Difference between revisions of "Vicus"
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| − | *''L'' vicus:village | + | *''L'' vicus: village; street; quarter (of a city) |
| − | *cf. [[Vico]] | + | |
| − | * vicus of recirculation: vicious cycle | + | *''L'' vicis: fortune; change of fortune or conditions; vicissitude; duty, function, place |
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| + | *cf. [[Vico]]: Vico Road, Dalkey → Giambattista Vico → Viconian Cycle → Vico's ''ricorso storici'', or "historical return" | ||
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| + | *vicus of recirculation: vicious cycle | ||
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| + | *hydrological cycle: the water of Dublin Bay is evaporated, becomes a cloud over Howth, which is blown inland; rain falls in the Dublin Mountains; the water is gathered by the Liffey, which flows through the city, cleansing it (''Giambattista'' means "John the Baptist") and carrying off its filth; the river discharges its contents into the Bay, and the cycle continues. | ||
[[category:Vico]] | [[category:Vico]] | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 9 June 2006
- L vicus: village; street; quarter (of a city)
- L vicis: fortune; change of fortune or conditions; vicissitude; duty, function, place
- cf. Vico: Vico Road, Dalkey → Giambattista Vico → Viconian Cycle → Vico's ricorso storici, or "historical return"
- vicus of recirculation: vicious cycle
- hydrological cycle: the water of Dublin Bay is evaporated, becomes a cloud over Howth, which is blown inland; rain falls in the Dublin Mountains; the water is gathered by the Liffey, which flows through the city, cleansing it (Giambattista means "John the Baptist") and carrying off its filth; the river discharges its contents into the Bay, and the cycle continues.
