Reynouard, “Choix des Poésies orig. des Troubadours,” 123
Ricard, Le, pre-historic camp at, 259
Ricotti, “Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,” 34
“Riviera,” by S. Baring-Gould, 34
Riviera, early history of, 1 _et seq._
Roberti, Dorla de, house of, at Grasse, 76
Robespierre at Grasse, 73
Rochers Rouges, Via Aureliana at, 209
Rocomare, M., account by, of siege of Grasse, 68-9
Romano-Byzantine carvings at Vence, 62
Romans at Castillon, 282
at Eze, 118
at Monaco, 143, 144
at Roquebrune, 252
at Sospel, 286
foundation of Cimiez by, 20
foundation of Vence by, 49
in Riviera, 2
milestones of, 260
remains of, at Grasse, 75
Roquebrune, “Cabbé Roquebrune,” meaning of, 254
Castle of the Lascaris at, 243
church at, 242
description of, 239 _et seq._
“femininity” of, 255
history of, 252 _et seq._
legend of, 248 _et seq._
Place des Frères at, 242, 244, 245, 249, 250, 257
Rue Mongollet, 242
Rue Pié, 241, 246
view of, from La Grande Corniche, 13
Rose, E. W., “Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France,” 50
Rostagno, Lord of Eze, 120
S
St. Agnes, Church of, 302
description of town of, 301, 303
legend of, 303
Saracens at, 4
St. Agnes, hill of, 269
St. André, 12
St. Auspicius (_see_ St. Hospice)
Sainte Barbe, Chapel of, at Monaco, 156
St. Bernard, Chapel of, at La Turbie, 225
St. Clare, bust of, at St. Paul du Var, 103
St. Dévote, Chapel of, at Monaco, 148, 149, 162, 193
legend of, 148, 149
St. Eusebius, first Bishop of Vence, 62
Sainte Ferréol, Island of, burial of Paganini on, 116
St. George, relics of, at St. Paul du Var, 103
St. Honorat, reliquary of, at Grasse, 75
story of Tiburge and, 222, 223
St. Hospice, as miracle-worker, 106
as prophet, 105
death of, 107
landing of, on Cap de St. Hospice, 105
Lombards and, 105-107
Memorial Chapel of, 107, 114, 115
St. Hospice, Cap de, 12, 104
Emmanuel Philibert Tower on, 108, 110, 111
first Christian settlement at, 105
Knights of St. John at, 108
“Legend of the Stream of Blood” and, 108, 109
Paganini buried at, 115
Saracen fortress on, 108
St. Hospice, Monastery of, 112
St. Jean, Chapel of, at La Turbie, 226
St. Jean (town of), description of, 109-110
legend of, 108
St. Jeannet, view of, from La Grande Corniche, 13
St. Jeannet, Baou de, as landmark, 13
St. John, Knights of, at Cap de St. Hospice, 109
St. Lambert, tomb of, Vence Cathedral, 52
St. Laurent Valley, pre-historic camp in, 259
St. Mary, Chapel of, at Monaco, 144
St. Paul du Var, 97
Bishop of Vence takes refuge at, 56
Church of, 103
description of, 101 _et seq._
relics of St. George at, 103
St. Pons, 12
Abbey of, 39
Charlemagne at, 40
convent at, 40;
story of, 41 _et seq._
St. Roch, Chapel of, at Mont Justicier, 263
St. Theobald of Mondovi, 294
St. Tropez, 13
St. Trophime, burial place of, at Arles, 51
cell of, in Montmajour Abbey, 52
St. Veran, tomb of, Vence Cathedral, 52, 63
Saracens, at Eze, 119
at La Turbie, 214, 218
at Monaco, 144
at Roquebrune, 252, 253
Castillon captured by, 283
defeat of, 4
fortress of, on Cap St. Hospice, 108
invasion of Riviera by, 4
occupation of Vence by, 49
sacking of Nice by, 49
Savoy annexed by France, 21
Savoy, Dukes of, and Nice, 20
invasion of Riviera by, 57
Segurana (“Donna Maufaccia”) and siege of Nice, 30, 34, 35
Sisteron, description of, 92, 93
Rongelime de Mirabeau at Convent of, 92
ruins of convent of, 93, 94
Sospel, 281
Bishopric of, 287
bridges at, 289
Church of, 292
description of, 286 _et seq._
fair at, 287
fire at, 287
Piazza di San Michele, 287
pilgrimage to Laghet from, 288
Place St. Michel, 292
plague at, 287, 288
river front of, 291
Rue de la République, 290
Rue du Château, 291
Rue Pellegrini, 291
Rue St. Pierre, 292
wild boar and, 294 _et seq._
Southampton, attack on, by pirates from Eze, 121
Spain, Domination of Monaco by, 176 _et seq._
Saracens in, 4
Spezia, Via Aureliana at, 208
Spinola, Lucinetta, marriage with Carlo I, 165
Spinola, the, war between the Grimaldi and, for Monaco, 161, 164
“Storia della Monarchia Piemontese,” Ricotti, 34
Stowe, John, account of attack on Southampton by, 121
“Annals,” 121
Surian, Bishop, story of, 53
Swabians, invasion of Riviera by, 3
T
Tallentyre, S. G., “Life of Mirabeau,” 88
Taurobolium, ceremony of, 51, 62
_Terrasses_ at Nice, 18
Terrin, “Précis de l’Histoire de Provence,” 68
Tête de Chien, 13, 112, 194, 209, 263
“The Maritime Alps and their Seaboard,” by Miss C. L. U. Dempster, 52, 85
“The Riviera,” 120
“The Rivieras,” by Augustus J. Hare, 52, 146, 232, 266, 269
“The Romance of Nice,” by John D. Loveland, 26, 115 (footnotes)
“The Vence Handbook,” 61, 62, 63, 64
Tiburge, wife of Count Aymes, story of, 221-223
Treets, Raimbaud de, story of, 44-48
Trenca, Chevalier Carlo, and Mentone, 268, 270
Turbia, Roman town of, 208 (_see_ La Turbie)
Turks, attack on Eze by, 127
sacking of Roquebrune, 254
U
Ughetta de Baus, wife of Blacas, 125
V
Valentinois, Duchy of, conferred on Prince of Monaco, 180
Valerianus, Lucius Veludius, commemorative inscription to, at Vence, 50,
51, 62
Vandals, invasion of Riviera by, 3
Vence, as Defender of the Faith, 49 _et seq._
Bishop Godeau of, 52, 53
bishopric founded at, 52
Black Death at, 56
Boulevard Marcelin-Maurel, 60, 61
Church of, 61, 62
converted to Christianity, 51
description of, 59 _et seq._
East Gate of, 60
history of, 49 _et seq._
Huguenots in, 54-58
Merovingian carvings at, 62
old town of, 65
Place du Peyra at, 61
Place Godeau, 64
Place Wilson, 61
Portail du Peyra, 61
Portail Levis at, 61
Roman inscriptions at, 50, 51, 62
Romans at, 49, 50
Rue de la Coste, 61
St. Eusebius, first Bishop of, 62
siege of, by Lesdiguières, 58
Signadour Gate at, 60
tomb of St. Veran at, 63
tombs of bishops in Cathedral of, 52
tombs of Villeneuves at, 63
view of, from La Grande Corniche, 13
Villeneuves and, 53, 63
watch tower of, 65
“Vence,” by J. D., 61
Ventimiglia and Mentone, 268
Ventimiglia, Counts of, 254, 256, 283, 301
Via Aureliana at, 208
Ventium (Vence), Roman station of, 49
Vento, the, and Mentone, 268
Roquebrune sold to, 254
Via Aureliana, as frontier boundary between Italy and Gaul, 209
highest point of, 209
milestones on, 260
route of, 36, 194, 208, 279
Vibia, commemorative inscription to, at Vence, 50, 51, 62
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, 22 (footnote)
Victor Amédée pays homage to “Our Lady of Laghet,” 233
Villars, Maréchal de, and monument at La Turbie, 219
Villefranche, 112, 113
citadel of, 113
Paganini and, 114
“The Great Ship” launched at, 114
Villeneuve, Romée de, story of, 80 _et seq._
Villeneuve-Bargemon, Marquis de, House of, at Grasse, 74
Villeneuve-Loubet, Lords of, 53
Villeneuve-Monans, Baron de, and Louise de Cabris, 90
Villeneuves, the, and Vence, 53, 54
tombs of, at Vence, 63
Vinaigrier, Mont, La Grande Corniche and, 12
Viteola, Guglielmo, story of wild boar and, 294 _et seq._
“Voyages dans les Départements du Midi de la France,” by A. L. Millin, 51
W
William of Marseilles, Count of Provence, defeats the Saracens, 4
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Transcriber’s Notes:
The Roquebrune referred in this book is now known as
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. A few
obvious typesetting and punctuation errors have been corrected without
note. Some illustrations have been moved slightly from their original
locations to keep paragraphs intact.
[End of _The Riviera of the Corniche Road_ by Frederick Treves]