i recently had the absolute privilege of visiting these incredibly well kept Roman ruins here in this country. it was a couple hour train ride from my home-city here and quite the day trip. the sky was beautiful, the temperature pretty much perfect, and loads of photos were taken by our group. it was fun to say the least.
hey mom! here's me with some of the ruins. we immediately started taking photos and were snapping shots just about every moment we were there. there was so much to look at and observe. i wondered about so many of the people and the places that existed there. what was it like? amazing really. kind of makes me think about the impression i or we will make on this place. hmmm.
above is maybe one of my favorite shots from the day. it almost looks like a movie set, huh? imagine all the hard work that went into building these archways, houses, shops, baths, etc. truly amazing to me. this place was an important Roman town situated near the westernmost border of Roman conquests. it was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from (at the latest) the third century BC, but that settlement overlies an earlier neolithic habitation.
this was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa . the fertile lands of the province produced many commodities such as grain and olive oil, which were exported to Rome, contributing to the province's wealth and prosperity.--info from wikipedia.com
i was most suprised by the number of still intact mosaics. i was thinking there would maybe be like a couple, but there were at least 10 that looked amazing. such incredible craftsmanship here! and these folks were very creative. many were of animals and people and their gods.
i love all the archways and you can see the triumphal arch in the distance to the left. it was quite impressive. much of this place was pillaged by invaders in order to take the resources (marble, stone, etc.) to build other buildings for their cause elsewhere--very interesting, huh? can you imagine what more would still be here today if that had not happened. i also think that this particular invader wanted to disassemble this place because of its idolatry and to claim their stake in this new to them place.
there were many baths there. some looked public while others were for more personal use. amazing how their tubs remained. obviously this was a big part of their culture/life. pretty cool. i liked this one especially cause it had the cut-outs for folks to maybe have their own space.
this was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa . the fertile lands of the province produced many commodities such as grain and olive oil, which were exported to Rome, contributing to the province's wealth and prosperity.--info from wikipedia.com
i was most suprised by the number of still intact mosaics. i was thinking there would maybe be like a couple, but there were at least 10 that looked amazing. such incredible craftsmanship here! and these folks were very creative. many were of animals and people and their gods.i love all the archways and you can see the triumphal arch in the distance to the left. it was quite impressive. much of this place was pillaged by invaders in order to take the resources (marble, stone, etc.) to build other buildings for their cause elsewhere--very interesting, huh? can you imagine what more would still be here today if that had not happened. i also think that this particular invader wanted to disassemble this place because of its idolatry and to claim their stake in this new to them place.there were many baths there. some looked public while others were for more personal use. amazing how their tubs remained. obviously this was a big part of their culture/life. pretty cool. i liked this one especially cause it had the cut-outs for folks to maybe have their own space. overall the trip was a neat step back in time. i took about 250 pictures while i was there that day. very cool indeed.
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Wow---these are great shots! I'm so glad you've gotten an opportunity to visit these places and learn the history that's behind them. I would think that would help you in getting to know the people there even better.
Thanks for all the regular posts, girl! Great job.
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