. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. p;c. Near by, discovered at the same time, is THE BASILICA OF S. STEPHEN,founded about 450 by Demetria, a member of the Anician was rebuilt by Leo III., 800. A bell tower was erected byLupus Giigarius about thirty years afterwaids. The giound plan canbe easily made out, as also the remains of the altar and front of the tribune is a vault, entered by stairs, similar to those inmost of the Eoman Catholic basilic?e, wher
. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. p;c. Near by, discovered at the same time, is THE BASILICA OF S. STEPHEN,founded about 450 by Demetria, a member of the Anician was rebuilt by Leo III., 800. A bell tower was erected byLupus Giigarius about thirty years afterwaids. The giound plan canbe easily made out, as also the remains of the altar and front of the tribune is a vault, entered by stairs, similar to those inmost of the Eoman Catholic basilic?e, where the martyrs were buried. RAMBLES IX THE CAM PAG NA. 329 The basilica stands amidst the ruins of a large Eonian villa of theServilii and Asinii, discovered by Signer Fortunati. Returning to the main road, we soon pass the Tor Fiscali, a medievaltower, and then the Osteria Tovolato; then we get some fine views ofthe rained aqueducts. THE AQUEDUCTS. Sixteen aqueducts supplied the city with water and irrigated theCampagna. The principal streams were the Aqua Appia, 312;Anio Vetus, 272; Marcia, 145,—on the top of its arches,. -XALDIAN AljUEDLiT. near Rome, were carried the ; Tepula and Julia ; Virgo, ; Claudia, with Anio Novus above, 38-52. The Eomans,finding the water from the Tiber and the wells sunk in the cityunwholesome, built these aqueducts, to bring the water fromthe hills that suiTound the Campagna; but their situation andpurpose rendered them exjjosed to attack during war, whiclipartly accounts for their destruction. Four of them still su2)iJlythe city with water :—The Aqua Marcia, which has its sourcenear Subiaco. From Tivoli it passes through pipes to Eome, which itenters at the Porta Pia. It was brought in by a company, andopened by Pius IX. on the 10th of September 1870. The Aq^laVirgo, built by Agrippa, 21, has its source near the eighth mile-stone on the Via CoUatina, restored by Nicholas V. It supplies theTrevi Fountain. Th
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