Anicii, Castle built by the family of the, ii. 362
Anio, river, ii. 31; Castle of Rustica on banks of, 135 Antemnæ, site of, ii. 420 Antinous, the, most beautiful statue in the world, ii. 308 Antiquities, shops at which to buy, i.
29; in Kircherian Museum, 88; in Palazzo Torlonia, 104; in Museum of Guidi, 379; principal receptacle in Rome for, ii. 114; in Palazzo Vidoni, 185; collection of, in the Vatican, 300; chair used at the in- stallation of medieval popes, 316; in the Vatican library, 324; in the Egyptian Museum, 333
Apollo, Temple of, i. 296; ii. 134 Belvedere, ii. 311
Aldobrandini family, burial-place of, Appia, Via, i. 372; beginning of
Ammanati, i. 72; ii. 450 Amphitheatrum Castrense, ii. 131 Angelico, Fra, ii. 216, 324, 348, 444 Angelo, St., Castle of, i. 37; view of, 43; its original use, 227; its archi- tecture, 228; its history, as a fort- ress, 229-232; alterations in it, caused by popes, 232; interior, 233; prisons, 234; sculptures, 234; passage intended for the escape of popes to the Castle, 234; Ponte, ii. 225, 226
beauty of, 424
Aqua Acetosa, ii. 420
Alexandrina, ii. 133
Argentina, used by Castor and Pollux, i. 229
Bollicante, ii. 133
Claudia, ii. 113 Felice, ii. 124
Marcia, remains of, ii. 95 Aqueduct, Claudian, ii. 125. Arches-
of Ancient Basilica, ii. 405 of Aqua Claudia, ii. 123 l'Arco dell' Annunziata, ii. 380 Arco di S. Lazzaro, ii. 393 Arco Oscuro, ii. 420 Arco dei Pantani, i. 165
of Cloaca Maxima, i. 229
of Constantine, i. 206, 319, 375 of Dolabella, i. 330
Arches-continued.
of Drusus, i. 376, 387
of Gallienus, ii. 71
of Janus, i. 229
of Septimius Severus, i. 170, 173 ; miniature, 232 three gigantic, i. 184 of Tiberius, i. 173
in Palace of Tiberius, i. 291
of Titus, i. 200 Architecture, Museum of antiqui- ties of, i. 122, 170, 311; decadence of, 232; primitive ecclesiastical, 343 specimens of pagan, 405; of street, ii. 63; of tenth century, remains of, in the Lateran, 102; relics of, 104; of St. Peter's, 244; of the interior of Sistine Chapel, 288; remnants of medieval, 379; remains of ancient, in cloister of Basilica, 405 Arnolphus, ii. 373.
Arpino, Cav. d', i. 267, 459; ii. 43, 88; tomb of, 105; works of, 119, 252, 381
Art, Museum of, i. 39; specimen of, of the Middle Ages, 193; de- cadence of, 232; influence of By- zantine upon Roman, 341; earliest instance of the Transfiguration treated in, 380; catacomb, 402; encouragement of, by Herodes, 414; criticisms, showing the differ- ence of French and English taste in, ii. 43; remains of ancient pic- torial, 53; relics of, 212; finest specimen in Rome of ancient pic- torial, 326
Artists, studios of, i. 30; lists of sub- jects for, 34; frescoes by modern German, 54; models for, 56; view familiar to, ii. 62; casino decorated by modern German, 122; pic- turesque subjects for, 124, 134; Festa degli Artiste, 135; points in Sta. Maria in Trastevere interesting to, 387 Arx, 115
Atticus, Herodes, romantic story of, i. 414, 415
Augustine, St., place of departure from Rome of, 319 Augustus, Palace of, i. 279; Crypto- Porticus, 281; Tablinum, 285; Lararium, 285; Peristyle, 285; Triclinium, 286; Nymphæum,
287; Bibliotheca, Theatre, Sacri- ficial Altar, 288
Aurelian, Wall of, i. 385; Temple of the Sun, 436; favourite residence of, ii. 12
Ave-Maria bell, i. 44, 57
Aventine, the, i. 348; origin of name, and story of, 349; temples on, 351-353; reason of decline of its popularity, 354; best approach to, 355; Jewish burial-ground, 355: Convent and Church of Sta. Sa- bina, 356; Church and Convent of S. Alessio, 362; view of St. Peter's from, 365; legend of Cacus, 366; Church of S. Sabba, 369
Babuino, the, i. 36 Baciccio, i. 444; ii. 213, 379, 443 Badalocchi, i. 323 Baglioni, ii. 41
Balconies, in Corso, i. 61; of house of Lucrezia Borgia, ii. 62; in vestibule of the Torso, 307 Bambino, Il Santissimo, story of, i. 151
Bandinelli, Baccio, ii. 219 Baptistery of the Lateran, ii. 96 Barberini, Piazza, i. 436; Palazzo, 436; library, 437; bees of the, 438, ii. 262; collection of pictures, i. 439; pine, celebrated, 443; Car- dinal, ii. 9; casino of the, 12; castle, 34 garden, 45; tomb of Urban VIII., 261 Barcaccia, the, i. 57 Barigione, Filippo, ii. 266 Baroccio [Barocci], i. 70, 97, 454. 455; ii. 167, 214, 221, 335, 358, 442, 443 Bartolomeo, Fra, i. 68, 82, 140, 455; ii. 442 Basaiti, i. 94 Basilicas (pagan)—
of Æmilius Paulus, i. 181 Constantine, remains of, i. 184; ii. 80
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