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186 From Rome to Naples.

The greatest Pleasure I took in my
Journey from Rome to Naples was in
seeing the Fields, Towns, and Rivers
that have been describ'd by so many
Classic Authors, and have been the
Scenes of so many great Actions; for
this whole Road is extreamly barren
of Curiosities. It is worth while to
have an Eye on Horace's Voyage to
Brundisi, when one passes this way;
for by comparing his several Stages,
and the Road he took, with those
that are observ'd at present, we may
have some Idea of the Changes that
have been made in the Face of this
Country since his Time. If we may
guess at the common Travelling of
Persons of Quality, among the an-
cient Romans, from this Poet's De-
scription of his Voyage, we may con-
clude they seldom went above Four-
teen Miles a Day over the Appian
Way, which was more us'd by the
Noble Romans than any other in Ita-
ly, as it led to Naples, Baiae, and the
most