Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . trance of the mausoleum of Augustus. Obelisk of the Lateran Hieroglyphics. Was erected by Fontana, in the pon-tificate of Sixtus V., in 1588. It was brought fromHeliopolis to Alexandria by Constantine, and wasremoved to Rome by his son Constantius, whoplaced it on the spina of the Circus Maximus. Itbears the ovals of Thotmes III. and Thotmes IV. Obelisk of the Piazza del Popolo, or Flaminian Hieroglyphics. Was erected by Fontana in 1589,during the pontificate of Sixtus V. It 6tood ori-ginally before the temple of the Sun at Heliopo
Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . trance of the mausoleum of Augustus. Obelisk of the Lateran Hieroglyphics. Was erected by Fontana, in the pon-tificate of Sixtus V., in 1588. It was brought fromHeliopolis to Alexandria by Constantine, and wasremoved to Rome by his son Constantius, whoplaced it on the spina of the Circus Maximus. Itbears the ovals of Thotmes III. and Thotmes IV. Obelisk of the Piazza del Popolo, or Flaminian Hieroglyphics. Was erected by Fontana in 1589,during the pontificate of Sixtus V. It 6tood ori-ginally before the temple of the Sun at was removed to Rome by Augustus, and placedin the Circus Maximus. According to Lepsius itbears the oval of Seti 1. (Menepthah). Obelisk of the Piazza Navona, or Pamphilian . Hieroglyphics. Erected by Bernini in 1651, duringthe pontificate of Innocent X. A Roman work ofthe time of Domitian. It was found in the Circusof Romulus. Obelisk of the Piazza della Minerva .... Hieroglyphics. Erected in 1667 by Bernini. Of thetime of Apries (588 ) 82 076 0 70 0 42 9 108 7 78* 0 17 0 5 35 3 2 0 N. & S. & W. face. 8 08 0 7 7 6 9* 0 4 3 9 8*9 0 APPENDIX. 445 Thickness. Situation. Height. At top. Below. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. Obelisk of the Pantheon 17 0 2 1 2 4 Hieroglyphics. Erected in IT 11 by Clement XL Of the time of Psammetichus II. Obelisk of the Monte Cavallo 45 0 Hieroglyphics. Erected in 1786 by Antinori. It formerly stood with that of St. Maria Maggiore, in front of the mausoleum of Augustus. Obelisk of the Trinita de Monte, or Sallustiano 48 0 2 9 4 3 Hieroglyphics. Erected by Antinori, in 1789. A Roman imitation of that of the Piazza del Popolo. Obelisk of Monte Citorio 72 0 4 9 7 9 Hieroglyphics. Erected by Antinori in 1792. It was brought to Rome by Augustus from Heliopolis, and placed in the Campus Martius, where it was used as a gnomon. According to Lepsius, it was erected in honour of Psammetichus I. Obelisk of Monte Pincio, or Barberi
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