| Show corde CORRE SP ea I 1 1 1 1 11 ROME fiu fin jan i 1873 3 editor deseret derel ahrews i we arrived here on the uil nil this city is built bif brt odd orf both sides of the tiber about fifteen miles froni front where it empties into tiie tile mediterranean in 1807 isoz it contained in were clergy men nuns 4 jews prot soldiers fand tand in the winter eason cason about visitors in the day of I 1 its greatest prosperity rome exceeded two millions in the middle of the fourteenth century it had been redu reduced eed ced by dise disease aser asci poverty and bar war war to less than twenty people what Is i now understood as modern rome is surrounded by a i wall twelve miles in length about nifty fifty feet high and built bulit of brick the famous namous fieden hills on which rome was principally areia colare ed arenow wow vow measurably uninhabited A few mon monasteries 1 luerle nun ceries old farm houses houge sf gardens and vineyards occupy these hills which formerly mt astonished on islieb the world with marble edi edl edifice flees i palaces and magnificent temples much of this glory rund and grandeur now lie fro from ten to twenty wenty feet beneath the surface of the ground napoleon I 1 the third purchased extensive grounds ground son on which ti a portion of ancient rome was built bulit L expended large sums in in excavations to aid him in his history of thecae kars sars ile he made many important discoveries several of which we vw saw raw ertes erles while w 1 0 exploring the ruing ruins portions of streets temples beautiful lamb e numerous statues marble and granite columns which were foun pound found d furled burned buried twenty feet underground the italian government is wow how prosecuting the work commenced bd by napoleon napoleon constantly bringing to light ilg it roman history and its antiquities we sair bair saw of the remains of tilo tile ancient roina roman forum til cr place e of popular assem blies where the tife iora lora orators tors addressed tiie the people peo pleto pieto to us of ltd its former grandeur and magnificence we stood where wilbrd Wil all anthony thony in ili ills liis artful speech over the tilo murdered body of julius rullus ciesar aroused tion of the populace against the tile conspirators tors and where virginius procured his knife and killed his daughter to preserve her from slavery we also walked over the ground where the sabine babine women d frantically between their husbands and fathers to prevent the tile impending battle battie in the tile piazza di st pictro we saw a famous obedia which was brought torome to rome by the emperor and aud placed in the tiie vatican circus it was wak removed in 1586 and e erected on its present pre site under the tile super lir lit tendency of ot Dom bom dominico bilco fontana this huge monument weighs nearly ono one million of pounds it is said that F Fontana antana in constructing his liis machines had neglected to make allowance for the teni benl tension 1 on of the tile ropes produced by the immense weight and that at the tile critical binom moment ent though the spectators had been prohibited under tinder penalty of death from speaking or rii Bli shouting outing one of tile tiie eight hundred workmen cried out ilarda aqua alle funi fun 1 L e water on the tile ropes roped thus solving the difficulty his descendants were granted important privileges for this hazardous interference another obelisk we noticed called the obelisk of the red granite ganta covered with hiero gly phles which was brought from frolia alexandria to the mouth of the tile tiber in a vessel vewel vew el of three hundred oars oam it is supposed to have llave been beeri standing in egypt an anterior to the exodus of the tiie israelites and probably I 1 is four thousand years old it Is feet high and weighs nearly mons tons some portions of the celebrated temple of venus and borne rome still remain it was built by the emperor hadrian eib cit sign when it was finished h appolo dorus dortis what libo he t lo 10 it the architect replying that it was very goodford an emperor hadrian or dered ered him hira to be tel del be headed leaded we went to the nock hock the precipice from which criminals were thrown down there is considerable rubbish beneath but it is still sufficiently lofty to insure unpleasant results of aall aali from its summit there are very few monuments that exhibit more effectually the splendor of ancient bome borne than the remains lof of the celebrated coliseum it was commenced by vespasian pasi insi anand and completed by titus after his leon conquest on quest of the je jews ws it is 18 said that sixty thousand jews were engaged enga ded ged ton years in this tills gigantic gan t ic rad aad failen antique structure after f fallen 1 I I 1 into decay it was used aa as a quarry from which were built churches and palaces until by its consecration as holy ground on account count of the uhe number of martyrs supposed d to have suffered NY within thin its Us valls vails s this vandalism was discon thi tied it seated people with standing room for its inauguration gu ration anno anilo domini 81 continued one hundred days is during which 5 wild beas heas beasts tsan and d loom captives ure gre were slain its circumference is 1641 feet the height of the tbt outer wall 15 7 the leng the arena and its w width dali feet the whole superficial area six acres in the museum of the capitol we saw mir a striking representation of the character of the former scenes enacted in it the arena of this tre A marble statue of a dying gladiator gladin tor toy a wonderful specimen of the perfection to which the artof art of sculpture had attained the figure is ina in lna a reclining posture a deep cut in the side the tile blood bricklin trickling klin kiin 9 down ti in broken sword lying bem beg beside de it the Inu muscles seleA gradually relaxing and strength failing mlle mile the ille lineaments linea ments of thorace therace th tiace expressing intense ril all anguish aguish yet determined resolution to conceal pain as the poet says sass I 1 t I 1 I 1 seo see beform me tho the gUd gladiator latoK lie he lean upon hla hia hand hadd his anly enany bro brow comery comely to death deaths but conquers nony abny and jils his 4 roond head sinks slum gradually low law and ehg his side tho the last drops ebbing slow siow kno kro 3 lie ile fall hea leavy heavy one by ong one like uke tb the farst pt of a thundershower and ii W ngia 4 the arena swims around rod a vod bim him his he is rone gone ep PM pre ceased the inhuman shout xvi chui I 1 h hail ball ed ted 1 1 arbe getch who won wo we visited averal celebrated eo man cathedrals st peters first and foremost tile the area of this ell cli church circh firch is square feet its exterior feet in irr length its height from tile pavement to the cro cross eross on the summit is feet G it obtains contains ont ains windows window 1190 statues 46 altars and 1748 columns the dome doine rises air feet tile alie roon roof and lias ilas a circumference cum ference of feet in ili the seventeenth the dome showed signs of giving way and alid was strengthened af pf ai byge L go iron hoops we ascend amend to the lantern by Y jan easy s stairway eay ray w where lere we 0 have v a flag magnificent view lew of the surrounding country extending to the blue waters of 0 the mediterranean the ahe iho ball hall on room for sixteen persons though from the ground it appears little larger than a mans hat pm previous to the papal states being incorporated into the italian kingdom it was customary on certain I 1 days in the tile year to present from this church a grand spectacle a vast illumination of the dome facade and colonnades by lamps amps it is thought that this great display will never be repeated the pope has remained singularly quiet refusing to officiate at public festivals since II 11 victor tor took possession of rome borne some attribute this inaction to a design to awaken sympathy and create a stirring interest in liis ills favor with catholic communities n through the world we were ivere informed today to day th that atthe the pope had just received a delegation of distinguished guis lied gentlemen from england representing a large body of men who had solemnly engaged to render whatever assistance he might require vo we called at the american uin ministers today to day not riot finding him at home we left our cards with his secretary vio vie we alo shall probably have an interview with him before leaving rome our tour under nir air cooks management thus faraas far has proved perfectly satisfactory our railroad transits transita tran sits have invariably been arst first elass class and our hotels generally we remain here three days longer then go to naples i lorenzo loranzo S SOW OV naples capi yapi ns idaly italy ja jan h as 18 M edior edlor deser jews I 1 will now ilow mention a feiy more items which came under our observation while in rome we inte were much interested in the vatican palace the tilo residence of th the pope it embraces an immense area 1 1151 feet in n length 76 in breadth eight grand stair cases smaller ones twenty courtland courts court sand and it cont contains ains a vast collection of the most celebrated marble stat stal statuary pary paly and pa paintings i stings in the world the ingenuity and wealth of the roman pontiffs during luring many centuries have been bean employed to nial mial make niale e this tills palace sulta suitable forthe for the accod moda tiow of the representatives of st peter in regard to rp splendor lendor and magnificence the distinguished artist michael angelo angeio was engaged a number of years lil ill in decorating some of these apartments with ii his is best painting paintings one oft liese ilese we noticed in particular was a large largo picture in fresco cov covering erbig one end of a lofty room fifty feet wide iti itt is called tile last judgment I 1 miehael michael angelo labored nearly eight years upon this work vork von vor 1 C popa P ope opo paul ill HI ma manifested nife s t ed huoh interest in this thin painting and to encourage the artist went to his ills stud studio 03 accompanied by ton of ills his cardinals which was considered an extraordinary conde been seen acension sion slon on the part of nia hia holiness he wished this picture painted hi anoll oil but the artist would not consent declaring that oil painting was vas lii iri an 1 occupation fit only for women and idlers and nd sueh such as had plenty of time to throwaway throw away 11 in the upper part of the picture is li the tile savior seated in the act of pronouncing judgment on one side are a multitude of saints and patriarchs on the other the tho martyrs with the symbols of their sufferings st catherine cathorine with the tile wheel on which glie elie was bro brohen broken ken k en st sir sebastian with the arrows by which he was waa L killed st 11 bartholomew carrying his skin Sc is a group of angels sou son sounding nain the last trumpet and carrying the books of jud judgments benl on the left is reprise represented anted tiie tile condition of the tiie damn edthe demons are seen been coming coining out of the pit to seize themas them as they struggle to escape their features expressing the utmost despair at the same time exhibiting passions 0 rage anguish and de defiance fiance flance on oh the tile opposite side sido the saints aie nie rising lowly from their graves aided by angels to ascend into the regions of the blest ablest paul IV was displeased ed with the nudity of tho the figures and intended td destroy tho the whole wholes on hearing this objection of the appe michael michaei angelo said tell tile pope that this is but a 9 small affair and antt esy osy essy cay to be rem remedied edged let lot him reform the tiie world and pictures will reform themselves wiio tile pope engaged volterra to cover the most consile bous figures with drapery which caused thelta lians to nickname nick niek name li ina iva that I 1 is the tile breeches maker michael angelo angeio was obliged to submit to the lopes popes will but revenged reven ed himself in the follo following ing style upon lii iii biagid agid master of ceremonies who suggested the indelicacy of the figures he represented him in one of the angles of the th picture standing in hell as midas with asses asse sears ears his hig body encircled by a serpent serpell biagio requested the pop pope to combel compel theartist the artist to expunge this tilis figure but u ut lie he declared lie would only release from purgatory we ve made an excursion of several miles in the tile country tm traveling oil on the them celebrated way abroad a road built in anchem times by the romans they were accustomed to bury their dead beyond the city don tha the sides side of tins this thoroughfare 6 thousand of monument were built thick thickly stud studding dirig both sides sias of the ivay iray way the distance of about thirteen miles man lanyor mansor sor them then nias massive sive and lofty built bulit of brick stone and concrete with an external covering of polished marble ornamented with beautiful statuary and otherwise mno mao magnificently decorated among the tile monumental ruins is one said mid to contain the remains of seneca the great moralist one of my favorite authors who gunj unjustly ustis suffered ered red death bytho bythe order of nero his statue in marble like ilke a protecting angel still remains over the crumbling ruins of his monument and tien hven even should this statue also alco dl aap zap appear pear the eiena eleNa elevating ting moral sentiments he inculcated cannot perish but will eyer ever perpetuate his memory we saw aw sa a spacious enclosure re tile tiie the homans romans practiced burning it the tile bodies of the dead in n order t to 0 place I 1 rashes in urns or vases to be deposited in tombs we were shown the remains of the bachin bathing establishment of Came Ca camealia alla aila conr constructed st uc ted somewhat it on tiie tile principle of tile the turkish bath it embraced an area of about forty ac acres most of or which dhigh had been covered edwared edaa edwa red with arched mason work now fallen dowil A large portion of the tile wall still remains some bome fifteen feet depth of ear earth b lias ilas as been excavated ex to show its original plan and grandeur Ye were vere a small chapel chapelli bield eldin in high esteem by the catholic through throng a tradition t that refer when imprisoned in rome home escaped e eap cap dd in the n night upon reaching elg eig t this 11 s point oin oln tile the savior met him and d to told 1 him hm he was going to rome to be crucified the second tim tune wile whereupon rp n peter taking the hint cretu returned r ne to te the eity city and suffered crucifixion on tiie the floor of this chuich church is is a marbie marble with a facsimile of ti the ai c footmark of the tho sav 0 o ra ach leh is pretended to have ave beert been ade made upon theroan the road pave pavement reent on which lie stood I 1 J I 1 romme borne poss possesses es 1439 1 ibs many obelisks and monumental columns column one erected by bernini bernar ii formed of red granite covered with hieroglyphics CS I 1 stands in I 1 the piazza navona jn in the tiie midst of a fountain bri oil on rock work forty feet high the tho height of the obelisk is fifty one feet I 1 was amused bitivan with an anecdote connected with tah monument onu ment related by our guide gulde ide bernini had bitter bitten enemies that the foundation alis was way inadequate to the support of the column with tile the greatest difficulty overcoming the immense influence against him lie succeeded in cie cle cic erecting the obell obelisk sk one day his hi e enemies raised a tremendous excitement by reporting that the tile fn an foundation dation was wms giving tva way iva the tile square was soon filled wit with anen an en populace e every 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