STAZIONE VII COHORTI DEI VIGILI

(Roman firemen), remodelled and formed into seven watches by Augustus.

The building was discovered in 1866. _The custodian conducts the

visitor over, fee half a franc._ Descending the stairs we enter a

mosaic paved courtyard, with a well in the centre, and on the right a

small altar with mural paintings. There are several other chambers,

and a bath, with numerous inscriptions on the walls scratched by the

firemen during their idle moments.

_Going down the_ VIA LUNGARETTA, _we enter the_ PIAZZA OF S. MARIA, in

which are a fine fountain and the

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