A day in ancient Rome; being a revision of Lohr's "Aus dem alten Rom", with numerous illustrations, by Edgar SShumway .. . innocent descendants have been con-demned to a tedious imprisonment. At first view, you will all think the Capitol has entirely changedits ancient form. But it has merely assumed a modern garb. The present Capitoline Square, which is surrounded on threesides by modern buildings, and in whose centre stands the antiqueequestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, has existed only since thesixteenth century. There is an in-teresting popular belief about thisstatue, which was original
A day in ancient Rome; being a revision of Lohr's "Aus dem alten Rom", with numerous illustrations, by Edgar SShumway .. . innocent descendants have been con-demned to a tedious imprisonment. At first view, you will all think the Capitol has entirely changedits ancient form. But it has merely assumed a modern garb. The present Capitoline Square, which is surrounded on threesides by modern buildings, and in whose centre stands the antiqueequestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, has existed only since thesixteenth century. There is an in-teresting popular belief about thisstatue, which was originally is fancied that it is turning into gold ! That there was originally a valleyhere is still plainly seen from the factthat steps lead from the square, rightand left, to the two summits of thehill. The southwestern of these summitsthe ancients called Capitolium, and thenortheastern Arx, or the citadel. Be-tween them, on the spot which, in thetime of Livy, was still inclosed onaccount of its sanctity, Romulus is said to have opened his placeof refuge for outlaws {Asyhim). In this hollow, in very early times,. PLAN OF CAPITOLINE HILL. 14 THE STORY OF TARPEIA. was worshipped, between two groves, the god Vejovis. To thesanctuary of this god the homeless, who were to people the youngcity of Romulus, were allowed to flee to make expiation, and then,cleansed from all past crimes, to pass through the gate of the Pala-tine city (Roma Quadrata). There is no tradition of anothertemple between these hills. Perhaps the awe inspired by the sterngod Vejovis, who once demanded even human blood for atonement,was so great that they did not venture to hem in his jurisdictionby other buildings. Besides, it was not easy to build on the slopes,while either of these two heights was a far more beautiful andprominent site for a temple. You remember that Tarquinius Superbus, after the capture ofGabii, directed his attention to the arts of peace, and, above all,that he built on the Tarpeian Roc
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