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Per ricordare quello che è successo 60 anni fa: la tragedia del "Grande Torino".
To remember what it has succeeded 60 years ago: the tragedy of the " Great Torino".
One reason I love to visit Pompeii and Ercolano as often as I can, is the ease in which one is transported back to ancient times thanks to the wealth of buildings, objects and art that were preserved during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD.
Every visit is full of intrigue and wonder, my imagination on overdrive, contemplating ancient times and lives within the two cities.
This most beautiful lararium can be seen within the thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus.
Located on the via dell’ Abbondanza, the tavern sold drinks and hot food. Placidus' home quarters are at the rear.
The shrine seen here, is placed on the back wall of the tavern, visible from the outside. The art work depicts the lari (the protectors of the household), holding aloft horns, then the genius (divine spirit) protector of the owner at centre. One can also see Mercury, the god of trade and Dionysus, the god of wine.
A hoard of nearly 3 kg of coins was found in one of the large clay jars placed in the counter. Probably the last collections of Placidus and perhaps attesting the profitable activity of his tavern.
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Candid street photography in Athens
The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea (Greek: Εκκλησία της Παναγίας Καπνικαρέας) or just Kapnikarea (Greek: Καπνικαρέα) is a Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest churches in Athens.
It is estimated that the church was built some time in the 11th century, perhaps around 1050. As it was common with the early Christian churches, this was built over an ancient Greek pagan temple dedicated to the worship of a goddess, possibly Athena or Demeter. When King Otto I King of the Kingdom of Greece brought the Bavarian architect Leo von Klenze to draw the new city plan of Athens, The church was considered for demolition and it was the King of Bavaria, Ludwig I who objected the decision and saved the church.
It appears that the Kapnikarea church may have originally been the katholikon of a monastery. Presently, the building is formed by a complex of three different units attached together; these units were built in succession: a) the largest south church dedicated to the Presentation of Mary to the Temple, b) the chapel of St Barbara on the northern side; and c) the exonarthex with the propylon to the west.
The larger of the two churches, the south one, is a domed complex, cross-in-square, which has been dated (on the basis of morphological criteria) to just after the middle of the 11th century.
The church is located in the center of the modern city of Athens, right in the middle of the high-traffic shopping area of Ermou street, at the edge of the Plaka district.
La tumba egipcia de Aline es de la época del emperador romano Tiberio (14-37 d.C.) excavada en Hawara en 1892. Está pintado directamente sobre el lienzo de la envoltura de la momia.
Proveniente de un sitio no identificado llamado Laxtunich, muestra al rey de Yaxchilán Chel Te 'Chan K'inich en el interior de un palacio recibiendo tres cautivos de parte del "teniente provincial" Aj Chak Maax. El texto enfatiza que los cautivos son "para su señor", lo que indica que Yaxchilán tenía la supremacía en Laxtunich.
A close-up framing of a large, ancient Egyptian statue made of light-colored stone, wearing a distinct headdress and a ceremonial beard, characteristic of pharaonic imagery.
The details of the headdress and the facial features are visible, though some wear and tear are evident on the statue's surface. The statue shows signs of age and damage, particularly around the shoulders and lower torso.
In the background, remnants of a larger stone structure and architectural elements, possibly a temple or gateway with hieroglyphic carvings, are partially visible.
The strong sunlight casts shadows, highlighting the contours and textures of the stone evoking a sense of timelessness and the enduring legacy of a powerful civilization. The details of the statue, despite its age and partial damage, still communicate authority and artistic craftsmanship.
Shot from Karnak temple, a location of great historical and archaeological significance.
El gobernante de Yaxchilán, Yaxuun B'ahlam IV (Pájaro Jaguar), realiza un sacrificio de derramamiento en presencia del sajal de La Pasadita, Tilo:m, en una fecha de final de período. 9. 16. 15. 0. 0 (766 d.C.)
"La Pasadita" un sitio que se ha ubicado sobre el margen derecho del río Usumacinta, en el Petén guatemalteco.
Mosaico con escena de circo de la cuadriga de la "Factio Veneta". El iubilator, también en el carro, levanta la mano aclamando al vencedor. Delante de la cuadriga, el sparsor sujeta la cara del equus funalis con una mano y con la otra un ánfora. Está preparado para efectuar la sparsor, dar de beber a los caballos que han competido en la carrera. Un ánfora pequeña se encuentra en el suelo, tal vez como recurso para acentuar el efecto de perspectiva o para servirse el sparsor en su cometido. El mosaista ha utilizado teselas de una rica policromía, aplicando líneas oscuras para resaltar el perfil o contorno de los animales, así como de los personajes. Es de destacar también el efecto de sombra que se ha conseguido para el sparsor.
El relieve pertenecía al templo mortuorio de la reina Hatshepsut. Los soldados estan armados con hachas y palos arrojadizos y sostienen ramas de olivo.
Fragments of the colossal statue of Emperor Constantine in the Courtyard of the Capotoline Museum in Rome, Italy
The Fisher Towers have some of the brightest sunset hues among the many formations of the Colorado Plateau, particularly at last light as shown here. The main rock formation is Cutler sandstone, capped by more resistant Moenkopi sandstone. I’ve desaturated this a bit, although it still looks quite neon. The formation to the left is Ancient Arts, and the one to the right is King Fisher. A pair of climbers were rappelling off of Ancient Arts, in the thin shaded crack just to the right of the corkscrew summit (although not visible here).
As others have noted in previous posts, the Fisher Towers have been the backdrop for many classic western movies, including Rio Grande, Comancheros, and Cheyenne Autumn. It was even the opening scene for Austin Powers in Goldmember…
Tazón blanco procedente de una tumba en Delfos, Apolo toca la lyra mientras derrama vino como ritual.
Water rites were performed regularly in temples and were integral to the daily routines of priests, ensuring the maintenance of cosmic order.
These rites often included the pouring of water over altars or images of deities, symbolizing the flow of divine energy and favor.
Taken from the back wall of Kom Ombo temple’s outer passage.
El cuenco presenta un texto jeroglífico inciso alrededor del borde y está decorado con tres escenas. Cada escena presenta a un individuo diferente, que mira a su derecha y extiende una mano sosteniendo algo. El hombre barbudo visible en esta fotografía está sentado con una fauce de serpiente convencional, lo que indica proximidad a lo divino. Se inclina hacia adelante, como si ofreciera una corta barra ceremonial de serpiente, insignia de poder. En el extremo de la barra, sobre la cara de la serpiente, se encuentra el símbolo del número siete.
The Egyptian Museum is the most important collection in the world after the one in Cairo. It documents the history and civilisation of ancient Egypt and contains about 30,000 exhibits - artefacts, papyri and funeral caskets.
Among these, the exceptional rock temple of Ellesjia, the intact tomb of Kha and Merit and the imposing statues of Ramses Il, Thutmoses I, Tutanchamon.
Panel de un juego de pelota de finales del siglo VIII muestra a dos hombres, vestidos con trajes elaborados, participando en un juego de pelota ritual. Rodeando a las figuras, y claramente destacadas de ellas, se encuentran glifos.
La Collegiata dell'Assunta. Sita nella piazza principale della città, piazza 3 Novembre. I lavori di edificazione furono intrapresi nel 1613 sui resti di un'antica e precedente chiesa di origine romanica, affidando il progetto all'architetto trentino Giovanni Maria Filippi da Dasindo. I lavori, finanziati anche dalle diverse comunità della zona, si protrassero per alcuni decenni fino al 1630 quando dovettero essere interrotti a causa della violenta epidemia di peste che decimò - quasi tremila vittime - la comunità arcense. La collegiata fu ufficialmente consacrata il 15 maggio del 1671.
(fonte: Wikipedia)
The Collegiate Church of the Assumption. Situated in the city's main square, Piazza November 3. The building works were undertaken in 1613 on the ruins of an ancient and earlier Romanesque church, entrusting the project architect Giovanni Maria Filippi from Trentino Dasindo. The work, also funded by the various communities in the area, went on for several decades until 1630 when it had to be abandoned due to violent plague that decimated - nearly three thousand victims - the community Arco. The college was officially consecrated on May 15, 1671.
(source: Wikipedia)
Light and time are primary materials of photography. Strange images frozen in time and space would give time to think about metaphysical ideas.
Taken from the temple of Seti Ist at Abydos.
El material funerario de Pebôs fue encontrado en una tumba familiar. La momia fue envuelta en un sudario y colocada en un ataúd de madera con un epitafio en griego. Retoma temas iconográficos egipcios como en el registro inferior, el difunto sobre un lecho funerario es embalsamado por Anubis y custodiado por Isis y Neftis.
That each day I may walk unceasingly on the banks of my water, that my Soul may repose on the branches of the trees which I planted, that I may refresh myself under the shadow of my sycamore.
Inscription found in an Egyptian tomb.
Sycamore trees were held to be sacred in Ancient Egypt and are the first trees represented in Ancient Art.
Photography by Pryere - Pryere
Painting using acrylics, inks, pigment and enamel
for Flickriver - Sophie Shapiro
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Descubierto en 1935 en la sala de recepción de un edificio que fue sin duda, desde los años 415-420 d.C. el palacio del gobernador de la provincia de Siria Secunda, el gran mosaico de caza de Apamea es una de las composiciones más prestigiosas de este arte. Realizada con toda probabilidad por un taller procedente en esta ocasión del mismo centro del Imperio, la obra puede compararse, técnica y temáticamente, con el conjunto descubierto en el "Palacio de los Emperadores Bizantinos" de Constantinopla.
Fragments of the colossal statue of Emperor Constantine in the Courtyard of the Capotoline Museum in Rome, Italy
Statuette of a cat
Bronze
Late Period
Egypt of Glory exhibition, Amos Rex Art Museum, Helsinki
From the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
9.10.2020-21.3.2021
Néniset hizo una ofrenda al sol en dos formas:
"Ré se levantó en el horizonte oriental, Atum se puso en el horizonte occidental"
Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 21.75 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left; c/m: TI CLAV IMP (ligatured) within incuse rectangle / Legend in four lines within oak wreath. RIC I 37; BMCRE 38; BN 50. cngcoins.com
If you are interested in Julio Claudian Iconography and portrait study you may enjoy these two links:
Julio Claudian Iconographic Association- Joe Geranio- Administrator at groups.yahoo.com/group/julioclaudian/
The Portraiture of Caligula- Joe Geranio- Administrator- at
Both are non-profit sites and for educational use only.For more on Caligulan Numismatic Articles see: Coins courtesy cngoins.com
Related Articles of Caligula from American Numismatic Society Library Search
Library Catalog Search (Preliminary Version)
Full Record: Barrett, Anthony A. The invalidation of currency in the Roman Empire : the Claudian demonetization of Caligula's AES. (1999)
Full Record: Bost, Jean-Pierre. Routes, cits et ateliers montaires : quelques remarques sur les officines hispaniques entre les rgnes d'Auguste en de Caligula. (1999)
Full Record: Bibliothque Municipale d'Etude et d'Information de Grenoble. Grenoble : Bibliothque Municipale d'Etude et d'Information : catalogue des monnaies. II. Monnaies romaines. Monnaies impriales romaines. 2. Caligula - Neron . Index. / Bernard Rmy, Frdric Bontoux, Virginie Risler. (1998)
Full Record: Gainor, John R. The image of the Julio-Claudian dynasty from coins / by John R. Gainor.
Full Record: Martini, Rodolfo. Monete romane imperiali del Museo G. B. Adriani. Parte 3, Caius (37-41 d.C.) / Rodolfo Martini. (2001)
Full Record: ACCLA privy to presentation by Richard Baker on Caligula. (2002)
Full Record: Wend, David A. Caligula, the emperor as autocrat. Part 1. (2002)
Full Record: Wend, David A. Caligula, the emperor as autocrat. Part 2. (2002)
Full Record: Wend, David A. Caligula, the emperor as autocrat. Part 3. (2002)
Full Record: Kemmers, Fleur. Caligula on the Lower Rhine : Coin finds from the Roman Fort of Albaniana (The Netherlands) / Fleur Kemmers. (2004)
Full Record: Estiot, Sylviane. Le trsor de Meussia (Jura) : 399 monnaies d'argent d'poques rpublicaine et julio-claudienne / Sylviane Estiot, Isabelle Aymar. (2002)
Full Record: Gocht, Hans. Namenstilgungen an Bronzemünzen des Caligula und Claudius / Hans Gocht. (2003)
Full Record: Gomis Justo, Marivi. Ercavica : La emision de Caligula. Estimacion del numero de cunos originales.
Full Record: Sayles, Wayne G. Fakes on the Internet. (2002)
Full Record: Kemmers, Fleur. The coin finds from the Roman fort Albaniana, the Netherlands / Fleur Kemmers . (2005)
Full Record: Lopez Snchez, Fernando. La afirmacion soberana de Caligula y de Claudio y el fin de las acunaciones ciudadanas en occidente / Fernando Lopez Snchez. (2000)
Full Record: Besombes, Paul-Andr. Les monnaies hispaniques de Claude Ier des dpôts de la Vilaine (Rennes) et de Saint-Lonard (Mayenne) : tmoins de quel type de contact entre l'Armorique et la pninsule ibrique ? / Paul-Andr Besombes. (2005)
Full Record: Catalli, Fiorenzo. Le thesaurus de Sora / Fiorenzo Catalli et John Scheid.
Full Record: Giard, Jean-Baptiste. Faux deniers de Caligula de la Renaissance.
Full Record: Vermeule, Cornelius. Faces of Empire (Julius Caesar to Justinian). Part II(B), More young faces : Caligula again and Nero reborn / Cornelius Vermeule. (2005)
Full Record: Geranio, Joe. Portraits of Caligula : the seated figure? / Joe Geranio. (2007)
Full Record: Aguilera Hernandez, Alberto. Acerca de un as de Caligula hallado en Zaragoza / Alberto Aguilera Hernandez. (2007)
Full Record: Butcher, K. E. T. Caligula : the evil emperor. (1985)
Full Record: Fuchs, Michaela. Frauen um Caligula und Claudius : Milonia Caesonia, Drusilla und Messalina. (1990)
Full Record: Faur, Jean-Claude. Moneda de Caligula de Museo Arqueologico Provincial de Tarragona. (1979)
Full Record: British Museum. Dept. of coins and medals. Coins of the Roman Empire in the British museum. Vol. I: Augustus to Vitellius / by Harold Mattingly. (1976)
Full Record: Conrad, Edwin. A Caligula Isotope of Hadrian. (1968)
Full Record: Conrad, Edwin. The Metamorphosis of an Allegad 'As of Hadrian.' (1968)
Full Record: Bendall, Simon. A 'new' gold quinarius of Caligula. (1985)
Full Record: Cortellini, Nereo. Le monete di Caligola nel Cohen.
Full Record: Guey, Julien. Les "bains d'or" de Caligula "Immensi Avreorvm Acervi (Sutone, Cal., 42,3).
Full Record: Guey, J. Les "bains d'or" de Caligula : Sutone, Cal. 42, 3.
Full Record: Curry, Michael R. The Aes Quadrans of Caligula. (1968)
Full Record: Jonas, Elemr. L'emploi dar "damnatio memoriae" sur l'un des "dupondius" de Calgula. (1937)
Full Record: Julian, R. W. The coins of Caligula. (1994)
Full Record: Donciu, Ramiro. Cu privire la activitatea militara a lui Caius (Caligula) in anul 40 e.n. (1983)
Full Record: Hansen, Peter. A history of Caligula's Vesta. (1992)
Full Record: Kaenel, Hans-Markus von. Augustus, Caligula oder Caludius? (1978)
Full Record: Kaenel, Hans-Markus von. Die Organisation der Münzprgung Caligulas. (1987)
Full Record: Johansen, Flemming S. The sculpted portraits of Caligula. (1987)
Full Record: Carter, G. F. Chemical compositions of copper-based Roman coins. V : imitations of Caligula, Claudius, and Nero / G. F. Carter and others. (1978)
Full Record: Giard, Jean-Baptiste. L'atelier de Lyon sous Auguste : Tibre et Caligula. (1979)
Full Record: Giard, Jean-Baptiste. Les missions d'or et d'argent de Caligula dans l'atelier de Lyon. (1976)
Full Record: Giard, Jean-Baptiste. Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon des origines au rgne de Caligula (43 avant J.-C. - 41 aprs J.-C.). (1983)
Full Record: Nony, D. Quelques as d'imitation de Caligula trouves a Bordeaux (Gironde). (1981)
Full Record: Levy, Brooks Emmons. Caligula's radiate crown. (1988)
Full Record: Poulsen, Vagn. Un nouveau visage de Caligula. (1972)
Full Record: Price, Martin Jessop. Elephant in Crete? New light ona cistophorus of Caligula. (1973)
Full Record: MacInnis, H. Frank. Ego-driven emperor commits excesses. (1979)
Full Record: McKenna, Thomas P. The case of the curious coin of Caligula : a provincial bronze restruck with legend-only dies. (1994)
Full Record: Mowat, Robert. Bronzes remarquables de Tibre, de son fils, de ses petits-fils et de Caligula. (1911)
Full Record: Koenig, Franz E. Roma, monete dal Tevere : l'imperatore Gaio (Caligola). (1988)
Full Record: Kollgaard, Ron. Caligula's coins profile despot. (1993)
Full Record: Kollgaard, Ron. A numismatic mystery : "the Caligula quadrans." (1994)
Full Record: Martini, Rodolfo. Osservazioni su contromarche ed erosioni su assi de Caligula. (1980)
Full Record: Szaivert, Wolfgang. Moneta Imperii Romani. Band 2 und 3. Die Münzprgung der Kaiser Tiberius und Caius (Caligula) 14/41 / von Wolfgang Szaivert. (1984)
Full Record: Boschung, Dietrich. Die Bildnisse des Caligula. Kaenel, Hans-Markus von. Jucker, Hans. Deutsches Archaologisches Institut. Das Romische Herrscherbild. 1. Abt., Bd. 4, Die Bildnisse des Caligula / Dietrich Boschung ; mit einem Beitrag von Hans-Markus von Kaenel ; auf Grund der Vorarbeiten und Marterialsammlungen von Hans Jucker. (1989)
Full Record: Rosborough, Ruskin R. An epigraphic commentary on Suetonius's life of Gaius Caligula. A thesis...for the...Doctor of Philosophy. (1920)
Full Record: Richard, Jean-Claude. A propos de l'aureus de Caligula dcouvert Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (Savoie). (1982)
Full Record: Richard, Jean-Claude. Un aureus de Caligula dcouvert Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (Savoie). (1982)
Full Record: Ritter, Hans-Werner. Adlocutio und Corona Civica unter Caligula und Tiberius. (1971)
Full Record: Kumpikevicius, Gordon C. A numismatic look at Gaius. (1979)
Full Record: Savio, Adriano. La coerenza di Caligola nella gestione della moneta / Adriano Savio. (1988)
Full Record: Savio, Adriano. Note su alcune monete di Gaio-Caligola. (1973)
Full Record: Stylow, Armin U. Die Quadranten des Caligula als Propaganda-münzen.münzen" aus der stdtischen sammlung zu Osnabrück. (1971)
Full Record: Schwartz, Jacques. Le Monnayage Snatorial entre 37 et 42 P.C. (1951)
Full Record: Rodolfo Martini, ed. Sylloge nummorum Romanorum. Italia. Milano, Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche Vol. 1 Giulio-Claudii / a cura di Rodolfo Martini. (1990)
Full Record: Szaivert, Wolfgang. Zur Julisch-Claudischen Münzprgung. (1979)
Full Record: Vedrianus. The Roman Imperial series. V. Gaius. (1963)
Full Record: Tietze, Christian M. Kaiser Cajus Caesar, genannt Caligula. (1979)
Full Record: Wood, Susan. Diva Drusilla Panthea and the sisters of Caligula / Susan Wood. (1995)
Full Record: Sutherland, Carol Humphrey Vivian. Coinage in Roman imperial policy 31 B.C.-A.D. 68. (1951)
Full Record: Sutherland, C. H. V. The mints of Lugdunum and Rome under Gaius : an unsolved problem. (1981)
Full Record: Trillmich, Walter. Familienpropaganda der Kaiser Caligula und Claudius : Agrippina Maior und Antonia Augusta auf Münzen. (1978)
Full Record: Voirol, August. Eine Warenumsatzsteuer im antiken Rom und der numismatische Beleg inher Aufhebung : Centesima rerum venalium. (1943)
Full Record: Trillmich, Walter. Zur Münzprgung des Caligula von Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza). (1973)