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Title: Rambles in Rome : an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Forbes, S. Russell
Subjects: Art -- Rome Rome -- Guidebooks Rome -- Antiquities
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mill forgrinding the salt used in sacrifice. (See Virgil, Buc. viii. 82;Horace, O. iii. 23; Festus.) Pliny (xxxi. 41) says, It is in oursacred rites more particularly that the high importance of salt is tobe recognized, no otfering ever being made unaccompanied by crushedsalt. This corridor does not run the whole length of the Atrium, butturns off to a flight of stairs leading to the upper chambers. Theremainder of the chambers on this side were reached direct from theAtrium by steps. The first one contains a hexagonal pedestal toFlavia Publicia. From the marble and fresco decorations found here,these rooms were most probably the apartment of the High VestalVirgin. The inscriptions to the High Vestals found, date between 180 and364 A.D., and were erected in retuni for some advantage derivedfrom the patronage of the High Vestal. Historically they are of nogieat importance, giving us only names of Vestals that were aheadyknown. The most important inscriptions are those found here which
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54 RAMBLE I. do not refer to the Virgins. Commencing with the first pedestal atthe top of the entry steps, they read as follows :— Flavia Publicia. Erected July 9, 283 a.d. Concordiae. Dedicated June 9,364. She was tlie last High Vestal,and her name was erased because she became a Christian. Ccelia Claudiana. 253-7 a.d. Caracalla pedestal. July 2, 114 a.d. Preetextate Crassi. 180-200 a.d. Flavia Publicia. 257-284. Numisia Maximilla. 201-216. Statue of an unknown Vestal; no head. Flavia Publicia. 257-84. Another pedestal to her, with statue adjoining. Pedestal to Trentia Flavola. About 350. Blank pedestal, with statue of Ceres adjoining. Pedestal to Flavia Publicia. September 30, 257. Statue of Vettius Agorius Prsetextatus. 380. Fragment of a seated statue. Statue unknown. Statue and pedestal to Flavia Publicia. This part of the city was finally destroyed by the great fire, whenRobert Guiscard burned Rome from the Lateran to the Capitol, in1084. During this long period of nearly seve

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