Parker, John Henry: The archaeology of Rome (1,text): I. The primitive fortifications (Oxford [u.a.], 1874)

Photographs of the Walls and Gates.

196

Wall across the Foss of the Lateran
Palace, on the northern side, built
by Belisarius (?) 39
View of a portion of the Lateran Palace,
a.d. 50, included in the Wall of Au-
relian. 173
Lateran Palace. Eastern angle,
much mutilated. 41
-Remains of another part of the
blouse of Plautius Lateranus, incor-
porated in the City Wall. 571
- Lateran Palace, Plan, with part of
the Wall of Aurelian. 38*
Porta Lateranensis, Arch of the
Gate now closed. 40
-Arch, as excavated in 1868. 1096
-Wall or Jamb of the Gate(?) or
Postern (?), and portion of an earlier
Tomb. 1097
- The same, from a Drawing. 1149*
-The Lateran from the Marrana,
shewing the position of the Porta La-
teranensis in the angle. 1309
Tower of Aurelian near the Lateran,
A.D. 275, with stones of the Wall of
the Kings built up against the foot of
it by Belisarius (removed a.d. 1869).
‘ ‘ Having only a short time to repair
the walls, he collected the stones
which were lying near, and used
them in a tumultuous manner.” (Pro-
copius, de Bello Gothico, lib. iii.
c. 24.) 42
Two Towers near the Lateran, one of
brick of Aurelian, a.d. 275, the other
built of stones of the Wall of the
Kings, B.C. 650. 43
Porta Metronia, interior, a.d. 275,
with repairs, a.d. 1157, shewing also
part of the Corridor of Aurelian,
a.d. 275. 44
•-Interior, with Inscription, record¬
ing repairs by the Senate, a.d. 1157.
45
-Within the Walls, View on the
south side. 1217
Towers between the Porta Metronia
and Porta Latina, with substructions.
875

Corridor for the Sentinels within

the Wall. 1216
Porta Latina, exterior, Honorius,
a.d. 403, and Belisarius, A.D. 535 (?),
or Theodoric, A.D. 500. 46
Interior, Honorius, A.D. 403, with
the Chapel of S. John in Olio, a.d.
1520. 47
-Another View. 567
-Interior of side Tower. 1361
7. Porta Appia, or di S. Sebas¬

tiano, to the Porta Ostiensis,
or di S. Paolo.
General View of the exterior of the Wall,
near the Porta di S. Sebastiano. 48
Porta Appia, now di S. Sebastiano,
Honorius, A.D. 403, partly rebuilt,
and brick lowers added by King
Theodoric, c. A.D. 520. 49
-Interior, with Arch of Drusus in
the foss-way, a.d. 30. 5°
-View of the West Side within the
Walls, shewing the difference of level
when compared with the view outside
the Walls. 1204
-Interior of part of the western
Tower, the lower part stonework of
Honorius, a.d.-403, the upper part
brickwork of Theodoric, a.d. 520.
1205
Interior of the Wall of Aurelian, be-
tween the Porta Ardeatina and the
Porta Appia, shewing the Corridor
for the sentinels and the inside of
the Towers. 1206
Corridor for the Sentinels, with the
Porta Appia in the distance. 1215
Marble Steps in the Corridor, probably
repairs of the time of Theodoric. 1207
Corridor for the Sentinels, with Fresco-
painting of the Madonna, c. a. d. 520.
1208
Porta Ardeatina, c. a.d. 60. Ex-
terior. 565
-Interior. 566
--- Specus of an Aqueduct in the inte-
rior of the Wall at the Porta Ardea-
tina, north-east side. 986