with the Roman discoveries made in 1836–37 when the railway cutting was excavated on the west side of Winchester. These were studied by Charles Roach Smith and reported in The Gentleman’s Magazine and in the 1846 Winchester Transactions of the BAA. Several of the finds were of particular importance, including a copper-alloy head of Jupiter, a unique statuette of Omphale, likewise of copper-alloy, an intact copper-alloy jug, and two jug handles. The Omphale is still lost, but it emerged that the other objects were subsequently acquired by the British Museum. These finds and such records of the excavation as were reported allow a re-evaluation of the western side of Venta Belgarum, which would seem to have had a special character throughout the Roman period, perhaps as a temple quarter. Antiquarian accounts can be of immense importance in modern archaeological research and, in this case, they highlight the key role of the BAA and one of its founders in the modern establishment of the discipline.

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文塔·贝尔加鲁姆西门外的木星庙（？）与温彻斯特西郊的发展

本文涉及1836–37年在温切斯特西侧开挖的铁路切割时的罗马发现。这些由查尔斯·罗奇·史密斯（Charles Roach Smith）研究，并在《绅士杂志》（The Gentleman's Magazine）和1846年《 BAA温彻斯特交易》（Winchester Transactions）中进行了报道。其中一些发现特别重要，包括木星的铜合金头，独特的Omphale小雕像，铜合金，完整的铜合金水罐和两个水罐把手。仍然遗失了Omphale，但后来发现其他物件后来被大英博物馆收购。这些发现和所报道的挖掘记录使人们可以对文塔·贝尔加勒姆（Venta Belgarum）的西侧进行重新评估，这在整个罗马时期似乎都具有特殊的特色，也许是作为圣殿。