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THis street beginneth at the old Curia, in the angle of Palatium neere the arch of [Great] Con∣stantine. Varro supposeth that it began at the Carinae and the chappell of Sterniae. VVhereby a
man may gather, that the Via Sacra sometimes went through the gardens now of S. Marie the new, to the temple of Peace, the Forum of Caesar, and so directly up to the castle of the Capitoll. The name of Sacra it tooke, for that the Augurs when they came from the Capitoll hill, went through it as they tooke their Augurie: or because monethly, they went in procession with sacred reliques along that way: or last of all, in regard that in it there was a league and covenant made betweene Romulus and Tatius. At the head and top of it, Ancus Martius in times past dwelt, neere the chappell of the Lares.
In this street was the famous statue set up of Cloelia.
The arch Fabian likewise, neere the kings pallace, fast by the Basilica of Paulus, was reared by Fa∣bius the Censor, who subdued the Allobroges. In which arch was the scutcheon with his armes, and other tokens of the victorie engraven. Fast by it, Scribonius Libo erected a seat and Tribunall for the Pretour, named Puteal.
In the same street-way, was the marble arch of Vespasian, (the ancientest of all others that are now to be seene) erected by Vespasian after hee had woon Hierusalem. In it were his victories cut and en∣graven, with the arke of the covenant of one side; and on the other, his triumphs and spoiles; and namely, the golden candlesticke; the seven other lights, the two tables of Moses, the vessels of the temple of Hierusalem; the golden table, weighing one great talent; and many things else, whereof Iosephus writeth.