Sinossi
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... of the Capitol on the north side. To mount the hill and inspect the ruins of ancient buildings will repay only the archaeologist and the architect, who can admire, in the garden of the German Embassy, a piece of the substructure of stone blocks belonging to the Temple of Jupiter, which crowned the southern head of the hill. The student of art must be satisfied with remembering that the temple retained its original Etruscan ground plan, from its foundation under the last kings, through all its destructions and rebuildings, down to its final overthrow at the beginning of the Middle Ages. Three deep parallel cellas sheltered the statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva; that of Jupiter, at first made of clay and painted, was afterwards replaced by a chryselephantine work. A deep portico with three rows of columns stood in front of the cellas, and a row of columns ran down each side wall, the back wall remaining unadorned. Very remarkable is the space that was left between the columns; the front, which was, in round numbers, 50 metres wide, had but six columns, so that there were intervals sometimes of about 7, sometimes of about 11 metres. Even with wooden entablature and roof-timbers the construction of the roof must have been a very difficult problem, especially when we consider the additional weight of figures and reliefs in the pediment. The Temple of Juno, which stood on the northern head of the hill and the lower part of which held the mint, has disappeared and left no trace; gone, likewise, are all the minor shrines of the hill, one of which, for instance, a small round temple to Mars the Avenger, may still be seen on coins. On the other hand, we can still conceive a fairly complete idea of the construction of the Tabularium, which was erected on the saddl...
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