[3] By that name Italians know the Pantheon.
[4] From "Remarks on Several Parts of Italy in the years 1701, 1702, 1703." At the time of his departure for Italy, Addison was twenty-nine years old. None of his important works had then been written.
[5] Addison's belief has been amply justified by the extensive excavations made since his time.
[6] From "Ancient Rome, In the Light of Recent Discoveries." By special arrangement with, and by permission of, the publishers, Houghton, Mifflin Co. Copyright, 1888.
[7] Lanciani here has referred to the Catholic Church, in which historians have seen, in the spiritual sense, a survival of imperial Rome.
[8] From "Six Months in Italy." Published by Houghton, Mifflin Co.
[9] From "Six Months in Italy." Published by Houghton, Mifflin Co.
[10] Mr. Hillard was writing in 1853.
[11] From "The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome." By special arrangement with, and by permission of, the publishers, Houghton, Mifflin Co. Copyright, 1897.
[12] This mausoleum, built by Augustus on the bank of the Tiber for himself and his family, had long been used as the imperial sepulcher.