Identifier: ramblesinromearc00forb (find matches)
Title: Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Forbes, S. Russell
Subjects: Art -- Rome Rome -- Guidebooks Rome -- Antiquities
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UNT. Lookvng across the front of this temple is THE TEMPLE OF SATURN. The temple was consecrated to Saturn, upon the ascent leadingfrom the Forum to the Capitol. Before this, the altar erected bythe followers of Hercules stood there (Dionysius, vi. 1. See ibid.,i. 34). Only eight Ionic columns, with their capitals and architraves,remain. It was on the stej^s of this temple that the generals took theoath that they had given a correct account of their spoil and prisoners.It contained the ))ul)li(; trcitsury, and, according to Solinus, was calledthe Treasury of Saturn. liivy (ii. 21) say.s, In the consulate ofAulus Seniin-onius and Marcus Miuucius, A.u.c. 257, the Temple ofSaturn was dedicated. Plutarch says, Publicola appointed theTemple of Saturn to be the treasury, which they still make use of forthat purpose, and empowered the people to choose two young men asquiestors or trea.surers. The inscription is still in situ. SEXATUS . POPULUSQUE . ROMANUS . INCENDIO .CONSUMPTUM . RESTITUIT.
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TEMPLE OF VESPASIAN, TABULARIUM, ANDPORTICO OF THE TWELVE GODS. 30 EAMBLE I. THE MILLIARIUM AUREUM, or Golden Milestone, set up by Augustus (Dion Cassias, liv. 5), thesite of which is at the angle of the temple on the side of the oldClivus Capitolinus, the ancient road leading up from the Forum. Itwas a gilded stone, on which the distance of all the principal townswas recorded, the distance being always measured from the citygates. Suetonius ( Otho, vi.) tells that Otho gave his accomplicesnotice to wait for him in the Forum near the Temple of Saturn, atthe Golden Milestone. Tacitus ( H. i. 27) relates the same ; andPlutarch (in Galba ) agrees with them both, adding, Thei-e ter-minate all the great roads in Italy. Behind the Temple of Saturn, in the corner, is THE PORTICO OF THE TWELVE GODS,the Schola Xantha, and the portico of the Dii Cousentes, restoredby Viscouti in 1858, marked by eight Corinthian columns, partlymodern, but with antique capitals and architraves; and the cellieaiTa

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