"Mr. Forbes's long personal acquaintance with Rome gives him access to
sources of information which are beyond the reach of ordinary
tourists, and confer special value on his oral as well as printed
explanations of the antiquities of the city."--_Swiss Times._
"Mr. Forbes has been a close student of Roman history, and for a
period of some sixteen years has been familiar with all the
excavations and the developments they have made. To be in his company
and to hear his explanations is therefore to reap many advantages
which even the best informed student of written history could not gain
if left to himself."--_Boston Journal._
"Mr. Russell Forbes is endowed with a thorough classical education and
great ability of research, and it is most delightful to be privileged
to hear his learned lectures, and while here to be conducted by
him."--_Cleveland Herald._
"His explanations are remarkably clear and concise."--_Hartford
Evening Post._
"Mr. Forbes has done most excellent and scholarly work upon the recent
excavations in demonstrating by the classics the exact location of
ground famous in the history of Rome; and though he often dissipates
beyond hope of revival popular conceptions, he always supplies a clear
historical view."--_Boston Transcript._
"Mr. Russell Forbes's lectures are not merely dry, pedantic expounds
of history and art, but are truly most admirable, entertaining, and
instructive interpretations. Englishmen and Americans have always
found Mr. Russell Forbes's lectures one of the great pleasures in
going to see our monuments, and of special and uncommon advantage on
their trips."--_Roman News._
"And what an explanation it was! No mere guide-book chatter, no
parrot-like repetition of an oft-told and wearisome story, but an
intelligent conveying of historical facts, evincing a genuine love for
research, a profound admiration for the work of the ancient days when
Rome ruled the world, and a deep regard for those trophies which the
hand of time and the vandalism of man have left to teach us the
history of the past."--_Tourist Chronicle._