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La Alberca es un municipio y localidad española de la provincia de Salamanca, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Se integra dentro de la comarca de la Sierra de Francia. Pertenece al partido judicial de Ciudad Rodrigo
La población ya estaba asentada en La Alberca desde antes de la llegada de los romanos, como demuestra el castro prerromano bajo el cual se asienta una parte del pueblo. De la época visigoda hay pocos datos, no obstante se sabe que se reutilizó material de estos monumentos para construir la Ermita de Majadas Viejas.
En los dinteles de las puertas suele haber inscripciones religiosas, esto podría indicar que sus pobladores eran conversos y utilizaban este método para reafirmar su fe.
En la Edad Media, entre los siglos XII y XIII se produjo la repoblación por decisión del rey Alfonso IX de León. De la gente que llegó a esta tierra, parte destacada fue la de origen francés a través de Raimundo de Borgoña, noble francés casado con la posteriormente reina Urraca I de León, hija primogénita de Alfonso VI de León. Este origen justificaría la numerosa presencia de topónimos franceses en la Sierra de Francia.
En el siglo XIII La Alberca era una villa dependiente de la corona leonesa.
Al final de la Edad Media destaca un hecho de importancia capital para la zona: el hallazgo de la imagen de la Virgen de la Peña de Francia (1434), que convirtió el santuario construido posteriormente en un lugar de peregrinación, al que se unieron los peregrinos del Camino de Santiago que seguían el llamado Camino del Sur por la Via de la Plata.
Otro hecho importante de la historia de La Alberca, según cuenta la tradición en 1465 las mujeres albercanas vencieron a las tropas portuguesas, en esta victoria se arrebató a los portugueses el pendón, que aún hoy se conserva en el pueblo, esta victoria se festeja el segundo día de la pascua de resurrección.
En el siglo XV, Juan II hizo que la villa de La Alberca pasara a depender de la Casa de Alba, que años después logró el control de parte de la Sierra de Francia con el favor de Fernando el Católico, agrupando estos dominios bajo la jurisdicción de la villa cacereña de Granadilla. No obstante La Alberca logró mantener gran autonomía respecto a Granadilla, llegando a tener sus propias ordenanzas en 1515 y a ser Las Hurdes una dehesa de La Alberca hasta 1835.
En el siglo XVII la Peña de Francia, con su Virgen Negra, fue citada por Miguel de Cervantes en El Quijote; siendo el valle de Las Batuecas para Lope de Vega el escenario en el que se refugian dos enamorados que huyen de la Corte. Desde entonces La Alberca, con la Peña de Francia y Las Batuecas, han sido un escenario convertido en mito, en leyenda.
En 1940 el pueblo se convirtió en Monumento Histórico-Artístico. Fue el primer municipio español que consiguió tal distinción.(Wikipedia)
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Hotel window with a view of St Peter in the distance. It is walking distance - if you are in comfortable shoes.
A true open-air museum, Rome has preserved and enriched its beauty over the centuries. Each corner of the streets reveals a treasure, be it ancient, religious, architectural or even gastronomic. All roads lead to Rome, and one should not resist, simply take it and go, enjoy the beauty and admire the eternal city.
This aquaduct has stood the test of time and is still impressive. It looks even better when framed by wisteria.
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This is not a before and after picture - this is two Roman copies of the original Greek bronze sculpture Discobolus by Myron, made sometime 450-460 B.C. The sculpture was incredibly popular so a lot of copies of it were made, these two are from the 2nd century A.D. - the one to the left is dated to the reign of emperor Hadrian, and the one to the right is slightly later with a date around 150 A.D This one is the best preserved of all the Roman marble copies out there. These two are on display at Museo Nazionale Romani, in Rome. Others can be found at for example the Vatican Museums and British Museum.
These were found when excavating the Roman Temple of Mithas. These can be seen at the London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE.
In the Snowdonia national park, 101683 heads away from Roman Bridge station with the 1145 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno service.
The Snowdon range was unusually cloud free on this fine summer day, which was presumably why I had chosen to drive from Dorset to Snowdonia that morning.
Looking at my records now, managing to drive the 260 miles that morning in time to shoot the 0935 from Blaenau sounds somewhere between heroic and stupid!
A part of an old stone bridge from roman age, near river loudias at northern Greece, actually this bridge was much bigger and was bridging the river thousands of years ago.
Esta situada en la localidad de San Salvador de Cantamuda
al Norte de Palencia. Esta fechada a finales del siglo XII.
Su espadaña con un cuerpo para cuatro campanas es una de las mas bellas de todo el románico.
Peddars Way stretches in a straight line 46 miles from near Thetford in Suffolk to Holme on the north Norfolk coast. After some 2000 years it's a long distance footpath again.
Roman snail (Helix pomatia) crawling on a concrete pavement.
Ślimak winniczek (Helix pomatia) pełznący po betonowym chodniku.
A bronze sculpture in St Albans, done by Erica Morgan. The work is a relatively recent one - highlighting the city's Roman past.
My actual entry for the year challenge on RogueBricks.de is an Roman tower, standing somewhere at the border of the Roman Empire.
Based on my MOC "All along the Nerdtower" I changed main things on this one, including a base, the fence, figures, ... and it will be also shown on the exhibition Bricking Bavaria 2021 in Friedrichshafen (Germany) end of the week. So it is also showable from all sides :D
I am still in love with the color scheme of the tower, medium nougat and dark orange. Si no change on this.
At this point, at Chequers (not far from Flamstead, Hertfordshire), the River Ver crosses the ancient Roman road. This road, which used to be called "Watling Street", is now the A1583, a major trunk road with heavy lorry (truck) traffic. Recently, repairs have been carried out to make sure that the river stays underneath the road.
Roman ruin designed by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg and built in 1778 at the Schönbrunn Garden.
Arco romano, Medinaceli, Soria, España
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These pottery shards were found in Cologne and date from the period 27 before to 14 AD.
It was fine drinkware.
DATED or DATE is the topic for Sunday ~ August 2nd, 2020, Group Our Daily Challenge
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Ria Formosa Natural Parque, Roman garum tanks (slightly cut)
The contents of the tanks shown in this picture don’t look incredibly savoury. But neither was the fluid produced and stored here some twenty centuries ago in Roman times: garum. The available evidence suggests that this sauce/paste was typically made by crushing the innards of (fatty) pelagic fishes, particularly anchovies, but also sprats, sardines, mackerel, or tuna, and then fermenting them with molluscs and aromatic herbs in brine. At the time, this paste was very popular, had various culinary uses, and was transported in amphoras. Not everybody liked it. Seneca harshly criticized it, calling it “the overpriced guts of rotten fish” and noting that “it burns up the stomach with its salted putrefaction.” He also condemned the "foul breath" that results from consuming garum.
The taste of garum is thought to be comparable to that of today's Asian fish sauces. Due to the presence of glutamates, it was a rich source of umami flavouring. Garum is the ancestor of the fermented anchovy sauce (colatura di alici) still produced in Campania, Italy, and the fermented anchovy and sardine paste (pissalat) in the Nice region (France).
When talking about fermented fish, let’s not forget to mention the Nordic lutefisk. It’s not a sauce but a dish: dried whitefish, usually cod, soaked in extremely caustic lye (pH=13), also known as sodium hydroxide (natronloog in Dutch), and regenerated in water. It was supposedly first made by the Vikings, and like garum, it's still around. In Norway, it’s a famous Christmas dish.
Shot in the Ria Formosa Natural Parque.
This is number 61 of the Olhão & Ilha da Culatra album and 25 of Traces of ancient civilizations in Greece, Italy, Portugal & Spain.
In 1995 a hoard of 126 Roman gold coins was found close the Didcot power station in Oxfordshire. The newest coin was issued in the year AD 160.
The hoard was the equivalent of 10.5 years soldier's pay.
The Roman Wall which the Roman's put up bifurcating the borderlands way way back ... and still there as a notable landmark
Dress : UNA. Xena Dress. Soon at Midnight Order.
Gloves : UNA. Xena Gloves. Soon at Midnight Order.
Necklace, earrings and crown : .AngelicUs. Odetta. At WLRP.
Hair : MINA Hair - Mell. At Access
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Roman Merchant set by Del-ka Aedilis. At WLRP.
LORIEN WINES TRAY and pose.
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