Walks in Rome (including Tivoli, Frascati, and Albano) . mother again. The direct road from the Ponte MoUe is the ancient Via Clodia,which must be followed for some distance by those who make theinteresting excursions to Veii, Galera, and Bracciano, each easilywithin the compass of a days expedition. On the left of this road,three miles from Rome, is the sepulchre of Publius Vibius Marianus(Governor of Sardinia) and his wife Reginia Maxima, popularlyknown as Neros Tomb. Following the road to the left of the Ponte MoUe, after passingthe flat Prati della Farncsina, we turn up a steep incline to
Walks in Rome (including Tivoli, Frascati, and Albano) . mother again. The direct road from the Ponte MoUe is the ancient Via Clodia,which must be followed for some distance by those who make theinteresting excursions to Veii, Galera, and Bracciano, each easilywithin the compass of a days expedition. On the left of this road,three miles from Rome, is the sepulchre of Publius Vibius Marianus(Governor of Sardinia) and his wife Reginia Maxima, popularlyknown as Neros Tomb. Following the road to the left of the Ponte MoUe, after passingthe flat Prati della Farncsina, we turn up a steep incline to thedeserted Villa Madama, built by Giulio Romano, from designs byRaffaelle, for Cardinal Giulio de Medici, afterwards Clement derives its name from Margaret of Austria, daughter of Charles V.,and wife, first of Alessandro de Medici, and then of Ottavio Far-nese, Dnke of Parma ; from second marriage it descended,through Elisabetta Farncse, to the Bourbon kings of Naples. Thevilla is beaatifully situated at the edge of one of the lower spars. F. !•. Tuckett COSTUME
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