The Antiquities of Constantinople / With a Description of Its Situation, the Conveniencies of Its Port, Its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and Other Curiosities of That City

by Pierre Gilles

Two Lusoria.] At Rome, according to Victor, there were sixteen.

Four Havens.] At Rome there was but one.

One Circo.] At Rome there were two.

Four Cisterns.] At Rome there were none.

Four Nymphea.] At Rome there were fifteen.

Three hundred and twenty two Streets.] At Rome four Hundred and twenty four.

Four Thousand three hundred and eighteen large Houses.] At Rome there were forty six Thousand six hundred and two Insulæ, and one Thousand seven hundred and eighty large Houses. The Houses here mentioned were large roof’d Buildings, tyl’d at Top four Ways; the Insulæ were roof’d Buildings, tyl’d only before and behind.

Forty two Portico’s.] At Rome there were six only.

A hundred and fifty three private Baths.] At Rome there were eight hundred and fifty six.