Appenine mountains described by the Latin poets, 213 to 216, Appian way, 221, 314. Aquapendente, its fine situation, 300. Aqueducts, Roman, 295. Aquila, his character, 412. Arabia represented on a medal, and described by the poets, 98, 99. Arthur, Prince, his statue at Inspruck, 356. Asti, the frontier town of Savoy, 320. Augustus, explanation of a medal stamped to his memory, 77, 79. Aurelius, Marcus, his medal, 251. Abundance of his statues at Rome, Baiac, the winter retreat of the old Romans, 237. Barber of Milan, his conspiracy to poison his fellow citizens, 162. Bartholomew (St.) his famous statue in the great church at Milan, 158. Bear, held in mighty veneration at St. Gall, 344. Benacus, described by Virgil, 168. Bern, its public walks and arsenal, 335. The riches of its canton, 338. Bolsena, lake and town, 299. Brass, ancient and modern, distinguished by the taste, 102. Brescia, why more favoured by the Venetians than any other of their dominions; and its iron works, 168. Britain compared with France, 387. Britannia, description of her by a medal, 90. Brutus, a medal of his, 318. C. Caduceus, or rod of Mercury, described on a medal, 56, 57. Cæsar's character, 373. Cæsar's, Roman, the character ascribed to them on medals, 107. Cajeta, why so called, 258. Calvin, his advice to the Genevois, before he died, 347. Cap worn by the eastern nations, 70. Caprea described, 227, 246. Its fruitful soil, 246. Some account of the medals found in it, 247, 251 to 253. Cassis, a French port, its pleasant neighbourhood, 147, Catacombs of Naples, 236. Celsus, how he represented our Saviour's miracles, 409. Ceres, more statues of her at Rome than of any other of their Charles Borromeo, (St.) his subterraneous chapel in Milan, with an Charles V. a medal on his resigning the crown to Philip I. 112, Christ, the testimonies of him in Pagan authors, 404 to 417. Christian religion, a treatise of it, 403, &c. Church, danger of it represented on a Pope's coin, 117. Coin, old, licked by an antiquary to find out its age, 102. Coins of the old Romans compared to Gazettes, 104. Coins, ancient and modern, the different workmanship in each, 117. Coins, ancient, the collections of them very deficient, 284. Colonna Infame, a pillar at Milan, 163. Commodus, explanation of one of his medals, 64 to 66. Concord, described on a medal, 25. Constance lake, 353. Constantine, Emperor, the sign that appeared to him in the heavens, 66. A coin of his explained, 45. Constantine, his medals and triumphal arch, 290. Cornu-copia explained, 25, 55, 65. Corona radialis described, 313. Corona radiata, on medals, why it represented the sun, 78. Craggs, (Mr.) Secretary, his character by Mr. Pope, 2. Cremera river, 299. Cumæ, very much changed from what it was, 256. Cussinus, an Englishman, was promised to the Duke of Austria's sister in marriage, 337. D. Daci, a medal on Trajan's victory over them, 67. Domitian, Martial, censured for reflecting on his memory, 70, 71, E. Echo, at Milan, a very surprising one, 164. Egypt, described by a medal, 84, 85. Its fertility, 84. Its sistrum, English courted by the pope to settle at Civita Vecchia, 304. Pictures Equity described on a medal, 35. Escargatoire, the use of it, 334. Eternity described on a medal, 36. European states, weighed in Boccalini's balance, 369. F. Fact (Goodman) his character, 393, 394. His charge against Count Fano, from whence so called, 203. Ferrara, thinly inhabited, and the town described, 194. Festivals instituted by the apostles, 428. Fidelity described on a medal, 28, 29, 57. Florence, its public buildings and famous gallery, 309. And rarities, Foligni town, 207. Fortune, translation of Horace's ode to her, 32. France, reasons for the enmity of that nation to Britain, 365. The Frescati, its fine walks and water-works, 295. Galbinus lake, 295. G. Galba, a coin of his explained, 24, 25. Gall, (St.) Abbot of, the extent of his territories, and manner of his Gall (St.) the great apostle of Germany, some account of him, 344. Garigliano described, 222. Gaurus mountain, 234. Generals of the confederate forces in the late war, their character, 377. Genoa, its description, 150. Its bank no burden to the Genoese, 152, George (St.) his church at Verona, 170. Good will, an emblem of it on a medal, 57. Gordianus Pius, a medal of his explained, 28. Granaries, the administration of them in Switzerland, 348. Grotto del Cani, experiments made in it, 238. Reasons for the effects, of its vapours, 239. Grotto Oscuro, 250. Gulph of Genoa, it nature, 149. H. Hall, its mint and salt-works, with the method of propagating them, Happiness, an emblem of it on a medal, 47. Heliogabalus, a medal of his explained, 24. Henry the Eighth of England, his letter to Anne of Boleyn, 291, 292, Holland, why it makes a better figure than its neighbours, 388. Homer, his apotheosis, 282. Honour joined on a medal with Victory, 24, 25. Hope described on a medal, 29, &c. January, Hesiod's description of that month, 451. Januarius, (St.) the liquefaction of his blood a bungling trick, its ori Jensano, the palace there, 296. Jesuits, their particular compliment to the queen of the Romans, in a Inn river, 358. Innocent XI. (Pope) his coin to represent the danger of the church, Inspruck, its public buildings, 359, &c. Inscription on medals examined, 209, &c. John, (St.) the beloved disciple, an account of him, 423, &c. Irenæus, an account, of him, 424. Ischia, by the ancients called Inarime, some account of it, 255. Italy described by a medal, 88, 89. Italy divided into many principalities, as more natural to its situation, Judea described on several old coins, 93, &c. Juno Sispita, or Sospita, how represented, and Tully's description of this goddess, 312. Jura mount, 325. Justina, (St.) her church one of the finest in Italy, 178. Luffetien castle, 359. K. L. Labarum, a military ensign of the Romans, described, 66. Lago di Como, formerly Larius, 168. Described by Claudian, 169. Lacoon and his two sons, figure of them, 312. Lausanne, a peculiar privilege belonging to one street in this town, 331. Lawyers, their great numbers and constant employment among the Legend on medals examined, 109, &c. Leghorn, a free port, and the great resort of other nations to it, 302, Leman lake described, with the towns on it, 324, &c. Levant trade, on what its prosperity depends, 369. Lewis XIV. the reason of his many expensive projects, 370. Lindaw, 353. Liris, or the Garigliano described, 222. 1 Loretto, its prodigious riches, and why never attacked by the Chris- Lucan, his prophecy of the Latian towns, 298. Lucca, the industry of its inhabitants, 306 Under the king of Ludlow, Edmund, his retirement and epitaph, 329, 330, Marcus Aurelius, explanation of three of his coins, 72 to 77. Marino (St.) its situation, extent, founder, and original, 199, 200.- |