Excerpt from The Architectural History of the City of Rome: For the Use of StudentsThe contents of these pages are little else than a condensation of the large works on Roman Archae ology by Mr. J. H. Parker of Oxford, who has lately received from the Italian authorities a high recogni tion of his services in restoring the true history of the City of Rome. And this abridgment of his book is undertaken at his desire, simply to put before readers, in small compass, the elementary information necessary for understanding the history of the rise and progress of the great City on the Seven Hills. At the same time, it is well to state that the compiler has passed some seasons in Rome, and is satisfied from personal knowledge of the truth of the prin ciples here applied to the very early history of the material growth of the place.The Plates were necessarily prepared under my direction. They are chiey taken from photographs, but photographs alone can only shew the exterior of any Object, whereas plans and sections are quite necessary to explain many of them.

They are to be considered as'a'z'ogmms only, to explain the text to students who have not been in Rome, and are not to be judged as pictures. The attempt has been to explain everything as completely as possible; the only chapter that is not explained by these diagrams is that on the Mamertine Prison, the remains of which, though extensive, are entirely subterranean (now for the most part cellars under houses), and it did not seem practicable to explain these by one or two small plates. My account of this ancient prison has been published separately, with the Plates of it, so that any one interested in the subject can easily obtain the information.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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