Identifier: guidetoitalysici00macm (find matches)
Title: Guide to Italy and Sicily
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Macmillan & Co
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Publisher: London, MacMillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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he Capitol beyond. Followingthe level path to the N. corner ofthe garden, and thence above theForum to the Casino Farnese, weenjoy a succession of still moreinteresting views. From the Casino a modern flightof steps descends to an artificialgrotto with a trickling fountain atthe head of the Clivus Victoriae.This long street threads the loftysubstructions which were added byHadrian (?) to the Palace of Cali-gula, and descends to the entrancegateway by S. Teodoro. The re-mains of a gallery supported onarches, which ran along the originalfront of the substructions of thepalace, are generally pointed out astraces of Caligulas Bridge acrossthe Forum: but it seems muchmore likely that they simply servedas the decoration of the front ofthese substructions towards theForum. On the eastern slope of the Pala-tine lived Caius Gracchus, and thewealthy Clodius, the enemy ofCicero, and here Cicero had hishome. He purchased his house ofCrassus for £30,000. It was par-tially destroyed during Ciceros
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1. Remains of Walls ofRomulus 2. Site of Porta Romana 3. „ n ,, Mugonia 4. Altar of Aius Locutius 5. Steps of Cacus 6. Hut of Romulus 7. Paedagogium 8. Stadium 9. Palace of Augustus 10. Palace of Hadrian 11. Palace of SeptimiusSeuerus 12. Temple of Jupiter Victor 13. Palace of Domitian 14. Palace of Caligula 15. House of Germanicus16.Temple of Cybele J; 17. Palace of Tiberius18.S.Maria Antiqua19. Temple of Augustus Claud* MONS PALATINUS. 9 5 y «p y 4P ^ To face page 208. London: Macmillan & Co.. LcL Walker & Cockerell sc GUIDE TO ITALY Rome—III. The Capitol 219 temporary banishment, and wasafterwards rebuilt by the State. The Farnese gardens were pur-chased in 1861 by the EmperorNapoleon in from the ex-King ofNaples, and excavations have beenin constant progress ever since.After the war of 1870-71, and theItalian occupation of Rome, theKing of Italy purchased these gar-dens and placed them under efficientarchaeological control. III. The Capitol. The Capitoline Hill was sm

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