History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ies played the principal part,and no Roman passed the day without taking one. At the same time, with all their grandeur and luxury, thesehabitations were almost always arranged less with a view to com-fort and home life than for ostentation. Men prided themselvesupon their wealth now, as in earlier days upon their consulships,and notoriety was sought by expensive buildings, since it could nolonger be obtained by triumphs. The aristocracy of money hadsucceeded the aristocracy of race. The provincial ci
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ies played the principal part,and no Roman passed the day without taking one. At the same time, with all their grandeur and luxury, thesehabitations were almost always arranged less with a view to com-fort and home life than for ostentation. Men prided themselvesupon their wealth now, as in earlier days upon their consulships,and notoriety was sought by expensive buildings, since it could nolonger be obtained by triumphs. The aristocracy of money hadsucceeded the aristocracy of race. The provincial cities imitated Rome, furnishing themselves, eachaccording to its resources, with temples and arenas, baths and 1 Areola quae quatuorplatanis inumbratur (Pliny, Epist. v. G). - Juvenal (Sat. vii. 178) speaks of private baths having cost six hundred thousand ses-terces, and Horace of fish-ponds larger than Lake Lucrinus (Carm. ii. 15). Respecting baths,see Vol. IV. p. 354. 8 A restoration made in the time of the Renaissance at the order of an architect, as atheoretical plan of ancient FOUNTAIN IN MOSAIC DISCOVERED AT POMPEII IN 1881. We are indebted to the kindness of M. Fiorelli, director-general of the excavations in Italy, fur thedrawing of this curious fountain, discovered in 1881. MANNERS. 283 theatres, basilicas and senate-houses. It was customary even to copythe names of streets: Antioch in Pisidia had a Velabrum and aTuscan district; Lyons and the city of the Mattiaci, a Vatican;Toulouse and Cirta, a Capitol,1 — a name which is still borne by thefar from Roman town-house of the queen of Languedoc. Manycities had, like the capital, factions of the circus and distributionsof corn. Their rich citizens had also, like the Roman senators,their house in town and their country-house each, and even severalrural residences, to have variety of climate, and yet be always Accordingly, there was no lake or hot-spring, no hill-sidewell situated for the view or the sun,
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