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  Janiculum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Janiculum was a center for the cult of the god Janus, and the fact that it overlooked the city made it a good place for augurs to observe the auspices.
The Janiculum also houses a baroque fountain built by Pope Paul V in the late-seventeenth century, the Acqua Paola, and several foreign research institutions, including the American Academy in Rome and the Academia de España.
The Janiculum is the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi and French forces fighting on behalf of the Pope, who sought to restore the dominion of Papal States over Rome.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Janiculum   (477 words)

  
 Janiculum
While the tallest hill in the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among the proverbial seven hills of Rome, being west of the Tiber and outside the boundaries of the ancient city.
Anciently, the Janiculum was a center for the cult of the god Janus; it was also known in Roman times as the Mons Vaticanus; the fact that it overlooked the city made it a good place for augurs to go and observe the auspices.
In history, the Janiculum was the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi and French forces fighting on behalf of the Pope, who sought to restore him to the throne of the Papal States.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/j/ja/janiculum.html   (254 words)

  
 Gianicolo G13   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Janiculum is not counted as one of the Seven Hills of Rome and was nicknamed the "8th hill".
Numa Pompilius, the Sabine successor of Romulus, was buried on the Janiculum, and Ancus Marcius, the 4th king of Rome, is said to have built the Pons Sublicius over the Tiber to connect the Janiculum with the city of Rome.
During its history hill was occupied by monasteries, churches and villas, but the increasing of the population on the hill was always limited, even when Paul V built the aqueduct.
www.italycyberguide.com /Geography/cities/rome2000/G13.htm   (245 words)

  
 Search Results for "Janiculum"
The Saracens had landed in the neighborhood of Rome, occupied Mount Janiculum, and prepared to pass the Tiber and carry fire and sword to the capital...
On the side of the Tiber opposite the Palatine is the Janiculum, a ridge running north and south, which was fortified in early...
A trace of his relation to the oak may be found in the oakwoods of the Janiculum, the hill on the right bank of the Tiber, where Janus is said...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Janiculum   (281 words)

  
 Colorblind Justice Conference Report Page 3
Weisz applauded the participants for their efforts and stated that the Governor is looking forward to the conference producing a "blueprint" for addressing DMC in Arizona.
The word Janiculum is from the Greek, meaning to look backward and forward at the same time.
The Janiculum project likewise examined the past and the future of the juvenile court, and produced a set of 33 recommendations for improvement of the juvenile court as an integral part of this country's justice system.
www.supreme.state.az.us /courtserv/CRTPROJ/color/page3.htm   (433 words)

  
 Rome, the Janiculum Quarter - Monteverde Vecchio, il Gianicolo
According to 18th century diarist De Brosses, a French admirer of all things Italian, it was sufficient in itself to justify the journey to Italy.
Seen from the Janiculum, Rome displays the iridescent colours of her incredible plumage like a peacock: a living postcard, all the roofs, the cupolas, all the bell towers and the sights are sharply defined in the clear sky, with the profile of the Roman Castle hills in the background.
The Gianicolo being “Garibaldi's hill” – it was he who led the fierce battle against the French sent to restore Papal rule in 1849 –; an imposing equestrian statue of the bearded freedom fighter looms over the pine-tree lined gardens.
www.romanhomes.com /your_roman_vacation/quarters/janiculum-quarter.htm   (1284 words)

  
 Fontana Paola - Translates Sight Into Sound
Throughout Roman history the Janiculum has suffered many alternations of peace idyllic and of sanguinary strife, for it is a natural garden, and it is also the key to Rome.
One of the earliest chapters in Roman history tells how Lars Porsena came over the Janiculum to reinstate the Tarquins, and one of the latest recounts the struggle carried on across its heights and terraces in Garibaldi's defense of the Mazzinian Roman Republic.
The water for this part of the city was brought to Rome by the Emperors Augustus and Trajan.
www.garden-fountains.us /fountain_paola_1.html   (352 words)

  
 JaniculumMills
At the invitation of the American Academy in Rome, and with the kind permission of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma, a 5-week excavation season was undertaken in June and July 1998 to investigate the Aqua Traiana and a large Roman water-mill complex in the Academy's parking lot, on the Janiculum Hill in Rome.
It was clear from these investigations that the complex consisted of several mill-wheels installed in two mill-races parallel to the main channel of the Aqua Traiana, and that the complex extended below the Academy's car park, but the size of the complex was unknown.
Because of the comparative rarity of known archaeological remains of multiple water-mill installations, and the evident importance of the mills on the Janiculum in antiquity, attested by literary and epigraphic references (CIL VI.1711; Regionary Catalogues; Prudentius, Contra Symmachum II.948-50; Procopius Wars V.xix.8-9), further investigation was desirable.
users.ox.ac.uk /~corp0057/JaniculumMills.html   (456 words)

  
 "Rome O Morte" The Siege of Rome - 1849
However, the citizens and soldiers of Rome had been busy rapidly constructing defenses atop the Janiculum Wall, a 17th century battlement that guards northern Rome from the Porta Portese on the Tiber to the walls of the Vatican Palace.
Outside the walls, Garibaldi, who commanded the defense of the Janiculum quarter, had placed garrisons at the Villa Pamphili, Villa Corsini, and Villa Vascello: three key positions that commanded the approach to the St. Pancras Gate.
With the failure on 3 June of the Italians to retake the Villas, the outcome of the siege was decided.
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 American Academy in Rome - Exhibit: Welcome to the Janiculum & Monteverde - 22 November 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This exhibition, developed by the Associazione FUTURO and organized in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome and the Municipality of Rome, builds on several other public interventions FUTURO has held in neighborhoods such as Garbatella, Mandrione, Esquilino, Ostiense and Spinaceto.
The Academy presents work inspired by the urban landscape of the Janiculum hill and the neighborhood of Monteverde.
The exhibition is part of a walk through these neighborhoods focusing on the most important buildings of the area.
www.aarome.org /rome_events/events_exhibit_gianicolo22.11.htm   (162 words)

  
 Roman Bridges -- Pons Sublicius: Wait a minute
The bridge was located about 150 meters south of the present Palatine Bridge and ran straight west from about where today stands the "mouth of truth" on the porch of S. Maria in Cosmedine church.
Development of Trastevere, on the other side of the River at the base of the Janiculum hill, began in earnest.
But a young lieutenant named Horatius Cocles was stationed at the Janiculum end of the bridge with a small detachment of Roman citizen-soldiers.
www.mmdtkw.org /VBridgesSublicius.html   (814 words)

  
 JANICULUM, biographie, discographie
Janiculum, which takes its name from the hill in Rome, was founded by Jane Clark, whose internationally recognised research on Domenico Scarlatti led her to an interest in The Grand Tour.
Janiculum has also given a fund-raising concert for The National Art Collections Fund and done many concerts for Sotheby’s Institute.
Janiculum has been sponsored by the Ford Motor Company for a National Trust series, the Drambuie Liqueur Company for concerts in Aberdeen and London and the CD Kings over the Water, made in conjunction with the exhibition The King over the Water at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
www.goldbergweb.com /fr/interpreters/orchestras/36760.php   (357 words)

  
 Address for the inauguration of the new car park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Lastly, I extend an affectionate greeting to the superiors and students of the Urban College of Propaganda Fide, as well as to the teachers and students of the Pontifical Urbanian University.
The Janiculum Car Park has been built on property belonging to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples with the intention of facilitating the access of pilgrims to the Vatican, especially during this Jubilee Year, but also to ease traffic at a critical intersection in the city.
For Rome and especially for the neighbourhood around St Peter's it will later be an important part of the urban infrastructure, designed to improve traffic conditions and the quality of life for local residents.
www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2000/jan-mar/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20000131_gianicolo_en.html   (363 words)

  
 Brother Randal Reide C.F.X. Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first library at the North American College began 3 years after the founding of the college, when Rector Dr. McCloskey Rector purchased three sets of the Minge’s Patrologia (copyright1845) to form the foundation of the collection that is today housed in Randal Riede library.
The Casa Santa Maria held the main library collection until 1953 when the new building on the Janiculum was opened and the seminary moved.
The Randal Riede library is housed in the Pontifical North American College on the Janiculum.
www.pnac.org /general/rr_library.htm   (329 words)

  
 Anton van den Wyngaerde: View of Rome, Seen from the Janiculum Hill (52.124.1) | Object Page | Timeline of Art History ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Anton van den Wyngaerde: View of Rome, Seen from the Janiculum Hill (52.124.1)
The Janiculum Hill, or Gianicolo, was famous for its excellent views of Rome.
Not one of the Seven Hills of Rome, the Janiculum Hill is a long ridge on the Trastevere side of the Tiber, today covered with parks and gardens.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/hd/noro/hod_52.124.1.htm   (202 words)

  
 janiculum
The Lucus Furrinae and the Syrian sanctuary on the Janiculum
Cervantes School on the Janiculum Hill was empty when the blast went off at 4:45 a.m., officials...
Cervantes School on Janiculum Hill was empty when the blast went off in the early hours.
www.halleuropeanhistory.com /top/sites/10/1/janiculum.html   (529 words)

  
 Rome
The "seven hills," Rev_17:9, which formed the nucleus of the ancient city, stand on the left bank.
On the opposite side of the river rises the far higher side of the Janiculum.
Modern Rome lies to the north of the ancient city, covering, with its principal portion, the plain to the north of the seven hills, once known as the Campus Martius, and on the opposite bank, extending over the low ground beneath the Vatican, to the north of the ancient Janiculum.
holycall.com /biblemaps/rome.html   (7175 words)

  
 Rome at Sunrise, from the Janiculum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery.
This scene is painted looking eastwards from a point at the southern end of the Janiculum hill in Rome.
The buildings of 18th-century Rome take up the bottom third of the painting, while the upper two-thirds are given over to a scudding dance of fl, grey and white clouds at dawn.
www.nationalgallery.org.uk /cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=L871   (105 words)

  
 Janiculum
Janiculum specialises in programmes for specific situations and they cover a wide range.
Please go to Concerts to find out about upcoming performances by Janiculum.
In October 2000 Janiculum was invited to give a cantata concert at the Alessandro Scarlatti festival in Palermo.
www.janiculum.co.uk /events-articles/events.html   (191 words)

  
 AUR > About AUR > Location and Map
Overlooking the historical center, the university is located on top of the Janiculum, Rome’s highest hill.
The compound is composed of several nearby buildings located on the Janiculum hill, a short walk from the city center.
The main campus is formed of three buildings, an Auditorium and a spacious garden.
www.aur.edu /about/location_map.html   (205 words)

  
 The Borgo: The district on the right bank of the Tiber between the Janiculum to the south and Monte Mario to the north, ...
The Borgo: The district on the right bank of the Tiber between the Janiculum to the south and Monte Mario to the north, was kn
The district on the western bank of the Tiber between the Janiculum to the south and Monte Mario to the north was known in ancient Rome as Ager Vaticanus (Vatican field).
Both St. Peters and Castel Sant'Angelo are well represented on the Internet -- use your search engine -- but make sure you type the limiter +rome after St. Peter's or you will access churches all over the world.
www.mmdtkw.org /VBorgo.html   (1100 words)

  
 Janiculum - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JANICULUM [Janiculum] see Rome before Augustus under Rome.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Janiculum" at HighBeam.
Pining Away for Old Rome; Been wondering how that 1924 tone poem holds up?
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-janiculu.html   (161 words)

  
 Porta S. Pancrazio
It was the key gate of the new walls built to protect the Janiculum and the Pope from attacks coming from the sea.
The view is taken from the green dot in the small 1748 map here below which shows: 1) Porta S. Pancrazio; 2) Area of the Janiculum where the Monument to Garibaldi is located; 3) Villa Spada.
You can see some more pines of the Janiculum in The Pines of Rome.
www.romeartlover.it /Vasi13.htm   (442 words)

  
 Rock Candy Design
Janiculum is a recording label founded by Jane Clarke, to record and promote Early Music.
A site that would not be daunting to those with an interest in Early Music.
A simple catalogue of products available from Janiculum.
oncotton.co.uk /samsteer/rockcandydesign/web/janiculum.htm   (48 words)

  
 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
VATICAN CITY, JAN 31 (ZENIT).- This morning John Paul II blessed a new parking garage in the Janiculum hill.
The station will open to the public tomorrow, except for one of the two bus ramps, which will not be ready until March.
For the first few days, parking in the Janiculum is free -- an occasion for many Romans to visit this complex and become familiar with the structure, with the hope that it will help decongest the traffic in the whole area that surrounds Vatican City.
www.zenit.org /english/archive/0001/ZE000131.html   (4066 words)

  
 Illuminated Rome - sightseeing tour of Rome by night
We will continue towards the river Tiber passing the Circus Maximus and the Temple of Vesta before arriving at the Tiberina and passing alongside the Jewish quarter with the big bronze-roofed Synagogue.
We will then start our ascent of the Janiculum Hill where we will stop to enjoy the most splendid view of the `eternal city'.
We then proceed towards the Basilica of St Peter, Castel Sant'Angelo and the ancient Ara Pacis to see these impressive monuments illuminated in all their glory.
www.guestinitaly.com /tours/tour10.htm   (186 words)

  
 Janiculum Travel Blogs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Travel Blog » Europe » Italy » Rome »; Janiculum
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II.
Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
www.travelblog.org /Europe/Italy/Rome/Janiculum   (170 words)

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