History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . mes, Avhich were the delight of the lower orders, andabolished the stalls that blocked up the streets but gave theseplebeians a livelihood.^ One of the freedmen of the palace hadreared a monument to his son with stones destined for the C^apitol. From a sketch in the library of Coburg. At the of tlie pediment must have beenJupiter seated or standing in the triumphal chariot, accompanied by the two goddesses whosestatues were also together within the temple. Mars with his helmet and ]\Iinerva hold
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . mes, Avhich were the delight of the lower orders, andabolished the stalls that blocked up the streets but gave theseplebeians a livelihood.^ One of the freedmen of the palace hadreared a monument to his son with stones destined for the C^apitol. From a sketch in the library of Coburg. At the of tlie pediment must have beenJupiter seated or standing in the triumphal chariot, accompanied by the two goddesses whosestatues were also together within the temple. Mars with his helmet and ]\Iinerva holding alance are still perfectly recognizable. The sun. the moon, tlie cyclops, a reclining river (dieTiber?) represent tlie Universe, in t) that all creation may take part in the homagerendered to the three principal deities. (Cf. Saglio. p. !»U4.) He only authorized their exhibitions at private houses. Xerva set aside this interdict,which Trajan at tirst renewed and then repealed after his first Daeic triumph. (Plinv la?/ 46 ) ^Martial. 696 THE C^SAKS AND THE FLAVII, 14 TO 0(j ).. Julia, daiiuhifr of Titu> Doinitiau caused the tomb to be destroyed, as if it were a luoials were not those of a censor. He seduced his brothers daughter, Julia, and the new Juno, asthe Greeks called her, perished in herattempt to destroy the proof of a criminalintercourse. But if he made allowancesfor himself he made none for and Titus had connived at themisconduct of the priestesses of Vesta ;but under Domitian three received ordersto put themselves to death, and the chiefvestal, Cornelia, was entombed alive,according to the ancient custom. WTienthe high-priests came to lead her to herdoom, she raised her hands towards heaven,invoked Vesta and the other gods, nor did she cease repeatingduring the Avhole journey: -What! Ca?sar declares me, whose sacrilices have made him triumph,guilty of incest ! As she was descend-ing into the fatal vault one of her veilsca
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