He was part of a group of distinguished late 19th-century scholars of the Roman Forum that included Christian Hülsen and Rodolfo Lanciani.
hiː wʌz pˈɑːɹt əvə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi skˈɑːlɚz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən fˈoːɹəm ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd kɹˈɪstʃən hˈuːlsən ænd ɹədˈɑːlfoʊ lˈænʃiəni.