Rambles in Rome: An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums, Galleries, Villas, Churches, and Antiquities of Rome and the CampagnaForbes, S. Russell
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Rambles in Rome: An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums, Galleries, Villas, Churches, and Antiquities of Rome and the Campagna
Forbes, S. Russell
Art -- Rome; Rome (Italy) -- Guidebooks; Rome -- Antiquities
PORTA DEL POPOLO: -- Villa Borghese -- Villa di Papa
Giulio -- Acqua Acetosa -- Ponte Molle -- Villa of Livia
-- Veii -- Monte Mario -- Villas Mellini and Madama. PORTA
SALARA: -- Villa Albani -- Catacomb of S. Priscilla --
Antemnæ -- Ponte Salara -- The Anio -- Fidenæ. PORTA PIA:
-- Porta Nomentana -- Villa Torlonia -- Church and
Catacomb of S. Agnese -- S. Costanza -- Ponte Nomentana --
Mons Sacer -- Tomb of Virginia -- Basilica and Catacomb
of S. Alexander. PORTA S. LORENZO: -- The Roman Cemetery
-- Basilica of S. Lorenzo -- Ponte Mammolo -- Hannibal's
Camp -- Castel Arcione -- Aquæ Albulæ -- Ponte Lucano --
Tomb of the Plautii. TIVOLI: -- Villa D'Este -- Temples of
Sibyl and Vesta -- The Glen and Falls -- Pons Vopisci --
Villa of Quintilius Varus -- The Cascades -- Ponte
dell'Acquoria -- Villa of Mæcenas -- Temple of Hercules --
Hadrian's Villa. PORTA MAGGIORE: -- The Baker's Tomb --
The Aqueducts -- Tomb of Helena (?) -- Gabii -- Ponte di
Nona -- Villa of the Gordian Emperors -- Tomb of Quintus
Atta. PORTA S. GIOVANNI. _First Excursion_: -- Via Appia
Nova -- Painted tombs -- S. Stephen's -- The Aqueducts --
Pompey's Tomb -- Albano -- Ariccia -- Genzano -- Lake and
Village of Nemi -- Palazzolo -- Lake Albano -- Castel
Gandolfo -- Site of Alba Longa (?) -- Vallis Ferentina --
Marino -- Grotta Ferrata -- Cicero's Villa. _Second
Excursion_: -- Frascati -- Tusculum -- Rocca di Papa --
Monte Cavo. PORTA S. SEBASTIANO: -- Via Appia. (See page
258.) PORTA S. PAOLO: -- Pyramid of Caius Cestius -- S.
Paul's outside the walls -- Remuria Hill -- Tre Fontane --
The Viaduct of Ancus Martius. OSTIA: -- Street of Tombs --
Houses -- Warehouses -- Temples -- Docks -- Palace --
Walls of Ancus Martius -- Museum -- View from Tower of the
Castle -- Castel Fusano -- Pliny's Villa 302-349
VISITOR'S ROMAN DIRECTORY.
ARTISTS IN ROME, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN -- ARTISTS, NATIVE
AND FOREIGN -- CARRIAGE TARIFF -- GALLERIES, MUSEUMS, AND
VILLAS OF ROME -- HOTELS RECOMMENDED -- PUBLIC LIBRARIES
-- MASONIC -- ORDERS REQUIRED, AND WHERE OBTAINABLE --
OMNIBUS ROUTES IN ROME -- PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN ROME --
POSTAL NOTICES -- LIST OF EMPERORS -- LIST OF KINGS OF
ROME 350-358
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
To get a good idea of Rome and its topographical situation, take a
carriage and drive for three hours through the principal streets; more
can be learned in this way than in any other.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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