CHAPTER XXXIV.

THE INEXHAUSTIBLENESS OF ROME.

The Most Interesting City in the World.--The Embarrassment of Riches.--Boundless Wealth of Materials.--The Appian Way, the Catacombs, the Ecclesiastical Statues.--The Remains of Classical Rome: The Arches, the Columns, the Tombs, the Statues.--The Masterpieces of Sculpture and the Masterpieces of Painting in Rome.--The Best Books About Rome.--Lord Mahon and Professor Lanciani on the Last of the Stuarts.--Ave Roma Immortalis, 341