{"id":15349,"date":"2011-11-22T23:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2021-03-15T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:19:59","slug":"the-palatine-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15349","title":{"rendered":"The Palatine Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atop the Palatine Hill are the remains of an ancient temple, presumably dedicated to Jupiter Stator. This temple was the site of Cicero&#8217;s first oration against Cataline in 63 BC. Around the niches, there are remnants of mosaics, and above the niche to the left is a representation of the Greek Sphynx and the Fleur de Lys of the Farnese family.<\/p>\n<p>The grave of Giacomo Boni (25 April 1859 &#8211; 10 July 1925) lies on the Palatine Hill where he had worked as an archeologist.<\/p>\n<p>From the Palatine Hill, there is a magnificent panoramic view of the Roman Forum, including a wide swath of green where the House of the Vestals once stood. The Colosseum can be seen just outside the Forum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Jupiter-Stator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15350\" title=\"Temple of Jupiter Stator\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Jupiter-Stator.jpg\" alt=\"Temple of Jupiter Stator\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Jupiter-Stator.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Jupiter-Stator-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Jupiter-Stator-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Temple of Jupiter Stator<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Temple of Jupiter Stator (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grave-of-Giacomo-Boni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15351\" title=\"Grave of Giacomo Boni\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grave-of-Giacomo-Boni.jpg\" alt=\"Grave of Giacomo Boni\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grave-of-Giacomo-Boni.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grave-of-Giacomo-Boni-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Grave-of-Giacomo-Boni-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Grave of Giacomo Boni<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Grave of Giacomo Boni (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/House-of-the-Vestals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15352\" title=\"The House of the Vestals\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/House-of-the-Vestals.jpg\" alt=\"The House of the Vestals\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/House-of-the-Vestals.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/House-of-the-Vestals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/House-of-the-Vestals-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The House of the Vestals<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The House of the Vestals (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Forum-and-Colosseum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15353\" title=\"The Forum and the Colosseum\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Forum-and-Colosseum.jpg\" alt=\"The Forum and the Colosseum\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Forum-and-Colosseum.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Forum-and-Colosseum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Forum-and-Colosseum-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Forum and the Colosseum<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Forum and the Colosseum (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atop the Palatine Hill are the remains of an ancient temple, presumably dedicated to Jupiter Stator. This temple was the site of Cicero&#8217;s first oration against Cataline in 63 BC. 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