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REGIONE LAZIO
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As I stood before the towering cylindrical shape of Castel Sant'Angelo, I couldn't help but be swept away by the centuries of history encapsulated within its walls. This fortress, originally commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum, has stood the test of time, witnessing the evolution of Rome from the capital of an ancient empire to a bustling modern city. The composition of this photograph aims to capture the stark contrast between the ancient structure and the clear, modern sky, a testament to Rome's eternal charm. As the sunlight bathes the castle’s ancient stones, one can almost hear the echoes of history whispering through its fortified walls.
O mihi praeteritos referat si Iuppiter annos.
(Aeneid VIII.560 - Vergil)
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This photo is one of my 25 faves
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The emblema in the centre of the perisytle mosaic of the Domvs Romana in Malta, with a representation of the Drinking Doves of Sosos
I was invited to participate in the 2nd emptyROM. 10 photographers/social media types in the Royal Ontario Museum before it opens.
Playing in an empty museum is a dream come true.
Construction of the Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Roman Colosseum, began around 7 AD under the Emperor Vespasian. The Colosseum was built in a valley by drying up a small lake that Nero had used for the Domus Aurea, between the Palatine, Esquiline and Caelian hills. Emperor Titus opened the Colosseum in 80 AD, but completed the work, which included the top floor, two years later.
The Colosseum became the largest Roman amphitheatre, with an elliptical structure 188 metres long, 156 metres wide and 57 metres high. Made of brick and covered in travertine, it was divided into five levels with a capacity of over 50,000 people. Its areas were demarcated according to social class: the closer they were to the arena, the higher their rank. The inauguration of the Roman Colosseum was celebrated with a 100-day celebration in which dozens of gladiators died? In 80 AD, the Roman Colosseum was opened after three years of work. Historian Cassius Dio said that 9,000 animals, both trained and wild, died during the inaugural games of the Colosseum.
That's the Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary (Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano) on the left.
Have an awesome day, everyone...
There’s no place like Rome!!
The Colosseum, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome and is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built.
REGIONE LAZIO
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REGIONE LAZIO
Want to use this image on your project? Visit my website www.scorcio.it to obtain a licence.
REGIONE LAZIO
Want to use this image on your project? Visit my website www.scorcio.it to obtain a licence.
Sirmio! of Islands and Peninsulas
Eyelet, and whatsoe'er in limpid meres
And vasty Ocean either Neptune owns,
Thy scenes how willing-glad once more I see,
At pain believing Thynia and the Fields
Bithynian left, I'm safe to sight thy Site.
Oh what more blessèd be than cares resolved,
When mind casts burthen and by peregrine
Work over wearied, lief we hie us home
To lie reposing in the longed-for bed!
This be the single meed for toils so triste.
Hail, O fair Sirmio, in thy lord rejoice:
And ye, O' waves of Lybian Lake be glad,
And laugh what laughter pealeth in my home.
Catullus. Carmina.
Luna marble.
Roman copy of the late 1st cent. BCE — early 1st cent. CE after a Greek bronze original by Polykleitos of the 5th century BCE.
H. 212 cm.
Inv. No. 6011.