The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-07-20
OUR YANKEE IN ROME.
NAPLES. June 18th, 1871.

Of which the Romans hurled their cul |
prits headlong as means of execution,
is situated about three minutes walk from
Capitoline Hill-in Iact a continuation
and part of the same BILLS now so
changed, that it is difficult to determine
the original height. The ground has been
filed in below, and around in the vicinity,
and both the summit and the ground be-
low are now covered with buildings, the
rock being but little higher than the top
of the buildings below. 1t is so inclosed
around that it can be approached only by
entering an Enclosure, and paying few
coppers to the woman who unlocks the
door. Of the Temple of Castor and Pol
lux, three finely carved Corinthian col
umns only remain. This temple was 10
Gated near the foot of the noted Palatine
Hill, on which stood the palaces of the
Caesars, and of Nero. The area is now
occupied in part, by two Monasteries,
built upon the ruins. These ruins are
grand and full of interest. It is said they
were once ruined by confagration and
afterward restored, we do not see what
there was to burn, for they appear to be
built entirely of brick, marble and
cement, and were three or four stories in
height. Each story was arched and the
floors of brick or mosaic work. Arch
upon arch formed the work, and so ad.
hesive was the cement of that time, that
the arches and walls which have fallen
down, are often in masses of many tons,
and half to two-thirds as large as freight
car. It was in these palaces that Caesar
and Nero sat in judgment, and in which
Nero stood and iddled while Rome was
in flames. We find in some of the rooms
which have been recently excavated
painted walls and beautiful mosaic floors,
the mosaic being of small pieces of mar
Bile and different colored stone about half
an inch long and third of an inch
square, set in cement, forming squares,
diamonds, and various other figures, birds,
animals, ETC. The rooms must have been
very splendid in their day. On the sum-
NIT of the hill was situated fine garden
ornamented with statuary. The temple
where the. Auguries were consulted called
tle Auguarium was situated on the
heights, the solid foundation still remain
ing. We observed in one portion of the
ruins 30 or 40 feet of lead pipe, three
inches in diameter, which had been ex-
humed, and on which were the raised let
tiers in different places, "IYLAE AVG"
evidently Julius or Julien Augustus, also
"CAESARVM," and other Inscriptions.
Not far distant-but in what Is now
further into the country-are situated the
celebrated Thermac or Baths of Cara
Gala, which were more than mile in
circuit and capable of accommodating
more than 10000 bathers at once The
ruins are lofty and remains of upper
stories are still to be seen. The view
from the top is both grand and beauti-
full. Rubbish has accumulated within
the walls tosthe depths of eight or ten
feet, and is now being excavated, reveal
ing beautiful mosaic floors painted walls,
and traces of large public bath rooms
and small private rooms with convent
ences for heating water for warm baths,
and reservoirs III the second story for con-
aiming water to supply the whole build
ing Ruins of other extensive baths are
located in other parts of the city.
The circus of Maxeartius supposed to
have been the scene of the rape of the
5abines, was more than mile from the
Roman Farm, and now consists of lofty
brick walls inclosing a space nearly one
fourth of mileby twenty rods in ex
tent, and is now field of oats, as is also |
the ground surrounding it, and situated
near Via Appia. Extensive ruins of
abound in the vicinity, which
were supported by immense arches,
and were once thirty.fve miles long.
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, now used
as fortress, by means Of modern i'm
is situated on the opposite
side of the Tiber and contains several
gloomy dungeons, which have been oc-
cupied by several personagcs Of note in
past times--one of the Bonapartes was