Wanderings in the Roman Campagna / by Rodolfo Lanciani.

  • Rodolfo Lanciani
Date:
1909
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Wanderings in the Roman Campagna / by Rodolfo Lanciani. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The sulphur springs of the Aquae Caldanae on the Volscian coast five miles west of Antium hours later the Monte Nuovo was formed, a cone 456 feet high, in the centre of which we can still behold the eruptive flue, inclosed by masses of pumice stone, trachyte, and tufa. After a delightful rest at Torre Caldana we set sail for Cape Antium (La Punta dell’ Arco Muto), the dim outline of which appeared in the morning haze five miles to the east. This part of the coast is higher and more picturesque than the sandy beaches of Laurentum and Lavinium, the clay and sandstone cliffs being fringed with clusters of arbutus and myrtle, and each headland being crowned with the remains of a villa. Impelled by a gentle breeze our boat ran eastward through waters as clear as crystal, showing every detail of the uneven bottom thirty feet below. So perfect was