Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME I
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I VEII.—THE CITY
- CHAPTER II VEII.—THE CEMETERY
- CHAPTER III CASTEL GIUBILEO.—FIDENÆ
- CHAPTER IV SUTRI.—SUTRIUM
- CHAPTER V NEPI.—NEPETE
- CHAPTER VI CIVITA CASTELLANA.—FALERII (VETERES.)
- CHAPTER VII FALLERI.—FALERII (NOVI)
- CHAPTER VIII FESCENNIUM
- CHAPTER IX ORTE—HORTA
- CHAPTER X FERONIA AND CAPENA
- CHAPTER XI MONTE CIMINO—MONS CIMINUS
- CHAPTER XII VITERBO.—SURRINA
- CHAPTER XIII FERENTO.—FERENTINUM
- CHAPTER XIV BOMARZO
- CHAPTER XV CASTEL D' ASSO.—CASTELLUM AXIA
- CHAPTER XVI NORCHIA.—OROLE?
- CHAPTER XVII BIEDA.—BLERA
- CHAPTER XVIII CORNETO. TARQUINII—THE CEMETERY
- CHAPTER XIX TARQUINII—THE CITY
- CHAPTER XX GRAVISCÆ
- CHAPTER XXI VULCI
- CHAPTER XXII MUSIGNANO
- CHAPTER XXIII TOSCANELLA.—TUSCANIA
- CHAPTER XXIV STATONIA
- CHAPTER XXV PITIGLIANO AND SORANO
- CHAPTER XXVI SOVANA.—SUANA
- CHAPTER XXVII BOLSENA—VOLSINII
- CHAPTER XXVIII MONTE FIASCONE—FANUM VOLTUMNÆ?
- CHAPTER XXIX ORVIETO
- Titles in the series
- Plate section
CHAPTER XI - MONTE CIMINO—MONS CIMINUS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME I
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I VEII.—THE CITY
- CHAPTER II VEII.—THE CEMETERY
- CHAPTER III CASTEL GIUBILEO.—FIDENÆ
- CHAPTER IV SUTRI.—SUTRIUM
- CHAPTER V NEPI.—NEPETE
- CHAPTER VI CIVITA CASTELLANA.—FALERII (VETERES.)
- CHAPTER VII FALLERI.—FALERII (NOVI)
- CHAPTER VIII FESCENNIUM
- CHAPTER IX ORTE—HORTA
- CHAPTER X FERONIA AND CAPENA
- CHAPTER XI MONTE CIMINO—MONS CIMINUS
- CHAPTER XII VITERBO.—SURRINA
- CHAPTER XIII FERENTO.—FERENTINUM
- CHAPTER XIV BOMARZO
- CHAPTER XV CASTEL D' ASSO.—CASTELLUM AXIA
- CHAPTER XVI NORCHIA.—OROLE?
- CHAPTER XVII BIEDA.—BLERA
- CHAPTER XVIII CORNETO. TARQUINII—THE CEMETERY
- CHAPTER XIX TARQUINII—THE CITY
- CHAPTER XX GRAVISCÆ
- CHAPTER XXI VULCI
- CHAPTER XXII MUSIGNANO
- CHAPTER XXIII TOSCANELLA.—TUSCANIA
- CHAPTER XXIV STATONIA
- CHAPTER XXV PITIGLIANO AND SORANO
- CHAPTER XXVI SOVANA.—SUANA
- CHAPTER XXVII BOLSENA—VOLSINII
- CHAPTER XXVIII MONTE FIASCONE—FANUM VOLTUMNÆ?
- CHAPTER XXIX ORVIETO
- Titles in the series
- Plate section
Summary
Cimini cum monte lacum.
—Virgil.How soon the tale of ages may be told!
A page, a verse, records the fall of fame.
The wreck of centuries—we gaze on you
O cities, once the glorious and the free!—
The lofty tales that charmed our youth renew,
And wondering ask if these their scenes can be.
Hemans.Who that has seen has not hailed with delight the exquisite little lake of Vico, which lies in the lap of the Ciminian Mount, just above Ronciglione? Its own singular beauty is charm enough, but in English eyes it possesses the additional interest of similarity to some of our own island lakes. The first time I saw it was one evening when I had strolled up from Ronciglione, and had come upon it unexpectedly, not aware of its close proximity. The sun was sinking behind the hills, which reared their broad, purple masses into the clear sky, and shaded half the bosom of the calm lake with their hues—while the other half reflected the orange and golden glories of an Italian sunset. Not a sound broke the stillness, save the chirping of the cicala from the trees, whose song served but to make the silence heard—and not a sign of human life was there beyond a high column of smoke wreathing up whitely in front of the dark mountains.
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- The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria , pp. 189 - 193Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1848