Rambles in Rome / An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums, Galleries, Villas, Churches, and Antiquities of Rome and the Campagna

by S. Russell Forbes

TABLE OF CONSTRUCTION.

TUFA OF THE KINGS.
STYLE.	SPECIMEN.	DATE.
Polygonal	Tusculum	——
Opus quadratum. First period, squared edges	{ Veii	——
	{ Gabii	——
	{ Palatine Hill	753 B.C.
Second period, bevelled edges	{ Second Wall of Rome	746 B.C.
	{ Aventine Hill	600 B.C.
	{ Ostia	600 B.C.
PEPERINO OF THE REPUBLIC.
Opus quadratum	{ Tomb of Scipio	298 B.C.
	{ Temple of Hope	240 B.C.
Opus incertum	Temple of Cybele	191 B.C.
Opus incertum, polygonal	Emporium	190 B.C.
Opus quadratum	Tabularium	78 B.C.
TRAVERTINE AND BRICK OF THE EMPIRE.
Opus quadratum	{ Tomb of Cecilia Metella	78 B.C.
	{ Theatre of Marcellus	13 B.C.
	{ Arch of Dolabella	10 A.D.
	{ Colosseum	80 A.D.
Opus reticulatum	{ Muro Morto	80 B.C.
	{ Tomb of Augustus	10 B.C.
	{ Palatine Tiberius' House	——
	{ Palatine Germanicus' House	——
	{ Hadrian's Villa	——
	{ Hadrian's Ostia	——
Opus lateritium—
Bricks, 6 to foot	{ Pantheon	Augustus.
	{ Prætorian Camp	Tiberius.
	{ Palace	Caligula.
Bricks, 8 to foot	Aqueduct	Nero.
Bricks, 7 to foot	Palace	Domitian.
Bricks, 6 to foot	Temple of Venus and Rome	Hadrian.
Bricks, 7 to foot	Nymphæum, on Palatine	M. Aurelius.
Bricks, 5 to foot	{ Baths	Caracalla.
	{ Nymphæum	Alexander Severus.
	{ Walls of Rome	Aurelian.
	{ Thermæ	Diocletian.
	{ Basilica	Constantine.
Bricks and tufa	{ Circus of Maxentius	300 A.D.
	{ House of Gregory	590 A.D.
Opera Saracenesca	S. Sisto Vecchio	1200 A.D.
Opus Spicatum	Herring-bone pavement.
Opus Signinum	Cement for reservoirs, etc.

PLAN OF ANCIENT ROME
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RAMBLES IN ROME

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