Yonder, you see, is the facade of Domitian's palace, and there you have that of Caligula's palace, while on turning round the temple of Jupiter Stator is in front of you.

The Sacred Way came up as far as here, and passed under the Porta Mugonia, one of the three gates of primitive Rome." He paused and pointed to the northwest portion of the height.

"You will have noticed," he resumed, "that the Caesars didn't build yonder.

And that was evidently because they had to respect some very ancient monuments dating from before the foundation of the city and greatly venerated by the people.

There stood the temple of Victory built by Evander and his Arcadians, the Lupercal grotto which I showed you, and the humble hut of Romulus constructed of reeds and clay.