Whilst some peasants were recently digging up their plot of ground near the Church of S. Rocco they came upon a subterranean tomb, which, upon examination, was found to contain arms, shields, sacrificial implements, jewellery, utensils, and other objects of value and interest. We may remind our readers that Præneste was destroyed by Sulla,--that is, the ancient city founded by the Greeks, and surrounded by the Pelasgic wall. This tomb is of that period, and measures five metres by three, and is composed of large blocks of tufa, without cement. The vault had fallen in, and thus damaged some of the objects, the principal of which are:-- _Personal Ornaments._--1. An object which might be called a huge fibula, as without doubt it was sewn on a dress. It is made of a rectangular piece of solid gold, 0.17 m. long, 0.10 m. wide. The borders and the central line are ornamented with bands, worked "a meandro," ending with lions' heads. On the flat surface _one hundred and thirty-one_ animals, such as lions, sphinxes, and sirens, stand or crouch. The skill with which the gold is worked in the most microscopic details is quite wonderful. 2. A fibula of gold, 0.12 m. long, not different from the Etrusco-Roman shape. 3. A few yards of a golden fringe or _fimbria_, which trimmed the edge of the dress, and in which the movable strings are attached to a band or heading, ornamented with swallows and crows. 4. A stick of silver, which seems to have ended with a hand, and might be considered as a sceptre. 5. Many clasps of gold, on which are fixed couples of lions and sirens of the same material.