MR. S. RUSSELL FORBES'S EXCURSIONS.
ARCHÆOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
PROMENADE LECTURES
ON THE ROMAN ANTIQUITIES,
BY MR. S. RUSSELL FORBES, 93 VIA BABUINO.
It is acknowledged by the élite of the British and American visitors to Rome, that the only way to understand and enjoy the Antiquities of the Eternal City is to attend the interesting and instructive Archæological and Historical Lectures delivered on the spot by Mr. Forbes, whose long residence and close study have qualified him to be an authority on the subject.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"Mr. Forbes's long personal acquaintance with Rome gives him access to sources of information which are beyond the reach of ordinary tourists, and confer special value on his oral as well as printed explanations of the antiquities of the city."—Swiss Times.
"Mr. Forbes has been a close student of Roman history, and for a period of some sixteen years has been familiar with all the excavations and the developments they have made. To be in his company and to hear his explanations is therefore to reap many advantages which even the best informed student of written history could not gain if left to himself."—Boston Journal.
"Mr. Russell Forbes is endowed with a thorough classical education and great ability of research, and it is most delightful to be privileged to hear his learned lectures, and while here to be conducted by him."—Cleveland Herald.
"His explanations are remarkably clear and concise."—Hartford Evening Post.
"Mr. Forbes has done most excellent and scholarly work upon the recent excavations in demonstrating by the classics the exact location of ground famous in the history of Rome; and though he often dissipates beyond hope of revival popular conceptions, he always supplies a clear historical view."—Boston Transcript.
"Mr. Russell Forbes's lectures are not merely dry, pedantic expounds of history and art, but are truly most admirable, entertaining, and instructive interpretations. Englishmen and Americans have always found Mr. Russell Forbes's lectures one of the great pleasures in going to see our monuments, and of special and uncommon advantage on their trips."—Roman News.
"And what an explanation it was! No mere guide-book chatter, no parrot-like repetition of an oft-told and wearisome story, but an intelligent conveying of historical facts, evincing a genuine love for research, a profound admiration for the work of the ancient days when Rome ruled the world, and a deep regard for those trophies which the hand of time and the vandalism of man have left to teach us the history of the past."—Tourist Chronicle.
Mr. RUSSELL FORBES'S
PUBLICATIONS.
RAMBLES IN ROME. 12mo, limp cloth. Illustrated with Maps and Plans. The best and cheapest Guide-Book on Rome down to date. Price 5 lire.
THE FOOTSTEPS OF S. PAUL IN ROME. 12mo, limp cloth. Illustrated. "It is as true an account as probably will be written of S. Paul's stay in Rome." Price 2 lire.
THIRTY-SIX PHOTOGRAPHS illustrating the above, all connected with S. Paul. Price 20 lire the Set.
Bound in Roman vellum and illustrated with photographs. Price 32 lire.
RAMBLES IN NAPLES AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. 12mo, limp cloth. Illustrated, and with Maps and Plans. An excellent practical Guide up to date. Price 3½ lire. New edition now ready.
THE ROMAN AQUEDUCTS AND FOUNTAINS. An interesting Manual of the Ancient Water Supply. Price 1 lira.
BEATRICE CENCI. The True History. Price 1 lira.
THE FORUM RESTORED. Two large Photographs of Mr. Forbes's interesting Discovery of the Forum depicted on Ancient Reliefs. With Descriptive Letterpress. Price 6 lire.
THE SEVEN-BRANCHED CANDLESTICK, and Spoil from the Temple. Large Photograph, with Letterpress of their History traced down to A.D. 614. Price 4 lire.
ANCIENT ROME. A Photographic Souvenir of the Principal Antiquities grouped in One View. With Descriptive Letterpress. Price 3 lire.
THE ROMAN CATACOMBS. Their True History; and Records of Early Christian Art. Illustrated. Price 2½ lire.
NEW MAP OF ROME, showing the Corrected Line of the Early Walls and their Gates, with all the Principal Places of Interest in Colour. Mounted on Linen for the Pocket. Price 2 lire.
THE ANCIENT MARBLE PLAN OF ROME, with Descriptive Letterpress. Price 6 lire. "Mr. Forbes is the first archæologist who has mastered this puzzle."
EIGHT MASONIC PHOTOGRAPHS, with Descriptive Letterpress. Price 6 lire.
PLAN OF THE PALATINE HILL. Price 1 lira.
FORBES'S DIRECTORY AND BULLETIN. Published Fortnightly during the Season. Price 20 centesimi. "No visitor to Rome should be without it."
N.B.—One lira = 10d. or 20 cents.
RAMBLES IN ROME.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"All who mean to stay in the Eternal City should be provided with Mr. S. Russell Forbes's 'Rambles in Rome.'"—The Critic, New York.
"If you are visiting Rome you will find in this book a high-class companion and guide. Try it, and see the difference between the mere guide-book produced by the trade to sell, and the chatty, masterly production of a writer of ability and taste."—Sword and Trowel.
"It combines a great deal of out-of-the-way historical and archæological knowledge, with a minute acquaintanceship with the ruins and other remains of Rome."—Glasgow News.
"An intelligently-written and well-arranged guide-book."—Spectator.
"Copiously illustrated and well provided with maps and plans."—Chelmsford Chronicle.
"A compact and instructive book, which will be a most useful adjunct to the traveller's knapsack."—Life.
"Will undoubtedly prove a valuable hand-book to all who desire to see and study the Rome of to-day in a systematic fashion."—Glasgow Herald.
"It is more than a guide-book; it is a book of reference, and should be in every library."—Newport (R. I.) News.
"It would be difficult to recommend a more serviceable volume."—The Italian Times.
"The guide is pleasant reading even by the fireside."—American Register.
"Best, newest, and cheapest guide to Rome."—The News.
"One great merit of Mr. Forbes's book is that he deals with his subject in a business-like way. He briefly states what he knows about it, without indulging in any rhapsodies or gushes of sentiment, or suggesting to his readers what thoughts ought to surge up in their mind as they gaze upon any given scenes or monuments."—Saturday Review.
"The volume is profusely illustrated, and is incomparably the most valuable guide to Rome and its antiquities."—Christian Union.
"With its limp cover and pictures, it will be found a very handy pocket volume to walk about with."—The Guardian.
"It deserves commendation for two very conspicuous merits. It is the work of an author who thoroughly understands his subject, and it is remarkably direct and simple in style."—Scotsman.
"The traveller or resident in the city will find the book of solid and constant value."—Boston Congregationalist.
"This is a very interesting work, by the well-known archæologist and lecturer, Mr. Forbes, who gives the reader the benefit of his thorough knowledge and familiarity with the subjects on which he writes. A stranger visiting Rome, who desires to see, if not all, at least as many wonderful sights as his time will permit, cannot do better than peruse Mr. Forbes's book, which will enable him to see much more in a less time and with greater benefit to himself than if he trusted to the guidance of some of the numerous cicerones with which the Eternal City is infested."—Travel.
"'Rambles in Rome' will prove a friend in need and indeed to all who contemplate visiting the Eternal City."—Musical Herald.
The FOOTSTEPS of S. PAUL in ROME.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The Rev. Dr. James Macgregor, writing from Edinburgh, says, "I read last night for the first time, and have now lying before me, 'The Footsteps of S. Paul in Rome.' Few books of late have given me more pleasure."
"We have also received a copy of 'Footsteps of S. Paul in Rome,' by the same author, and can only speak of it in terms of the highest commendation."—Travel.
"The work is very valuable. It is as true an account as probably will be written of S. Paul's stay in Rome."—Newport (R. I.) News.
Professor Francis W. Upham of New York says, "The essay is evidently a labour of love—a model of patient thought and accurate investigation, and of great interest and value."
"Full of interest, as being connected with Paul's everyday life, of which but very little is known to the great mass of Christendom."—Chelsea Telegraph.
THE ROMAN CATACOMBS.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"Mr. Russell Forbes has at last supplied a concise, practical, and original illustrated handbook for the small price of two shillings. The object of his historical manual is to tell the facts from personal study and exploration—biased only for the truth."—Roman News.
"Full of useful antiquarian lore, and suitably illustrated."—Literary World.
"It is compact, well printed, and copiously illustrated with clear woodcuts."—Saturday Review.
"A great amount of lucid and well-arranged information about these curious and interesting early Christian cemeteries."—Scotsman.
"The book is well illustrated, and is the only one that has ever appeared in the English language giving facts drawn from a direct study on the spot."—Travel.
"Very interesting and valuable. It has the decided advantage of being written by one thoroughly conversant with the subjects he treats."—American Register.
RAMBLES IN NAPLES.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"This is another excellent guide by the author of 'Rambles in Rome;' and is by far the most practical guide to Naples and its environs that has been issued. Visitors will find in it all they want to know."—Continental News.
"An indispensable vade mecum."—Swiss Times.
"Described in a popular manner."—Continental Gazette.
"Useful and practical."—American Register.
"Amply illustrated, and with good maps and plans, the new edition (third) of 'Rambles in Naples,' by Mr. Russell Forbes, promises to be as popular as his well-known work on Rome."—The News.
"Concise, interesting, and reliable."—The Roman Times.
"Will be found a most useful guide."—Saturday Review.
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FOOTNOTES
[1] Ab urbe condita, From the foundation of the city (B.C. 753).
[2] From the Forum.
[3] Diodorus Siculus, lib. xxxi., calls it the jail Albinus.
[4] S. P. Q. R., Senatus Populusque Romanus.
[5] For a full detailed account of this important discovery see our photograph, a panoramic view of the Forum from ancient reliefs, with descriptive letterpress.
[6] Recently removed to clean out the drain.
[7] "And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day" (Deut. xxxiv. 6). "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses" (Jude 9).
[8] The hills of Rome. She ruled the world.
[9] Five miles on the Salarian Way.
[10] Sax Ruba, eight miles on the Flaminian Way.
[11] On the Ides of May a popular carousal was held to this goddess, on the fields of Aqua Acetosa, by the banks of the Tiber, whereat many were espoused. (See Ovid, "F." iii. 523.)
[12] Northern roads, one on either side of the Tiber.
[13] Now Ponte Molle.
[14] Warm baths which were destined for public use only.
[15] The inscriptions are translated and placed on the page to show their relative positions on the frescoes.
[17] Mr. Forbes's Carriage Excursion Lecture every Tuesday.
[18] St. Melchiades.
[19] Paulina, Neo, Marca, &c.
[20] The painted tomb, discovered in 1842, is kept locked by the miller at Isola. Apply for the key, but resist his demands. It is the most ancient Etruscan tomb yet discovered; the furniture has been left exactly as it was found.