Rambles in Rome - an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna (1887) (14764958591)

Identifier: ramblesinromearc00forb (find matches)
Title: Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Forbes, S. Russell
Subjects: Art -- Rome Rome -- Guidebooks Rome -- Antiquities
Publisher: London internetarchivebookimages/tags/book...
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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CENTRE OP ROME. 57 tioiiis on the Sacra Via, between the Temple of Antoninus Pius andthe Temple of Eomulus. From the slight remains found, it seemsthat three of its sides were formed by deep apses, the ^,.—>.fourth side fronting towards the Via Sacra, and entered ^ i->.by a portico. ( ) Dionysius (v. 19), Plutarch in Publicola, and Livy V .... --^(ii. 7) record that Publius Valerius, surnamed Publicola, built a houseon the Velia overlooking the Forum ; but owing to the invidious re-marks made he pulled the house down, and re-erected it at the foot ofthe Velia. Plutarch adds, upon the spot where the Temple of Vic-tory now stands. Livy also says, The house was built at the foot ofthe hill where the Temple of Victory now stands. Dionysius (v. 48)says, after speaking of the poverty of Publicola, The senate decreedthat he should be buried at the expense of the public, and appointeda place in the city, under the hill called Velia, near the Forum, wherehis body was burnt and buried.
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PLAN OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SACRA VIA. This Temple of Victory was dedicated, e.c. 295, by the consulLucius Postumus. He dedicated the Temple of Victory, for thebuilding of which he had provided, when curule oedile, out of themoney arising from fines (Livy, x. 33). This temple is represented on a coin of Gordianus TIT., 240 a.d.,who restored it after his Persian victories. 58 RAMBLE 1. TEMPLE OF VENDS AND ROMA. erected by Hadrian iu 134 a.d. It was tlie largest and mostsumptuous iu Rome. It was designed by Hadrian himself, whosent the drawings to the celebrated architect ApoUodorus, whomhe had banished, to ask his opinion. He replied, That Had-rian ought to have made it more lofty, and with subterrane-ous accommodation for receiving, as occasion might require, themachinery of the theatre, and for giving it a more imposingaspect towards the Via Sacra. That as to the statues, they wereso disproportionate, that if the goddesses desired to get up andwalk out, they would not be able (Dion