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of the Capitol. 9. The Temple of Antonlne and Faujlina, 
now St. Lorenzo in Miranda \ of this remains entire the 
Portico, with its Infcription, and fome of the Walls built 
of maffy Stones, the Marble Pillars which fupport ^the 
Portico having a Grain lying one Way, all cleave like 
Wood. 10. The Temple of Romulus and Remus ^ fince 
dedicated to St. Cofmo and Damiano, has fcarce any thing 
remaining of its ancient Strudure. 1 1. Lemfdum Ifidis fs? 
Serapidis five Solis ff? Luna, now St, Maria nuova \ the 
few Ruins remaining of the old Church are behind the 
Cloyfter, the prefent Church being no Part of it, neither 
{landing in the fame Place. 12. The Temple of Peace, 
the Founder of which was Vefpaftan, exceeded all the 
other ancient Temples of Rome in Bignefs, as may be feen 
by the Foundation, the Ruins of which may eafily be di- 
llinguifh’d ; for the reft, there are no more than Part of 
three Arches left ftanding : The ftriate Pillar, fet up before 
the Church of St. Maria mag^iore, thegreateft of one en- 
tire Stone now in Rome, was taken hence, being one of the 
eight which fupported the Nave or Body of this Temple. 
13. Templum Jovis Statoris, three Pillars now to be feen 
in the Campo Vaccino, were Part of this Temple, 14. 
Templum Jovis tonantis ; of this three Pillars, for the 
moft Part under Ground, are fuppofed to be Part ; on 
the Architrave whereof are to be feen thefe Letters, 
ESTITUER, on the Left Hand of the Clivus, as you 
go from Severus^'s Arch to the Capitol. 15. The 
Ternple of Faunus, now called St. Stefano rotundo, from 
its circular Figure : This large Strudure is fuftained by 
two concentrical Circles of Pillars, the outermoft Pillars 
being lefs than the innermoft, the firft containing forty 
four Pillars, and the other exadly half the Number ; 
befides that, the Pillars of the inner Circle ftand at the 
fame Diftance from one another as thofe in the outer. 
1 6. Templum Herculis Callaici, now Galuzo, of a diago- 
nal Figure, its Roof being a Cupola not much lefs than 
that of the Pantheon ; it has two Doors diredly oppo- 
fite one to another, and on both Sides betwixt them, 
eight Niches for Statues. 17. Templum Bacchi extra 
portam Piam, now the Church of St. Cojianza, without 
, the Walls: This is alfo a round Strudure, having a 
concentrical Circle of twelve Pillars of a lefs Circumfe- 
rence within. Here you fee an ancient Monument of 
Porphry refembling a large Cheft, having a Stone to cover 
it ; it is curioufly engraven with Branches of Trees, 
Boys treading of Grapes, of Birds, iFc, In feveral Pla- 
ces of the Roof are Pidures of Bunches of Grapes, and 
other Things belonging to Vintage, but the Freftmefs 
of the Colours, and Rudenefs of the Figures, makes me 
fufped them to be no Roman Workmanfhip. They call 
this the Monument of Bacchus. 18. The Temple of 
thtSun-, of this there remains only fome; great Marble 
Stones in the Garden of the Columna*^, fome of them 
curioufty engraven. 19. The Temple of Romulus and 
Remus, now dedicated to St. Theodore ; it is of a circu- 
lar Figure, into which you defcend by Steps, like as into 
the Pantheon. 
Of the ancient Roman Theatres and Amphitheatres, 
there are remaining only fome fmall Footfteps of the 
Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus, near the Church of 
Si. Croce m Gierufalemme , and fome Part of the Walls 
of the Theatre ot Marcellus, upon which the Palace of 
the Savelli is built : But of the A.mphitheatre of Titus, 
now called the Colifeo, great Ruins are to be feen to this 
Day, being round without, and of an oval Figure with- 
in: It is capable of containing conveniently 85,000 Per- 
fons. Of Circi, there are only fome ftender Remnants 
of that of Antoninus Caracalla, without the City, and 
of the Circus maximus, of which you may juft difcern 
the Figure. Of the Circus Agonalls, (now the Piazza 
Navona) and of the Circus of Nero in Campo Vaticano ; 
as likewife of the Circus Flaminius, nothing is left but 
their Names. Of Roman Baths very conftderable Ruins 
are to be feen, viz. thofe of Dioclejian, which had Seats 
for three thoufand two hundred Perfons to bathe, with- 
out feeing one another ; of Antoninus Caracalla, which 
had fixteen hundred Seats all of polifti’d Marble ; the 
Tbermce of Titus, of Agrippa near the Pantheon, of 
Conftantine near St. Syhejierh, of Nero near St. Eujla- 
chiiish Church,, of Paulus Mmiliv^ at the Foot of Monts 
Cavallo, called, Magnanapoli ; befides many others of 
which fcarce any Footfteps are to be feen now* ’ 
Among the ancient Aqugeduds of Rome, there are 
only four that have fomething remaining now, viz. the 
A<iua Martia, conduded thirty feven Miles ; the Ama 
Claudia, brought thirty five ; and the A^ua Appia and 
A(iua Virginis, both brought eight Miles ; the laft of 
which being repaired by Pope Nicholas V. is us’d now- 
a-days, and known by the Name of Fonte di Trivio. Be- 
fides thofe, there are two new Aquseduds built by late- 
Popes, of which the following Infcriptions will give you 
a fatisfadory Account. 
I. 
Sixtus V . Pont. max. Picenus 
Aquam ex Agro Columnce 
Via prceneji, finijlrorfum 
Multarum collediione venarum 
Ludtu finuofo d receptaculo 
Mill. XX. d Capite XXII. 
Adduxit : 
Falicemque de nomine 
Ant. Pont, dixit. 
Cospit anno I. ahfolvit III, 
MDLXXXVII. 
II. 
Paulus V. Pontifex maximus aquam in agro Braccianenfi 
faluherrimis e fontihus collediam, veterihus aqu<t Alfeatin^ 
dudiibus refitutis novifque additis XXXV. ah Urbe milli- 
ario duxit. Anno BominiMOCXM. Pontificatus fuifeptimo. 
There are eleven Obelisks remaining, but we took 
Notice only of nine : i. That which anciently flood in 
the Circus maximus, but being broken, was by Sixtus V, 
fet handfomely together, and placed upon a fine Pedeftal 
in the Piazza within the Gate called Porta del Popolo, 
having on each Side an Infcription, and two ancient 
ones on the oppofite Sides in the fame Words. 
Imp. C^efar Divi F. 
Augujius 
Pontifex maximus 
Imp. ^I. Cof XT. Trib. Pot. XW. 
Mgypto in poteflatem 
Populi Romani redadt. 
Soli donum dedit. 
On the other two Sides are modern Infcriptions. It is 
engraved on each Side with three j^ows of Hierogly- 
phicks. 2. The Obelisk which now Hands in the Pi- 
azza before St. PetePs Church, was taken out of the 
Circus of Caligula and Nero, and at the Charge of Pope 
Sixtus V. placed here, as were alfo thofe of St. 
maggiore and St. John Lateran. This Obelisk is feventy 
two Foot high, befides the Pedeftal, in all one hundred 
and eight. It has no Hieroglyphicks upon it. Of the 
Manner of its Removal, a peculiar Treatife is writ- 
ten ; as the four modern Infcriptions on the Pedeftal, 
and the ancient one on the Obelisk itfelf, may be feen 
in Romaantica hA moderna. 3. That of St. John La- 
teran, having three Rows or Files of Hieroglyphicks 
on each Side of it ; this is one hundred and twelve Foot 
high, befiaes the Bafe, where it is nine Foot and an 
half thick one Way, and eight Foot the other. It is 
the greateft Obelisk in Rome : From the following In- 
fcription it appears by whom it was brought to Rome,. 
and fet up. 
FI. Confiantius Aug. Condantini Aug. F. Obelifcum d patre 
loco fuo motum, diuque Alexandria jacentem treeentorum 
remigum impofitum navi miranda vafiitatis per mare, Ti- 
berimque magnis molihus Romam convedium in circo maX“ 
imo ponendum curavit S. P. R. D. D. 
4. That of Sc. Maria maggiore, without Hieroglyphicks, 
and much lefs than any of the former, was removed hi- 
ther out of the Maufolceum of Augufius. 5. That of the 
Piazza Navona, taken out of the Circus of Caracalla, 
by Pope Innocent X. It has but one Row of Hierogly- 
phicks, and much lefs than the laft mentioned ; of this 
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