Note 169 — Chapter IV · , PART II. THE LATER AQUEDUCTS.

This is shewn by the large corbels in the wall on the bank of the river at this point, opposite to the Cloaca Maxima, which are pierced with holes through them, in which a pole was placed to attach the chain. These corbels remain perfect on the western side; on the eastern side, they have been destroyed, or covered over by medieval houses. Those which remain are carved into the form of gigantic lions’ heads, of the character called Etruscan, but are of the time when the Port of Rome was made in the Tiber, B.C. 180.