Network services required for (most effectively) running a website A webpage is a page that you can visit on the internet that has it’s own address (e.g., https://www.steventammen.com). Webpages are collected into websites. Websites require various services to make them publicly accessible and functional.
Domain name registrar Each web address is unique: you cannot have more than one ichthys.com. For this reason, web addresses must be registered with people known as domain registrars.
Some starting links Lurker’s Guide to Leangains 11 Reasons I Stick With Intermittent Fasting and Leangains What’s the Difference Between Casein and Whey Protein? Some nutrition ramblings Intermittent fasting Intermittent fasting makes consuming less calories easier by taking advantage of the appetite-suppressing effects of fasting. It also burns fat (ketosis), and induces autophagy (thought to be beneficial to overall wellness, especially long-term). As soon as you consume calories (“breaking the fast”), you drop out of ketosis and lose the appetite suppression, fat-burning, and autophagy benefits.
Today we visited Pompeii. I will say that there were far more tourists than I was expecting, and I found myself horrified at the behavior of many people. There were employees of the archaeological site whose full time job was to shout at people touching ancient monuments (or worse). The only food in the archaeological site was overpriced, and the lines to get it were really long.
Other people aside, the archaeological site itself was pretty great.
Today we visited the ancient Roman city of Puteoli, which was an important port city for the Romans. Puteoli had a rather impressive amphitheater, and it was here that we talked about Roman gladiatorial games in-depth. We also visited Cumae, an ancient Greek colony that had one of the famed Greek sibyls in antiquity. There is also an air of mystery about the place given its use in Agrippa’s campaign against the rebellious Sextus Pompey (the son of Pompey the Great) during the time Octavian was centralizing power.
Today we visited the Esquiline wing of the Domus Aurea, a massive palace complex that Nero built after the fire of 64 AD. Access to the Domus Aurea is a bit more limited than other monuments in the city (you have to get a special form of permission to see it, to my understanding). It’s all underground, so while it was ~95 degrees outside when we went in, it was quite a bit colder in the Domus Aurea, to the point where some people in our group were shivering!
Background Ever since I broke off blogging about my time in Rome once things got too busy, I’ve had the expectation of catching back up and finishing what I started. I’ve even promised people that I’d finish, and been saying that I would once I got back stateside.
However, I had an online class to wrap up, some other travel to deal with, and responsibilities related to job-hunting (it has begun!
Today we visited the forum! In addition to seeing most of the important monuments in the forum, we discussed the twin concepts of regularization and monumentalization, as well as memory theater and the forum’s later shift into a symbol of Rome and her history.
Overview of the forum
Figure 1: A view from down in the forum
Background In the swampy land between three hills: Capitoline, Palatine, Esquiline.
Today we visited the Mausoleum of Augustus and the remains of the Ara Pacis (“Altar of Peace”) and discussed exactly how these things related to Augustus’ PR strategy. We also visited the Palazzo Altemps and looked at some statuary that combined ancient parts with reconstructions by sculptors hired by the Ludovisi family, as well as a Roman copy of a Greek piece called “The suicidal Gaul.”
Mausoleum of Augustus Augustus’ tomb, and that of his immediate relatives.
Today we talked about the transition from the Republic to the Empire in the context of political and social considerations. We also went to the Palazzo Massimo, a large museum that we only saw bits and pieces of. When there, we discussed Roman portraiture, among other things.
Walls of Rome Servian wall: 4th century BC Not actually built in the Regal period by Servius Tullius. Rome won’t have a wall again until 700 years later.
Last week we talked about the early history of the city: the regal period, but also a bit of Rennaissance (turtle fountain, the Borghese Palazzo). Today: brief overview on the transition from the Republic to the empire. In particular, an examination of how this transition affected the city fabric itself. Civil war, Augustus, and rebuilding Competition between generals comes to a head. 100 BC to 31 BC: near constant state of civil war in the Roman state.