Roman options to relieve stress of public life. Roman villas were country houses built for the elite where urbanites could escape the heat of a Roman summer and return to the more old-fashioned pursuits of the countryside or take time away from the city to relax. However, they were also an escape from the stresses of public life in Rome. It was this constant pressure in Rome that made a villa an essential retreat from the stresses of public life for a wealthy Roman.

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Oh man, I almost feel weird posting here again. Life has been so crazy busy that this little blog of mine fell by the wayside. Now I have something to share though! And hope to see you again soon. Time to bring some life back to this place! .

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Slipstream Poetry and Stories from the Dreamscapes. Hollowed Grounds 22 February, 2011. We walk across the hollowed grounds. Emptied by what has passed before. No reverence for what has been lost. No piety for what remains. In between the petrified roots winding down into veins of stones. No deity formed from the stains of spirits and souls. Which echo through the hollow soils. In the darkening we wander. The soils washed away, no ashes left to plume.