History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Orplieus fliscovered in 1>74 atPompeii, not on acconnt of its value as a work of art, but because tbo early Christians adoptedthe myth of Orpheus to represent Christ subduing fiery passions, and because tliey reproducedit on their tombs. - The greater part oî the inluibitants of Pompeii succeeded in escaping Avith their riches,or returned to seek them by entering through the upper stories (houses with three storieswere rare). Still, a certain number perished. Some AOO or 600 skeletons have already
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Orplieus fliscovered in 1>74 atPompeii, not on acconnt of its value as a work of art, but because tbo early Christians adoptedthe myth of Orpheus to represent Christ subduing fiery passions, and because tliey reproducedit on their tombs. - The greater part oî the inluibitants of Pompeii succeeded in escaping Avith their riches,or returned to seek them by entering through the upper stories (houses with three storieswere rare). Still, a certain number perished. Some AOO or 600 skeletons have already beenfound, although half of the city has not yet been searched. Cf. Bei^criztone di Fompei, byM. Fiurelli, who is so skilfullv superintendiiio- the Not a single manuscript has YY 2 684 THE CJÎSAKS AND THE FLAYII, 14 TO 96 •• If we wish, says M. Boissier, to tipprociate the finehouses of Pompeii as we ouo-ht, and to account for the attractionswliich they must liave had for their owners, we must renouncecertain prejudices. The inhabitants of this charming; city seem. lîemains of tlie IVmple of Venus at Ioinjuii. en:rossed in seekiui^ first of all their comfort, but thev did notfind it where we do. Every age, in this resjDCct. lias its ownopinions and preferences, and there is a fashion in beinp; happyas in every tiling else. If we allowed ours(^lves to l)e too muchswayed by this tyranny of custom, which does not permit us to been discovered at Tompeii except, in 1S75. the account Itooks of ilie banker : liut abooksellerV .shop found, thouffh empty. Ilercuhineuni. on tlie contrary, has ],7)(). of which al)out ôOO liave been unrolhd and read. Infortunately tliey possesslittle interest. [They belong to the library of an Epicurean philosopher, and will certaiidygive us much important information, as they have already done, on that sy.^tem. lint who cantidl that the philosopher did not ;s a copy of Sappho or ^lenande
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