388. Great Estates in the Hills: Pliny’s Tuscan Villa 458 389. Charming Location of Pliny’s Villa 460 390. Terraces of the Villa: the Porticoes: Summer-Houses and Bedrooms 462 391. The Baths: the Rear Apartments: the Riding Course 464 392. The Fountains and Luxurious Pavilions in the Gardens 465 393. Life of Sensuous Luxury at Such a Villa. Contrast in Human Conditions under the Roman Régime 466 Chapter XXIII. The Return of the Emperor 394. Character of Hadrian: Prosperity and Good Government of His Reign 468 395. Return of Hadrian to Italy 469 396. Imperial Procession Entering Rome 470 397. Hailing the Emperor 472 398. The Donatives, Fêtes, and Games 472 399. A Christian Gathering 473 INDEX 475 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Interior of Great Public Baths in Imperial Rome _Frontispiece_ Map of Rome in the Days of Hadrian 6 Capitoline Hill and Temples as seen from Palatine 8 Typical Temple Front 12 Arch of Constantine 13 Street in Pompeii 16 Stepping Stones across a Side Street 17 Street Scene before a Cook-Shop 19 Shrine at the Crossways 20 Monument of a Wine Seller 28 Tenants Paying Rent to a Landlord’s Agent 38 Atrium of House in Pompeii 41 Plan of a Roman Mansion 43 Interior of a Roman Mansion 44 Scene in a Peristylium 45 Roman Type of House at Pompeii 46 Corner in a Garden in Rear of a Roman House 48 Portrait Bust--Pompey the Great 52 Typical Roman Portrait--Marc Antony 53 Roman Lamps 55 Altar with Design of a Curule Chair 56 A Roman Matron 62 Wedded Pair with _Camillus_ 76