The Romane historie vvritten by T. Livius of Padua. Also, the Breviaries of L. Florus: with a chronologie to the whole historie: and the Topographie of Rome in old time. Translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke

CHAP. II. The hearb-market: the temple of Iuno Matuta, and of Hope: the oratorie or chappell of Numa: the columne called Lactaria: the altar and chappell of Carmenta.

THis place hath the name of Forum Holitorium, for that therein is great store of woorts and pot-hearbs, without the gate Carmentalis, where, in times past was the old market kept: and at this day called it is, the street Montanaria.

VVithin the compasse of the said market place, C. Cornelius the Consull, in the time of the Gaules warre, vowed a temple to Iuno Matuta: which afterward being Censor, hee put out to buil∣ding, in that very place where afterwards stood the church of S. Andrew surnamed in Mentuza.

The same C. Cornelius built in the Forum Holitorium, the temple of Hope, and the same adorned with divers and sundrie marbles: which afterwards Collatinus consecrated. Many a day after, it was smitten with lightning; and in the end set on fire and burnt.

A columne also there was in the same market place named Lactaria: unto which the sucking babes that were to be nourished with milke, were presented.

The oratorie of Numa, stood in the bottome of Argiletum, neere the theatre of Marcellus.

The altar Carmentalis, consecrated by Evander to his mother Carmenta, stood before the gate Car∣mentalis.

In the same place also was the chappell of Carmenta built by the matrons of Rome. At the first, shee was called Nicostrata: but for that shee delivered Oracles in verse, shee tooke the name of Carmenta.