ELEGY POWER!!!!!

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Ovid's Elegy to Tebullus is defiantly grief to consolation. I have come to the conclusion that Ovid and Tebullus were secret lovers. In his poem, Ovid makes many comparisons to two lovers when one of them dies. "What use to have slept alone in an empty bed?" (Ovid line 34) In this stanza Ovid talks about the two lovers Nemesis and Delia after Nemisis steals her away from Tibullus. In the end, Ovid realizes Tibullus would not want him to grieve like this and that brings him comfort.

The Elegy blogpost

My opinion is that this Elegy becomes more depressing over time. This Elegy describes the grief of gods as well as humans. "No less was Venus stunned by her Tibullus's death." (line 15) This shows that even the gods grieved over Tibullus's death. His death also had an effect on all of troy. "May earth not lie heavy on you ashes." (line 68)

2.10.10
Capitoline Hill in early Rome

Capitoline Hill has some of the oldest ruins in Greece today. In fact, there is now a museum dedicated to ancient facts. The buildings that house this museum are palaces dating back to the Renaissance and medieval time periods. You can find Capitoline Hill located in between the Campius Martius and the Forum. The forum is where Rome was before it expanded. It was a very busy area and still is. “The Campius Martius was a piece of Rome (about 2 square kilometers) that was not just publicly owned but in the Middle Ages was also one of the most populated places of Rome.” (Emilie Fabricius Algreen)In ancient Rome, Capitoline hill was tused as the major defensive point of the city. In fact, in 390 Capitoline Hill was the only place in the city not raided by barbarians. The reason the hill is the major defensive part of the city is because it is the highest pint of the city, and because of the dangerously sharp shards of rock that laid beneath it. In he earlier times, the generals would throw their enemies off the top of the hill and into the shards beneath it. Ouch!


http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-capitoline-museums
http://www.willylogan.com

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Robert Backer

Mr. Dave

Humanities 9G

2/6/10

The Quirinal Hill (today)

The Quirinal hill is one of the seven hills in Rome. The hill is normally quiet and has the Trevi fountain near it. The Trevi fountain is an amazing fountain with a sculpture of Neptune riding his chariot in the middle of it. It is also said that “the water at the bottom of the fountain represents the sea.” The head of State is the president in rome now and the Quirinal palace is the home of the president. The Quirinal hill also has the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on it. The church was designed by Michelangelo and was built in honor of the christian slaves. (sources)

(http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1247_The_Seven_Hills_of_Rome.html) (http://www.mariamilani.com/rome_italy/rome_quirinal.htm) (http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trevi.htm) (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-degli-angeli.htm) (http://www.romaviva.com/fontana-di-trevi-quirinale/quirinal_palace.htm)

Edited Version

During the republic it was where the elite lived. If you lived on Caelian Hill you were elite in the government, or in society. During it's history a wall was built, about 2oo meters south of the church. It divided the hill into two. It was called the Servian wall, the west was where the city lied, and the eastern half was where the country.

Robert's blogpost

Robert Backer

Mr. Dave

Humanities 9G

2/6/10

The Quirinal Hill (today)

The Quirinal hill is one of the seven hills in Rome. The hill is normally quiet and has the Trevi fountain near it. The Trevi fountain is an amazing fountain with a sculpture of Neptune riding his chariot in the middle of it. It is also said that “the water at the bottom of the fountain represents the sea.” (For pictures click on the 3rd link down). The Quirinal hill also has the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on it. “The church was designed by Michelangelo and was dedicated to the christian slaves who died building baths.” (sources)

(http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1247_The_Seven_Hills_of_Rome.html) ((http://www.mariamilani.com/rome_italy/rome_quirinal.htm) (http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trevi.htm) (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-degli-angeli.htm)

Sarah Ritter
2.08.10
Capitoline Hill in early Rome

In ancient Rome, Capitoline hill was the major defensive point of the city. In fact, in 390 Capitoline Hill was the only place in the city not raided by barbarians. The reason the hill is the major defensive part of the city is because it is the highest pint of the city, and because of the dangerously sharp shards of rock that laid beneath it. In he earlier times, the generals would throw their enemies off the top of the hill and into the shards beneath it. Ouch!


http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-capitoline-museums
http://www.willylogan.com