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HOw great a compasse the Palatium tooke up in old time, how gorgeously it was built, how rich, how frequent and full of houses, the huge ruines, the pictures, statues, and most pretious pillars
there found, do easily declare. For no man ever hath left in writing, who first built so great and state∣ly edifices; who afterwards enlarged the same, and in so conspicuous a place erected those houses. By little and little it grew to so great an height, as if all writers should be ignorant of those antiquities: neither was any thing at one time done at once, which seemed worth the memoriall. For, Historio∣graphers are wont to deliver unto posteritie those things only which are rare and worthie of admi∣ration. The mount Palatine at this day is called Palatium majus, and setting aside the Church of Saint Andrew, hath scarse two houses inhabited. The rest beeing either replenished with vines or fit for pasture, yeeldeth grasse and food, for sheepe, caples, and goats. So as it seemeth it may be cal∣led Balantium of the bleating that sheep make, rather than Palantium.
This Palatium had also a place therein called Atrium, built in old time and hallowed by Augurie: in it the Senat sate in counsell, because they might not assemble in any place unaugurate or unhal∣lowed. Therein also rammes were sacrificed.
The old gate of the Palatium was neere the Rostra, over-against S. Laurence church in Miranda. Some would have this to be called the gate of Romulus, in old time.