workmanship; for hard it is to say whether is most admirable, the beautiful figure of the body, or the exquisite temperature of the metal" There was also a colossal Jupiter of the Capitol, cast by Corovillius out of the brazen armor taken from the dead bodies of the conquered Samnites. Pliny says the first bronze statue cast in Rome, was that of the goddess Ceres, the expense of which was defrayed by the forfeited goods of Spurius Capius, who was put to death for aspiring to the dignity of king.
CAMPUS MARTIUS.
The Campus Martius was a large plain without
the city of Rome, which was adorned with a multitude
of statues, the spoils of war; also with columns,
arches, and porticos. The public assemblies
were held there, the officers of state chosen, and audience
given to foreign ambassadors; there, also,
the Roman youths performed their exercises, learned
to wrestle and box, to throw the discus, hurl the
javelin, ride a horse, drive a chariot, etc.
ELECTIONEERING PICTURES AT ROME.
The Roman commanders made a singular use of
painting to advance their interests. Their inordinate
love of military fame discovered a mode of
feeding that ruling passion by means of this charming
art. According to Valerius Maximus, Massala
was the first who, when he offered himself for the
consulship, instead of sitting in the market-place,
