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The IJle of Caprea. 203
The Wenus has Faufiina'z Face, her
Lover is a naked Figure with a Helmet
on his Head, and a Shield on his Arm.
Tu fcabie frueris mail quod in Aggere. ro*-
dit)
Qui tegitur, parma & galea ——
Juv. Sat. s.
This unluckily brings to Mind Fau-
ftina's Fondness for the Gladiator, and
is therefore interpreted by many as a
hidden Piece of Satyr. But besides, that
such a Thought was inconsistent with
the Gravity of a Senate, how can one
imagine that the Fathers would have
dar’d Affront the Wife of Aurelius^ and
the Mother of Commodusy or that they
could think of giving Offence to an Em-
press whom they afterwards deify’d, and
to an Emperor that was the Darling os
$he Army and People ?
Gallienus preserv’d in the French King’s
Cabinet j it is inscrib’d Gallicn<£ Augufta-^
Pax Ubique., and was damp’d at a time
when the Emperor’s Father was k>n-
dage, and the Empire torn in Pieces by
feveral Pretenders to it. Yet, if one
considersthe strange Stupidity of thisEm-'
peror, with the senselcss Security which
appears
The Wenus has Faufiina'z Face, her
Lover is a naked Figure with a Helmet
on his Head, and a Shield on his Arm.
Tu fcabie frueris mail quod in Aggere. ro*-
dit)
Qui tegitur, parma & galea ——
Juv. Sat. s.
This unluckily brings to Mind Fau-
ftina's Fondness for the Gladiator, and
is therefore interpreted by many as a
hidden Piece of Satyr. But besides, that
such a Thought was inconsistent with
the Gravity of a Senate, how can one
imagine that the Fathers would have
dar’d Affront the Wife of Aurelius^ and
the Mother of Commodusy or that they
could think of giving Offence to an Em-
press whom they afterwards deify’d, and
to an Emperor that was the Darling os
$he Army and People ?
Gallienus preserv’d in the French King’s
Cabinet j it is inscrib’d Gallicn<£ Augufta-^
Pax Ubique., and was damp’d at a time
when the Emperor’s Father was k>n-
dage, and the Empire torn in Pieces by
feveral Pretenders to it. Yet, if one
considersthe strange Stupidity of thisEm-'
peror, with the senselcss Security which
appears