Dennis, George: The cities and cemeteries of Etruria: in two volumes (Band 1) (London, 1848)

XIV CONTENTS.

CHAPTER IX.

ORTE—HORTA.

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Scanty reeords of Horta—Position of the town—Locanda Ripetti—Local
antiquaries—The necropolis—Excavations—Curious relics of antiquity—
Castellum Amerinum—The Vadimonian Lake—Pliny's description of it
—Its actual condition—Why chosen as battle-ground—Vale of the Tiber
—Bassano—Via Amerina .........163

CHAPTER X.

FERONIA and OAPENA.

History of Capena—Its site—Difficult of access—Look to your steed—Legend
of St. Domenick—Soraete—View from the ascent—Convents on the
summit—S. Oreste—Probably an Etruscan site, and Feronia—-The shrine
of Feronia—Geology of Soraete—Travellers' trials—Local remains at
Capena—Character of the site—Scenery of this district—Eignano—
Wolves of Soraete, ancient and modern—Asbestie feats—Tombs of
Sabina.............173

CHAPTER XI.

MONTE CIMINO—MONS CIMINUS.

Lake of Vico—View from the summit of the Pass—The great Etruscan plain

—Etruria as it was, and is....... . . 189

CHAPTER XII.
VITERBO.—SURRINA.

Local Chroniclers—Annio of Viterbo, and his forgeries—Viterbo supposed to be
the Fanum Voltumnse—Vestiges of an Etruscan town—The Museum of
Etruscan relics—Tomb of the beautiful Galiana—Lions of Viterbo . . 194

Appendix. Surrina—Galiana's epitaph........199

CHAPTER XIII.
FERENTO.—FERENTINUM.
Numerous Etruscan remains around Viterbo—Baeucco—Historical notices of
Ferentinum—Remains on the site—The Theatre—Its Scena—Peculiar
Gateways—Series of arches—Architectural renown of Ferentinum—Sin-
gular sepulchres entered by wells—Vitorehiano.....201

Appendix. Baeucco the site of Aquse Passeris.......211