Part 13

_Pontius_, Gaius, spares the Roman army in the second Samnite War, 257, 262; whether the Pontius of the triumph of Quintus Fabius, 258, 259

_Porta Saracenesca_, at Segni, 157, 159; shows the arch in its constructive form, 160-161; origin of its name uncertain, 161, 162

_Portus_, harbour of Rome transferred to, from Ostia, 102

_Procopius_, his description of Ostia, 103; of Beneventum, 267, 279

_Puff-stone_ of Gloucestershire, its likeness to the stone of Anagnia's walls, 176

_Pyrrhos_, King of Epeiros, 169, 179, 262, 272, 278, 279

Q

_Quinctilius_, Aulus, his foundation of nuts to Ferentinum, 192; his monument, 193

R

_Robert_, son of Godwin, his analogy to Publius Volumnius, son of Felimna, 44

_Robert Wiscard_, takes Bari, 297

_Rocca di Papa_, 119

_Roman_, use of the word, 194, 197, 202

_Roman Empire_, the, important era marked by Trajan's reign, 270, 271

_Rome_, how her local history should be studied, 67; rivalry of Veii with, 69-72; her conquest of Veii, 68, 75, 76; her origin, 70, 72, 143; Fidenæ destroyed by, 78, 85; taken by Alaric, 80; her incorporation of Antemnæ with, 92; her haven of Ostia, 96, 97, 99; contrasted with Corinth and Athens, 98, 99; her harbour removed from Ostia to Portus, 102; Alba Longa destroyed by, 110, 120; her physical and historical position, 119-122; alliance of Ferentinum with, 198, 199, 205; her arbitrary dealing with her Italian allies, 199, 200; her wars with the Samnites, 251, 252; her army spared by Gaius Pontius, 257; final struggle of the Samnites against, 259-261

_Ῥωμαῖοι_, use of the name, 109, 110

S

_Saint Ambrose_, cathedral church of Ferentino dedicated to, 204

_Saint Angelo in Formis_, basilica of, near Capua, 238, 240 _et seq._; frescoes at, 247-249

_Saint Apollinaris in Classe_, basilica of, 240

_Saint Francis of Assisi_, 48, 49

_Saint Nicolas_ of Myra in Lykia, patron saint of Bari, 297, 298

_Saint Peter in Grado_, basilica of, near Pisa, 238, 239, 240; contrasted with Saint Angelo in Formis, 239; frescoes at, 247

_Salarian Gate_, the, its historical associations, 79-81

_Salona_, its relation to Spalato contrasted with that of Alba to Albano, 112

_Samentum_, meaning of the word, 178

_Samnites_, the, 248, 251, 254, 259-262

_Schiavia_, Samnite, Anselm at, 307

_Segni_ (Signia), whether a Thirty-city? 151-154; its physical position analogous with that of Norba, 155; the _arx_ of Signia forms the modern _Passegiata_, 156; fragments of mediæval work in, 157; ancient walls and gateways of, _ib._, _et seq._, 172, 174; Roman remains on the arx, 162, 163; whether the birthplace of Innocent III., 163; _locandæ_ at, recommended by Gsell-fels, 167

_Sicily_, use of the pointed arch in, 243; the architectural characteristics of Norman rule in Apulia not found in, 293

_Signia_. See _Segni_.

_Social War_, the, its significance, 261

_Spalato_, its relation to Salona contrasted with that of Albano to Alba, 112

_Spello_ (Hispellum), its local description, 58; its walls and towers, 60; Romanesque churches and Roman remains at, 61-63; Roman gateways, 63, 64

_Stewart_, Henry, Cardinal of York, temple of Jupiter Latiaris destroyed by, 111, 166

_Strabo_, his description of Fidenæ, 85; on Ostia, 102

_Sulla_, restores Cora, 133; Norba destroyed by, 139

T

_Talleyrand_, Bishop of Autun and Prince of Benevento, 265

_Tarlati_, Guy, Bishop and Lord of Arezzo, his tomb, 7, 8

_Telesia_ (Telese), the home of Gaius Pontius, 256, 257, 262; Anselm at, _ib._

_Terracina_. See _Anxur_.

_Thêseion_, re-dedicated to Saint George, 237

_Tiber_, the, its early importance as a boundary stream, 90; its destructiveness, 100-103, 106, 107

_Tifata_, Hannibal at, 233, 234; meaning of the name, 234; whether the scene of Semitic worship, 236; worship of Diana and Jupiter at, 237; church of Sant' Angelo in Formis at, 233, 238, 240 _et seq._

_Topography_, historical, variety of interest offered by, 86

_Totilas_, Beneventum taken by, 273

_Trajan_, his arch at Rome survives in the arch of Constantine, 267, 268; his arch at Benevento, 268-273; important era of the Roman Empire marked by his reign, 270, 271

_Trani_, special interest of its metropolitan church, 286, 287, 290, 291; church of All Saints at, 287

U

_Urban II._, Pope, council at Bari held by, 297, 305

V

_Veii_, its site and desolation, 68, 69, 72-75, 87; conquered by Rome, _ib._, 75; rivalry of with Rome, 69-72; Etruscan tombs at, 74, 75

_Velletri_ (Velitræ), 126-129, 166, 167

_Venice_, vassal of the Eastern Empire, protects Bari against the Saracen, 297

_Veroli_, 210

_Volumnian Tomb_, the, 40 _et seq._

_Volumnius Avle Felimna_, Publius, his analogy to Robert, son of Godwin, 44, 197

W

_Willis_, Professor, his use of the phrase _mid-wall_ shaft, 245

End of Project Gutenberg's Studies of Travel: Italy, by Edward A. Freeman