The remainder of the building recently excavated corresponds with the parts we have described.
Some of the beautiful mosaic pavements may be seen in the Lateran and Borghese Villa Palaces.
Above the baths, on an eminence of the Aventine, is the
CHURCH OF S. BALBINA,
supposed to date from the sixth century. There is nothing of interest in the church itself, but from the tower a fine prospect is enjoyed of the surrounding district. The convent and church have been turned into a penitentiary and a barrack.
Resuming our ramble along the main road, on the right is the
CHURCH OF SS. NEREO E ACHILLEO,
founded by Leo III. (795–816). It contains an enclosed choir with reading-desks. The tribune mosaic is of the founder's time, and represents the Transfiguration and Annunciation. The episcopal chair is that from which S. Gregory read his Twenty-eighth Homily.
The church is on the site of the