Cleanthes apud Senecam.
[Note 15]. Page 69.
Ancient wall-scribblings.—For the Graffito alluded to see note 13. The playful distich attributed to Britannicus is really scrawled on a wall at Pompeii:—
‘Admiror, paries, te non cecidisse ruina
Qui tot stultorum tædia sustineas.’
The graffiti ascribed to Titus are on the walls of the Domus Gelotiana, but are becoming fast obliterated. They were discovered in 1857.—See Lanciani’s Rome, p. 121.
[Note 16]. Page 74.
The ‘Cyzicene room’ of a luxurious Roman house or villa faced the north, and opened by folding doors on the garden. The younger Pliny had such rooms in his villa. They were built for warmth and sunlight.
[Note 17]. Page 75.
For a remarkable ‘unconscious prophecy of heathendom,’ see Æsch. Prom. Vinct. 1026-1029. Seneca’s words are:—‘Nemo per se satis valet ut emergat. Oportet manum aliquis porrigat, aliquis educat.’ Sen. Ep. 52.