. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. formerly harangued with so much vehe-mence (Dion Cassius, Augustus). 42 RAMBLE I. The form of this Rostia is preserved to us, being represented on a Tliere is an imjaortant passage in Pliny which shows the exact siteof the Rosti^a, as it was used to mark the hour of noon. When thesummoner caught sight of the sun passingthe edge of the Rostra, he declared thehour of noon. A man standing on this sitewill roughly rejjresent the Rostra, and asthe gun fire
. Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna. formerly harangued with so much vehe-mence (Dion Cassius, Augustus). 42 RAMBLE I. The form of this Rostia is preserved to us, being represented on a Tliere is an imjaortant passage in Pliny which shows the exact siteof the Rosti^a, as it was used to mark the hour of noon. When thesummoner caught sight of the sun passingthe edge of the Rostra, he declared thehour of noon. A man standing on this sitewill roughly rejjresent the Rostra, and asthe gun fires at mid-day the edge of thesun can be seen coming j^ast him by a per-son standing by the pedestal at the bankin front of S. Adriano, who will roughlyrepresent the summoner. We have triedthis numerous times with our audience,and it is the only spot on the Forumwhere it answers. The accensus of the consuls proclaiming mid-day aloud, as soonas, from the Senate House, he caught sight of the sun between theRostra and the Graecostasis: he also proclaimed the last hour, when thesun had gone oflFthe Msenian Column to the Prison (Pliny, vii. 60;.. THE IIOSTRA. THE MONUMENT OF MARCUS AURELIUS.* 2! 03 3 <! ? p «« « J 3 O o X O Ph
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