A Journey Into Various Parts of Europe And a Residence in Them During the Years
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, and afterwards re- built, and embellished by various Popes, as Urban V. , * Here, they tell 3'ou, Tatius, king' of the Sabines, was buried, who with many others liad the Aventinc allotted to tliem. — Vid. Liv. 1. Cap. 13. On the declivity, was the temple of Hercules, and the cave of Cacus. ■I' There were fifteen priests appointed, whose duty it was to consult the Sibylline oracles, in case of public troubles or calamities. :j; Hor. Car. Sec. V. 69. VoL. N. I> 34 CORSINI AND COLONNA CHAPELS. A...lexander VI. , ^c, and completed by Clement XII*. In the portico is a fine statue, in bronze, of Henry IV. Of France. The facade of this church is grand and noble ; above the cornice are ten colossal statues of saints, and our Saviour in the midst. The interior of this church is beautiful, having a fine nave and two double aisles ; in the former is a recumbent statue of Pope Martin V. , in bronze, over his sepulchre, dated 1 45 1 . Between the pilasters of this church are twelve niches, ornamented with pillars of verd-antique, con- taining statues of the twelve apostles.
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