. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. uming tocompel the owners of the neighbouring houses to give up their pro-perty (Suetonius, Augustus, Ivi.). It was restored by the Emperor Hadrian (Spartianus). THE TEMPLE OF MARS ULTOR,the Avenger. Vowed by Augustus at the battle of Philippi, 42,and erected by liim in the centre of his new forum. Three beautiful pillars, and part of tlie wall of the cella and of theroof of the vestibule, still exist near the Arco dei Pantani, which owesits medi
. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. uming tocompel the owners of the neighbouring houses to give up their pro-perty (Suetonius, Augustus, Ivi.). It was restored by the Emperor Hadrian (Spartianus). THE TEMPLE OF MARS ULTOR,the Avenger. Vowed by Augustus at the battle of Philippi, 42,and erected by liim in the centre of his new forum. Three beautiful pillars, and part of tlie wall of the cella and of theroof of the vestibule, still exist near the Arco dei Pantani, which owesits medieval name to the marshes caused by the water collecting in thisneighbourhood. They stand upon a substruction only excavated afew years ago, and jjresent one of the finest specimens extant of atemple, all the essential parts of which have been preserved. Thegigantic walls of rectangular blocks of tufa, into which the travertinearch already mentioned was introduced for the purpose of forming acommunication with the other part of the city, are most imposing,and formed part of the second wall of Rome and the boundary of theForum of TRAJAN S FORUM. 222 RAMBLE IV. The Temple of Mars was built in fulfilment of a vow made duringthe war of Pliilippi, undertaken by him to avenge liis (adopted)fathers murder. He ordained that the senate should always as-semble there when they met to deliberate respecting wars andtriumphs; that thence should be despatched all those who were sentinto the provinces in the command of armies; and that in it thosewho returned victorious from the wars should lodge the trophies oftheir triumphs (Suetonius, Augustus, xxix.). The Emperor Augustus, being consul with Caninius Gallus,gratified the eyes and minds of the Roman people, on the occa-sion of dedicating the Temple to Mars, with the most magnificentspectacles of gladiators and a sea-fight (Velleius Paterculus, ). By entering the stonemasons yard, opposite the temple, we cansee the travertin
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