The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-03

believers went up to their God, as their
! lips moved in prayer for their execu-
! TONERS. What matter IL their bodies
were torn and gnawed by wild beasts,
| their souls even the emperor could not
harm, as they assembled to their sure
and certain reward. Ghosts of mar
tyrs seemed to fit about US and every
| shadow startled us, and what thoughts
| passed through our minds as we stood
in the silent, dim arena Of this grand
old Flavian amphltheatre
desire to write from time to time,
chiefly to interest those of my readers
who have never visited Rome, concern
Ing the churches, palaces and many
places of interest In this wonderful city
l wish them to visit with me the an
ciQnt Palatine hill, the ancient churches
on the Aventine hiu as they stand fac
Ing one of the most historic panoramas
in the world.
We will follow st. Paul on his exit
from the city as he passed out by the
Pyramid OF Caius Cestius, on his way
to execution, to the place now known
as "Tre Fontanae." We will visit the
Coliseum and Roman Forum and the
historic Capitoline hill, localities filled
with traditions, legends and history.
We will pass the Cloaea Maxima, that
ancient Roman sewer, which still
serves the purpose for which it was
built more than twenty-five centuries
ago. A wagon loaded with hay could
then pass along it into the Tiber. It's
travertine arches are magnificent, they
have never settled a particle, and are
as well preserved to-day as when the
Roman hammers fitted their keystones
in place many centuries since.
We will go out to TrivoH and inspect
the villas of Horace and Mecaenas, and
pay visit to the villa of the Emperor
Hadrian, one of the wonders of the
world. We will stroll out upon the
Via Appia passing under the Arch of
Drusus, under which the Apostle Paul
passed on his weary path to the Capt.
tolne hill. The tombs of the Seipios,
the Columbaria, the Circus Maxentius,
the tomb of Cecilia Metella, the cata-
combs of st. Callixtus and many in
teresting localities we shall visit on our
walk over the Appian way. This his
toric road was constructed by the Cen
sor Appius Claudius S12 B. c. and was
lined with grand tombs of the aris-
tocracy of Rome, and extended as far
as Brundusium. The views out upon
the Romano Campagua as seen from
the Via Appla are very lovely, and we
notice many arches of ruined aqueducts
which formerly drew cooling waters
from the Alban and Sabine hills far
away. There is much to be seen in
Rome. One might remain here twenty
years and meet something new every
day, Merely to visit the Basilicas of
ST. Peter, st. John Lateran and st. Ma
ria Maggiore would repay a trip across
the Atlantic. The Corso, that ancient
Via Flaminia is Of the greatest possible
interest, what centuries of historic in
terest are pent up in that thorough
fare in the seven hills of Rome and in
the countless localities and monuments,
temples and relics Of this ancient city.
VIATOR.
Motel will mention that only one
third of the outer wall of the Coliseum
is standing; to give an idea OF its pres
ent magnitude It Is estimated that the
value of the building material is over
two and eile-haH millions dollars. v.