Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke.
- Thomas Dudley Fosbroke
- Date:
- 1828
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![P. 5- ThePo??^ Esquilinus, or Cestius, like a triumphal arch, one arch in the mid- dle and two on the sides, built by Cestius, A.D. 35, and repaired by Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian. P. 7. The Pons Tarpeius or Fabrichts, built by Luc. Fabricius, and mentioned by Horace. It is seventy-six paces long, eight broad, and has two large arches. P. g. The Po7is Janimlensis, Aurelius, Ruptus. This was a famous bridge, be- cause the old Romans passed it to take the auspices near the Sepulchre of Numa, who was buried in the Mans Janicultis. It was restored by Antoninus Pius; broken by the Goths, and called Pons Ruptus, till Sixtus IV. restored it. P. 11. The Pons Triumphalis (because only built for Triumphers to enter the city), and Vatica7ius from vicinity. It was built in marble by Antoninus the Philosopher. There only remain a few piles just above water. P. 13. The Pons AEllius or of S. Angelo, built by Hadrian (Spurt.) to lead to his mausoleum ; repaired by Clement VIII. in 1598; Urban VIII. opened the ends of the arches. [About a mile from Rome is the Poiis Milvius, now Ponte Mole, built by jFI. Scaurus; and about three miles from the city, a bridge over the Anio, still called Sa- lara from the Salarian way. Enc.~\ P. 15, The insula Tiherina, where was the temple of jdSsculapius. The fabulous story of the creation of this isle is told by Suetonius and Plutarch. This isle had the form of a ship, the sides being faced with stone. P. 17. The ruins of the Gra?iaries on the banks of the Tiber. [^Aurel. Victor says, that there were seventeen of them. Hist. Aug. ii. 62g, ed. Sylb.~) P. 19. The Gardens of Sallust, supposed to have been the historian’s. [There were several buildings in them, as a porticus for riding, and places for residence. Vopisc. in Aurel.'\ P. 21, 22. Mons Ccelius. Here are numerous ruins. The more remarkable are l.The Curia Hostilia. [It was first built by Tullius Hostilius (Liv.) and the most usual place of assembly for the senators. Sylla beautified and repaired it, but it was burnt by the faction of Clodius at his funeral. Caesar built, and Augus- tus finished, another on the spot, called from that time. Curia Juliana. Buenaventura says, that the Curia Hostilia is now the church of St. John and St. Paul, but Nardini places this Curia where is now the public granary of Rome]. 2. A castellum or reser- voir of the Claudian aqueduct, almost entire. 3. The Mansiones Albanw of Sextus Rufus, where is now the church of St. Mary in Dominica. [This hill was the resi- dence of the Albans, whom Tullus Hostilius brought to Rome. The Mansiones Alba- nee were the barracks of soldiers, whom the Emperors kept in check of the Praetorian guard. //e/W. vii. 5. 21. Capitol, in Maximo. Enc.'] 4. A round temple of Faunus, with many pillars round it, now the church of St. Stephen. 5. The Castraperegrina of Augustus, is supposed to have been where is now the church of the four Saints crowned. 6. The Aides Laterani (where Verus, grandfather of Antoninus the Philo- sopher, had a house. Hist. Aug. ii. 141.; see too, Juven. x. v. 17.) where is now the church of St. John Lateran. 7. The palace of Constantine, near the Porta Gabinia: what is called the Palatium, between the Haevian gate and the church of the Holy Cross, was formerly a temple of Venus and Cupid. [See the Sessonian Basilica below.] 8. Vestiges of an amphitheatre, g. Many buildings not identified.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22012035_0348.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
