227. Grandiose Architecture: Vast Quantities of Ornaments and Statues 258 228. Use of Color on Sculptures and Architecture 259 229. Entering the Series of Fora: the Temple of Venus and Rome 260 230. The Arch of Titus: Continuation of the Sacred Way 262 231. House and Temple of Vesta: the Regia: the Temple of the Divine Julius 265 232. The Old Forum (_Forum Romanum_) 265 233. The Forum Area: the Posting of Public Notices 268 234. Western End of Forum: Rostra: the Golden Milestone: the Tullianum Prison 269 235. The Basilica Æmilia: the Temple of Janus: the Senate House (_Curia_) 271 236. The Basilica Julia, the Greatest Court House in Rome; the _Lacus Curtius_ 272 237. The New Fora of the Emperors: the Temple of Peace 275 238. The Fora of Julius, Augustus, and Nerva 276 239. The Forum, Column, and Libraries of Trajan 278 240. The Park System of the Campus Martius: the Pantheon 280 241. The Daily Gazette (_Acta Diurna_). How Rome Gets Its News 282 242. Contents of the Acta Diurna 283 243. Miscellaneous Entries and Gossip in the “Gazette” 284 Chapter XV. The Palatine and the Palace of the Cæsars. The Government Offices, and the Police and City Government of Rome 244. History of the Palatine: Its Purchase by Augustus 286 245. Extension of the Imperial Buildings: Central Position of the Palatine 287 246. Commanding View from the Palatine Hill 288 247. Magnificence of the Palatine Structures 288 248. The More Famous Buildings on the Palatine: Enormous Display of Art Objects 290 249. The Triclinium and Throne Room of Domitian 291 250. Swarms of Civil Officials Always on the Palatine 293 251. The Emperor Center of High Social Life 294 252. Friends of Cæsar (_Amici Cæsaris_) 295 253. The Imperial Audiences 296 254. Social Ruin through Imperial Disfavor 296 255. Enormous Value of Imperial Favor 298 256. City Government of Rome: the “City Præfect” (_Præfectus Urbi_) 299