Rome: on the palatine

Thank you class! As Dr. Weber said, words just don't speak to me.  This was my Aha! moment: the poem gives a visual of Rome in ruins, but these ruins give it its essence. Connecting the past with the present.   

And yes, Poetry is beautiful once you can actually make sense of the words.

We looking over Roman People, ch.3 today.  Politics were described as a mess where violence was a major part of it all.  Today we added to the violence the fact that everyone was getting married to their own relatives and stabbing each other on the back.  Brutus killed Cesar but it did not turn out as he had planned.  Instead of having everyone cheer for him, as would be the case in previous murders of leaders, Rome went through complete disaster.  Everyone wanted to rule and take up Cesars place.  

In todays video I was able to appreciate art, from statues to paintings to mosaics.  I also viewed St. Peter's Basilica.  It's beauty comes not only because it's the center for Roman Catholics but because of its structure and art within.