The Hills Of Rome
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The Hills Of Rome
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Author : Caroline Vout
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
The Hills Of Rome written by Caroline Vout and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Rome categories.
Explores the cliche of 'the city of seven hills' and how, since antiquity, it has shaped experience of the city.
The Seven Hills Of Rome
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-07-31
The Seven Hills Of Rome written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the hills *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city." In that short line, Anatole Broyard, a 20th century American writer, compactly captures the timeless and enchanting beauty that resides within the Eternal City of Rome. This tourist destination is often one of the highest ranked on bucket lists, for how could one not want to experience its marvelous ruins, mirror-like rivers, and spectacular stretches of aqueducts firsthand? As one sips on fine Italian wine on a terrace overlooking the grand remnants of the Colosseum, one can practically hear the roars of the battling gladiators and the raucous applause of the spectators. And as one strolls through the coarse, yet quaint cobblestone streets, one can almost hear the galloping horses and screeching wheels of chariots in the distance, and even feel the brush of the breeze as they charge past. It is difficult not to fall in love with a city so effortlessly nostalgic it verges on utopian. The ambitious and fearless emperors that built the legendary Roman Empire from scratch, the broad-shouldered and bronzed gladiators with their iconic plume helmets and glinting swords, and elaborate parties attended by toga-wearing Romans fueled by alcohol, violence, orgies, and other godless acts all paint a picture of Roman life. Indeed, many people are well-versed with these unique scenes of Roman history, but few are familiar with the equally riveting years preceding the dawn of the Roman Republic, and even less people are acquainted with the fabled Seven Hills sitting east of the Tiber River - the core geographical components of Rome, and the very foundations that the Eternal City was built on. The Seven Hills of Rome: The History and Legacy of the Hills that Form the Heart of the Eternal City takes a trek around each and every one of the famous hills, and illustrates how the different events that transpired on each mound has contributed to the shaping of Roman history. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Seven Hills of Rome like never before.
The Seven Hills Of Rome
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Author : Grant Heiken
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-24
The Seven Hills Of Rome written by Grant Heiken and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with Science categories.
From humble beginnings, Rome became perhaps the greatest intercontinental power in the world. Why did this historic city become so much more influential than its neighbor, nearby Latium, which was peopled by more or less the same stock? Over the years, historians, political analysts, and sociologists have discussed this question ad infinitum, without considering one underlying factor that led to the rise of Rome--the geology now hidden by the modern city. This book demonstrates the important link between the history of Rome and its geologic setting in a lively, fact-filled narrative sure to interest geology and history buffs and travelers alike. The authors point out that Rome possessed many geographic advantages over surrounding areas: proximity to a major river with access to the sea, plateaus for protection, nearby sources of building materials, and most significantly, clean drinking water from springs in the Apennines. Even the resiliency of Rome's architecture and the stability of life on its hills are underscored by the city's geologic framework. If carried along with a good city map, this book will expand the understanding of travelers who explore the eternal city's streets. Chapters are arranged geographically, based on each of the seven hills, the Tiber floodplain, ancient creeks that dissected the plateau, and ridges that rise above the right bank. As an added bonus, the last chapter consists of three field trips around the center of Rome, which can be enjoyed on foot or by using public transportation.
The Hills Of Rome
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Author : Caroline Vout
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-13
The Hills Of Rome written by Caroline Vout and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with History categories.
Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcanic terrain and how it is fundamental to how we define this. Its chronological remit is capacious: Varro, Virgil and Claudian at one end, on, through the work of Renaissance antiquarians, to embrace frescoes and nineteenth-century engravings. These artists and authors celebrated the hills and the views from these hills, in an attempt to capture Rome holistically. By studying their efforts, this book confronts the problems of encapsulating Rome and 'cityness' more broadly and indeed the artificiality of any representation, whether a painting, poem or map. In this sense, it is not a history of the city at any one moment in time, but a history of how the city has been, and has to be, perceived.
The Hills Of Rome
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Author : Caroline Vout
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-13
The Hills Of Rome written by Caroline Vout and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with Architecture categories.
This book explores the cliché of 'the city of seven hills' and how, since antiquity, it has shaped experience of the city.
Rome S Holy Mountain
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Author : Jason Moralee
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-01
Rome S Holy Mountain written by Jason Moralee and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with History categories.
Rome's Capitoline Hill was the smallest of the Seven Hills of Rome. Yet in the long history of the Roman state it was the empire's holy mountain. The hill was the setting of many of Rome's most beloved stories, involving Aeneas, Romulus, Tarpeia, and Manlius. It also held significant monuments, including the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, a location that marked the spot where Jupiter made the hill his earthly home in the age before humanity. This is the first book that follows the history of the Capitoline Hill into late antiquity and the early middle ages, asking what happened to a holy mountain as the empire that deemed it thus became a Christian republic. This is not a history of the hill's tonnage of marble and gold bedecked monuments, but rather an investigation into how the hill was used, imagined, and known from the third to the seventh centuries CE. During this time, the imperial triumph and other processions to the top of the hill were no longer enacted. But the hill persisted as a densely populated urban zone and continued to supply a bridge to fragmented memories of an increasingly remote past through its toponyms. This book is also about a series of Christian engagements with the Capitoline Hill's different registers of memory, the transmission and dissection of anecdotes, and the invention of alternate understandings of the hill's role in Roman history. What lingered long after the state's disintegration in the fifth century were the hill's associations with the raw power of Rome's empire.
The Founders Of Rome
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Author : George S. Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Founders Of Rome written by George S. Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Rome categories.
Seven Paintings For The Hills Of Rome
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Author :
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Seven Paintings For The Hills Of Rome written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.
Empress Of The Seven Hills
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Author : Kate Quinn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-04-03
Empress Of The Seven Hills written by Kate Quinn and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-03 with Fiction categories.
A tale of love, power and intrigue from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Diamond Eye. Powerful, prosperous, and expanding ever farther into the untamed world, the Roman Empire has reached its peak under the rule of the beloved Emperor Trajan. But neither he nor his reign can last forever... Brash and headstrong, Vix is a celebrated ex-gladiator returned to Rome to make his fortune. The sinuous, elusive Sabina is a senator's daughter who craves adventure. Sometimes lovers, sometimes enemies, Vix and Sabina are united by their devotion to Trajan. But others are already maneuvering in the shadows. Trajan's ambitious Empress has her own plans for Sabina. And the aristocratic politician Hadrian—who is both the Empress's ruthless protégé and Vix's mortal enemy—has ambitions he confesses to no one, ambitions rooted in a secret prophecy. When Trajan falls, they all will be caught in a deadly whirlwind that may seal their fates, and that of the entire Roman Empire...
Rome In Winter And The Tuscan Hills In Summer
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Author : David Young
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Rome In Winter And The Tuscan Hills In Summer written by David Young and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Italy categories.