Rambles in Rome; an archæological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna (1887)
Forbes, S. Russell · London, New York, T.Nelson · leaf 366
rthest extremity, is the Temple of Castorand Pollux. Nefir this are some subtenanean pa-ssages, called theTartarus. Beyond were the Elysian Fields. Elysium, or tlieElysian Fields, wjw the region where th«* souls of the dead wereHUppoHed to go to if tliey had been good. There, happiness was… … \ I I.I.A OK UAURIAN. 324 RAMBLES IN THE CAMPAGNA. Tartaius was the region of punishment in the nether world of theancients. On the farther side of Tartarus is the Roman Theatre ; be-yond was the Lyceum. Returning, we come upon the Academy.The Academy at Athens was an open meadow, given to the city…
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