. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . Forum divides ancient Rome from the modern city. The Palatine Hill, by the time of Alexander Severus, was covered bypalatial edifices that formed the Palace of the Caesars. It was commencedby Augustus. After the great fire it was rebuilt by Nero, and was calledthe Domus Aurea, or the Golden House, and must have been one of themost magnificent structures the world has seen. 370 [! Rome * The imperial palace ; compass huge, and hiyhThe structure ; skill of noblest archi
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . Forum divides ancient Rome from the modern city. The Palatine Hill, by the time of Alexander Severus, was covered bypalatial edifices that formed the Palace of the Caesars. It was commencedby Augustus. After the great fire it was rebuilt by Nero, and was calledthe Domus Aurea, or the Golden House, and must have been one of themost magnificent structures the world has seen. 370 [! Rome * The imperial palace ; compass huge, and hiyhThe structure ; skill of noblest architects,With gilded battlements conspicuous far,Turrets and terraces. MlLluN. The Mamertinc Prison is at the corner of the Forum. It is the placedescribed by Sallust, and here many distinguished prisoners states that St. Peter and St. Paul were here confined. Above thestaircase is a hollow, protected by iron bars, said to be the impiess made bySt. Peters head, when the jailer struck it against the wall. To the left onleaving the prison is the ancient Church of Sta. Martina and St. Luke. A ^i. THE little further is the Church of St. Adriano ; in front is the Arch of SeptimiusSeverus, and behind are the remains of the Temple of Concord, built i:., to commemorate the agreement between the Patricians and thePlebeians. Here Cicero, 63, delivered his second oration against Cati-line. Other remains crowd this spot fraught with great historic memories. Twenty triumphal arches erected in Rome remain. Among these one ofdeepest interest is that of Titus, built in honour of his contjuest of Jud;ta,and his taking of Jerusalem : it is of white marble. The inscription towardsthe Forum tells that it was restored by order of Iius \II. The alto-reliefsinside the arch depict two scenes commemorative of the Triumphal Entry ofTitus. On one side is Titus in his chariot drawn by four horses, precededby a personification of Rome, and surrounded by senators and lictor
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