The external charm of the Coliseum has recently been spoilt by the
cutting down of all the trees and destruction of the beautiful
pomegranate gardens on the lower slope of the Esquiline, and the
erection in their place of the most hideous and gigantic houses... -from
Walks in Rome English aristocrat Augustus J.C. Hare filled his days with
trips to the Continent, and returned home to share his journeys with
eager readers-and the journals of his travels still enjoy a cultishly
devoted readership today. His Walks in Rome was first published in 1871;
this replica of the 15th edition, from 1900, offers a virtual walking
tour of: . the Corso and its neighborhood, including the Piazza del
Popolo, the Temple of Neptune, and the Fountain of Trevia . the Forums
and the Coliseum, including the Temple of Mars, the House of the
Vestals, and the Arch of Constantine . the Palatine, including the
Palace of Caligula and the House of Hortensius . and much more.
Charmingly enthusiastic and obsessively detailed, this guidebook
continues to be invaluable for today's travelers, and for those
fascinated by the ongoing metamorphosis of a modern metropolis. Also
available from Cosimo Classics: Hare's Sketches in Holland and
Scandinavia. British travel writer Augustus John Culbert Hare
(1834-1903) also wrote Epitaphs for Country Churchyards (1856) and
Wanderings in Spain (1873).
