A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity : recently executed from drawings made upon the spot . tte vue a quelque chose de pittoresque,qui ne peut manquer de plaire aux amateurs. G «X THE TOMB OF CECILIA METELLA. A HIS tomb waf^ erected in tlie Appian way by Metellus Creticus, asa repository for tlie ashes of liis beloved daughter Cecilia Metella : itwas beyond dispute one of the most magnificent of those which adornedthat celebrated road. In the time of the civil wars, this monument was converted into akind of citadel. Strange perversion ! that a tomb consecrated by pa-
A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity : recently executed from drawings made upon the spot . tte vue a quelque chose de pittoresque,qui ne peut manquer de plaire aux amateurs. G «X THE TOMB OF CECILIA METELLA. A HIS tomb waf^ erected in tlie Appian way by Metellus Creticus, asa repository for tlie ashes of liis beloved daughter Cecilia Metella : itwas beyond dispute one of the most magnificent of those which adornedthat celebrated road. In the time of the civil wars, this monument was converted into akind of citadel. Strange perversion ! that a tomb consecrated by pa-rental tenderness should be employed for purposes so barbarous. TOMBEAU DE CECILIA METELLA. V^E tombeau fut érigé sur la voie Appienne par Metellus Creticus,pour y renfermer les cendres de sa fille chérie Cecilia Metella : cetoitsans doute un des plus magnifiques de ceux qui decoroient ce cheminfameux. Dans le tems des guerres civiles, on fit de ce monument une espècede citadelle. Consacrée par la tendresse paternelle, cette tombe devoit-elle servir a des usages aussi barbares ! 5. ^ \ ^ ?. •\ i \ r H N m. A 2 V r 5 m M ft
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