Articoli correlati a Latian Summers; And an Excursion in Umbria
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. 1902. Excerpt: ... FROM THE HERNICAN MOUNTAINS 1858 There are certain spots in the Roman Campagna which--whether it may be because of their antiquity, their natural beauty, or the characteristics of their inhabitants, or their remarkable historical monuments--invite us to visit them. The district I now have in my mind's eye belongs to the legation of Frosinone; it extends from the river Sacco to the foot hills of the Apennines. This territory of the ancient Hernici contains the towns of Anagni, Ferentino, Alatri, Veroli, and Frosinone, all of them of far greater antiquity than Rome herself; their origin, indeed, is lost in the mythical ages of Saturn and the Cyclopean wall-builders. My intention was, after visiting these towns, to go up into the higher and wilder mountains where I might see the great Carthusian Monastery of Trisulta, the Grotto of Collepardo which is in its vicinity, and that strange depression in the earth called the Santulla, or "Italian Well," far-famed yet seldom visited. Accordingly, I rode out from Anagni one early morning, accompanied by a sturdy son of the Campagna, my brave servant and guide Francesco--out into that beautiful district. After descending the hill Ferentino came into sight eight miles away, spreading along a green hillside, from which its brown towers, its convents and churches stood out boldly. It looked a considerable place, its picturesque buildings relieved against the skyline on the crest of a hill, the feet of which were clothed with gardens and vineyards. The Via Latina, by which it is reached, would be very monotonous if it were not enlivened by travelling bands of the Ciociari taking their produce and that of the frontier country of Naples1 to find a market in Rome. The compatriots of Cicero and of Marius now carry their cock...
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