A Handbook for Travellers in Southern ItalyJ. Murray, 1883 - 496 ページ |
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... hill on which that classical vil- lage ( Lanuvium ) , with its picturesque medieval tower , stands . The rly . here cuts through a current of lava . Between Cività Lavinia and Velletri the line crosses numerous ravines descending from ...
... hill on which that classical vil- lage ( Lanuvium ) , with its picturesque medieval tower , stands . The rly . here cuts through a current of lava . Between Cività Lavinia and Velletri the line crosses numerous ravines descending from ...
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... hill , presenting from the plain the appearance of a pyramid crowned by the ruins of its ancient temples . Two tor- rents , flowing through the deep ravines which bound the hill on the E. and W. , unite below its W. angle under the name ...
... hill , presenting from the plain the appearance of a pyramid crowned by the ruins of its ancient temples . Two tor- rents , flowing through the deep ravines which bound the hill on the E. and W. , unite below its W. angle under the name ...
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... hill ( 1106 ft . above the sea ) mile S.W. of the village . They consist of volcanic tufa , surmounted by an old of blocks of limestone with smaller baronial mansion , and surrounded by stones filling up the interstices as at the ruins ...
... hill ( 1106 ft . above the sea ) mile S.W. of the village . They consist of volcanic tufa , surmounted by an old of blocks of limestone with smaller baronial mansion , and surrounded by stones filling up the interstices as at the ruins ...
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... hill , to an ancient gate , known by the name of Porta Saracinesca , a very remarkable specimen of the polygonal style , generally known as Cyclopean . The two sides consist of huge blocks converging upwardly , over which the roof or ...
... hill , to an ancient gate , known by the name of Porta Saracinesca , a very remarkable specimen of the polygonal style , generally known as Cyclopean . The two sides consist of huge blocks converging upwardly , over which the roof or ...
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... hill , still exist , with four gateways , in a more regular style of masonry than that seen in many of the other Pelasgic cities . The walls may be traced completely round the hill ; some of their blocks are polygonal , others ...
... hill , still exist , with four gateways , in a more regular style of masonry than that seen in many of the other Pelasgic cities . The walls may be traced completely round the hill ; some of their blocks are polygonal , others ...
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15th cent Alatri Amalfi ancient Apulia Aquila Aragon arches ascends Avezzano bas-reliefs beautiful Benevento bronze building built Calabria called Capua carriage Caserta castle cathedral celebrated centre chapel Charles Charles III Chiaia church columns contains crater crosses decorated Duke entrance erected excursion Ferdinand Foggia Formia frescos Gaeta Giovanni Gothic Greek Herculaneum high altar hill Inhab inscription Ischia island Italy King lake Largo lava leads Luca Giordano Madonna marble Maria ment Misenum monastery Monte mosaic mountain Museum Naples Neapolitan Nola numerous occupied Pæstum paintings palace Palazzo passing Piazza picturesque Pietro plain Pompeii Porta Posilipo Pozzuoli principal reach remains road Roman Rome ruins Salerno shore Sicily side Sorrento Stat statue Strada street style supposed tain Taranto temple Terracina theatre tion tomb Torre town traveller tufa valley vases Velletri Vesuvius village Virgin walls
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27 ページ - And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
418 ページ - And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli...
195 ページ - Nothing, then, was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die, from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and cterixal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods*...
196 ページ - At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of flames, as in truth it was, than the return of day. However, the fire fell at a distance from us : then again we were immersed in thick darkness, and a heavy shower of ashes rained upon us, which we were obliged every now and then to shake off, otherwise we should have been crushed and buried in the heap.
418 ページ - Lastly, if the air be slightly hazy and opaque, and at the' same time dewy and adapted to form the Iris, then the abovementioned objects will appear only at the surface of the sea, as in the first case, but all vividly coloured or fringed witH red, green, blue, and other prismatic colours *. " As the day advances, the fairy scene gradually disappears.
194 ページ - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards ; or the cloud itself being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
195 ページ - The chariots -which we had ordered to !>e drawn out were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth...
16 ページ - VICTORIA" HOTEL. THIS First-rate Establishment, situated near the great public Promenade, and five minutes from the Central Station for Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Frankfort, combines comfort with elegance, and has the advantage of possessing a spacious and beautiful Garden. TWO SUPERIOR TABLES D'HOTE DAILY. PRIVATE DINNERS AT ANY HOUR.
195 ページ - The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my head, and observed behind us a thick smoke, which came rolling after us like a torrent. I proposed, while we had yet...
195 ページ - ... upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it.