Wanderings in the Roman campagna . THE LAND OF SATURN 23 The second, called Respublica Decimiensium (fromits location near the tenth milestone), was found in1885 in the Vigna Senni at Ciampino. The third, calledVicus Angusculanus, was explored by the author. A comparison between the ancient (M) and modern (?)conditions of the Campagna three years ago in the Vigna Gentilini; the fourth wasfound by Abeken in 1840 at the head of the beautifulValle Marciana. Besides these four centres of life,there were a villa of the Licinii Murena at Morena,that of Vicinius Opimianus at Ciampino, that of the 24
Wanderings in the Roman campagna . THE LAND OF SATURN 23 The second, called Respublica Decimiensium (fromits location near the tenth milestone), was found in1885 in the Vigna Senni at Ciampino. The third, calledVicus Angusculanus, was explored by the author. A comparison between the ancient (M) and modern (?)conditions of the Campagna three years ago in the Vigna Gentilini; the fourth wasfound by Abeken in 1840 at the head of the beautifulValle Marciana. Besides these four centres of life,there were a villa of the Licinii Murena at Morena,that of Vicinius Opimianus at Ciampino, that of the 24 WANI)ERIN(jS in THE ROMAN CAMPACxNA lavolenii ;it Horohetto, an estate of Trajans sister inthe Valle Marciana, a temple dedicated to SeptimiusSeverns at Baonara ; nohle niansolea lining- the fonr milesof road; a pagan sanctuary and place of pilgrimage intheViiina (iiusti; a Christian ))asilica and catacombs inthe Vigna Gentilini, and fountains and pleasant shadeand hostelries for the comfort of man and beast. The most conspicuous ruins of the Campagna arethose of water-reservoirs and tombs, l)ecause theirinner shell or coie l)eing built in rubble-work or in con-crete, they have better withstood the ravages of time,and they have escaped the cupidity
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