Parker, John Henry: The archaeology of Rome (1,2): Illustrations to I. The primitive fortifications. II. The walls and gates of Rome. III. The historical constructions of walls (Oxford [u.a.], 1874)

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTO-ENGRAVINGS

OF THE
WALLS AND GATES.

The Series of Diagrams of the Walls and Gates, with plans under
each portion from drawings by F. Cicconetti, has now been com-
pleted. It commences from the Porta Flaminia, near the Tiber
on the north, passing down the eastern side of Rome to the Porta
Ostiensis, and the Tiber at the south end of this great wall: then
crossing the Tiber, and shewing what remains on the other side of
the river, called the Trastevere, of the Wall of Aurelian on the Jani-
culurn, the Hadrianum (now the castle of S. Angelo), and the Leo-
nine City, called also the Borgo. As this line is thirteen miles long,
it is obvious that there must be many breaks, at each of which the
measurements are given of the part omitted; the omissions are of
portions that are only repetitions, or are without interest. It is be-
lieved that this Series comprises all that is really interesting, and
gives a general idea of this remarkable wall. The series of photo-
graphs, which now follows in the same order, supplies all the details
as well as they can be seen on the spot, or sometimes better, for
a photograph must always be obtained in a good light, which the
passing traveller cannot always obtain, nor is it always easy to get
at the inside of the wall, and this is often the most interesting
portion. The great corridor of Aurelian for the sentinel’s path,
inside of his wall, is seldom understood from this cause.