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Beautiful summer night, and a proggram involving projected images was going on inside Roman Susan Gallery in Rogers Park
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Romans 11: 33 (KJV)
The Roman Baths at Bath, We got there early to beat the crowds of tourists but then we were followed by school parties. But really happy with the shots I got there, this one is an HDR as it was very contrasty with deep shadows around the pool and bright light on the upper walls.
This shot shows some ancient Roman ruins featuring Trajan's column. Emperor Trajan ruled Rome from 98 ad to 117 ad. The column depicts his legacy from bottom to the top. The beauty of Rome never ceases to amaze me.
Leptis Magna appears to have been founded by Phoenician colonists sometime around 1100 BC, who gave it the Lybico-Berber name Lpqy. The town did not achieve prominence until Carthage became a major power in the Mediterranean Sea in the 4th century BC. It nominally remained part of Carthage's dominions until the end of the Third Punic War in 146 BC and then became part of the Roman Republic, although from about 200 BC onward, it was for all intents and purposes an independent city. Leptis Magna remained as such until the reign of the Roman emperor Tiberius, when the city and the surrounding area were formally incorporated into the empire as part of the province of Africa. It soon became one of the leading cities of Roman Africa and a major trading post. Leptis achieved its greatest prominence beginning in 193, when a native son, Lucius Septimius Severus, became emperor. He favored his hometown above all other provincial cities, and the buildings and wealth he lavished on it made Leptis Magna the third-most important city in Africa, rivaling Carthage and Alexandria. In 205, he and the imperial family visited the city and received great honors. Among the changes that Severus introduced were to create a magnificent new forum and to rebuild the docks. The natural harbour had a tendency to silt up, but the Severan changes made this worse, and the eastern wharves are extremely well preserved, since they were hardly used.
Leptis over-extended itself at this period. During the Crisis of the Third Century, when trade declined precipitously, Leptis Magna's importance also fell into a decline, and by the middle of the fourth century, large parts of the city had been abandoned. Ammianus Marcellinus recounts that the crisis was worsened by a corrupt Roman governor named Romanus during a major tribal raid who demanded bribes to protect the city. The ruined city could not pay these and complained to the emperor Valentianian. Romanus then bribed people at court and arranged for the Leptan envoys to be punished "for bringing false accusations". It enjoyed a minor renaissance beginning in the reign of the emperor Theodosius I. In 439, Leptis Magna and the rest of the cities of Tripolitania fell under the control of the Vandals when their king, Gaiseric, captured Carthage from the Romans and made it his capital. Unfortunately for the future of Leptis Magna, Gaiseric ordered the city's walls demolished so as to dissuade its people from rebelling against Vandal rule. The people of Leptis and the Vandals both paid a heavy price for this in 523 when a group of Berber raiders sacked the city.
Belisarius recaptured Leptis Magna in the name of Rome ten years later, and in 534, he destroyed the kingdom of the Vandals. Leptis became a provincial capital of the Eastern Roman Empire but never recovered from the destruction wreaked upon it by the Berbers. It was the site of a massacre of Berber chiefs of the Leuathae tribal confederation by the Roman authorities in 543. By the time of the Arab conquest of Tripolitania in the 650s, the city was abandoned except for a Byzantine garrison force.
I rescued this picture from a travel one year ago. This beautiful bridge is located in Mérida (Spain) and is the longest of all existing roman bridges. As you can see,it is still used by pedestrian.
Regarding the picture, the frame was a little limited because there are some trees on the right side quite close and I did't want them in the picture. I enhanced the sunset by using a radial filter and several degradated filters. I did a little burn and dodge and "turned on" the lights.
As always, any comment/advice is more than welcome!
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El Puente Romano de Mérida (España) es el puente romano mas largo que existe actualmente. Como se puede apreciar en al imagen, aún está en uso (solo peatones).
Estaba un poco limitado para el encuadre de la foto ya que había unos árboles a la derecha que no quería sacar (estaban demasiado cerca). He potenciado el atardecer usando un filtro radial y unos cuantos filtros degradados. Ademas he hecho un pequeño "dodge&burn" y he "encendido" las farolas.
Como siempre, ¡cualquier comentario/consejo es bienvenido!
An ordinary day somewhere in the west of the Roman empire. The temple of Bacchus gets a new supply of sacrificial wine and the promagistrate is auditioning for the upcoming festival in His honor.
On holiday in Kyrenia Northern Cyprus, Hannah sits with her feet dangling into a Roman era fish farm cut out of shore line rock.
The columns and other pieces of masonry originated in the Roman city of Leptis Magna in Libya, North Africa.
The tall colums of theTemple of Saturn in the foregound, Arch of Septimius Severus in the center, and the Chiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina in the background.
I really like this triceratops by Roman Diaz. Most dinosaur models, especially triceratops, are quite complex. This one, in contrast, is so simple you can teach it to a complete novice. Clearly, the horns and other details are not as fine as in other triceratops models, but this gives it a kind of cute, baby-animal-like appearance. I always admire models which despite being simple capture the essence of the subject and I think this is a great example.
This is Roman Bridge in Cordoba, Spain. I like this shot very much, and I think it is one of my best shots so far. I wanted to travel to Cordoba just to get this shot, and I loved it already on the camera. If you like it also, please fave it and give me a comment what you like! And also follow me to see my future shots. I´m active photographer who travels and I will upload photos almost daily. Thank you :)
This impressive Roman building was used as a landowner's family burial vault at the beginning of the 4th century C.E.
The temple-like facade is of classical style, with two pillars in the center and two elaborate mezuzahs on the sides.
Through the single opening, which used to be closed by a stone door, one enteres the burial chamber in which there are remnants of two sarcophaguses.
The building became a holy place for the Moslems and was called "Makam Nebe Yihia"
The building has remained intact due to its sacredness.
Pompeii, Italy. This is the wall from which I've been showing you the series of fresco shots. I'll end with this abstract as inspired by my twin brother:-)
Yep, after seeing the amazing new BW run of Roman stuff, I had to make these figures.
Soon they will be with the new helmets, shields, and weaponry.
Taken on my WIP.
Comments and Favs are appreciated!
Found by accident, the Villa Romana del Casale is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed one of the richest, largest, and varied collections of Roman mosaics in the world, for which the site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The photo above is four different shots showing the tiny tiles close-up and distant to show off how elaborate this tile work was... The tile work had borders as if it were a carpet. Look closely at the 3rd image from the left.
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Roman Theatre of Aspendos
View of the Roman Theatre of Aspendos in 2011
Roman Theatre of Aspendos is located in TurkeyRoman Theatre of Aspendos
Shown within Turkey
LocationAspendos, Turkey
Coordinates36°56′20″N 31°10′20″E
TypeRoman theatre
Width96 metres (315 ft)
History
BuilderZenon
Founded161 a.D - 180 a.D
AbandonedNo
PeriodsAncient Rome
CulturesRoman
Site notes
ConditionAlmost intact
Public accessYes
The Roman theater of Aspendos is a Roman theater in the ancient city of Aspendos in Turkey. It was built in the 2nd century and is one of the best preserved ancient theaters of the Greco-Roman world.[1]
Description
With a diameter of 96 metres (315 ft), the theatre provided seating for 7,000/13,000 people. The theatre was built in 155 AD by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city, during the rule of Marcus Aurelius. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuks, who used it as a caravansary, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuks of Rum. Technically the structure is a theatre not an amphitheatre, the latter being fully round or oval shaped.
History
The theater was built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161-180). An inscription lists the brothers Curtius Crispinus and Curtius Auspicatus as commissioners and Zenon as architect. The cavea is partly built against the slope of the hill, which provides a natural foundation. The rest of the stand rests on stone arcades. The cavea has 41 rows of benches, providing seating for 12,000 spectators. The stage wall is completely intact, only the original eight-meter-deep wooden ceiling has disappeared. Around the theater, 58 holes have been found where there used to be poles, which could be used to stretch a large velarium over the grandstand to protect the spectators from the sun.[2]
In the 13th century, the stage building was converted into a palace for the Seljuks.
In modern times, the theater has been restored to its original state. It is an important tourist attraction for the region. In spring and summer, opera and ballet performances are held there.