107. Orosius, 1. ii. c. 19, p. 143. He speaks as if he
disapproved 'all' statues; vel Deum vel hominem mentiuntur.
They consisted of the kings of Alba and Rome from Aeneas,
the Romans illustrious either in arms or arts, and the
deified Caesars. The expression which he uses of 'Forum' is
somewhat ambiguous, since there existed.'five' principal
'Fora'; but as they were all contiguous and adjacent, in the
plain which is surrounded by the Capitoline, the Quirinal,
the Esquiline, and the Palatine hills they might fairly be
considered as 'one'. See the Roma Antiqua of Donatus, p.
162-201, and the Roma Antica of Nardini, p. 212-273. The
former is more useful for the ancient descriptions, the
latter for the actual topography