Pictures from Rome and Pompeii 2007

[Cleopatra Aelia]

As promised here are some pics from my recent trip to Rome and the excursion to Pompeii:



You all know this building of course. Needless to say anything about it.



Much older than the Colosseum the amphitheater of Pompeii was the first stone built amphitheater constructed in 70 BC.



I did see something else than just amphitheaters. Very impressive are the markets of Trajan.

[Marcus Lupinius Paulus]

What is that blob in the last picture of Trajan's market?

I like all your pics! Did you get to go inside the Pompeii ampitheater?

And BTW...did you by any chance get any pics of the Isis temple in Pompeii?

Paulus

[Cleopatra Aelia]

What is that blob in the last picture of Trajan's market?

That is a sculpture of a modern artist lying around. They were all over the place, all eggshaped. One was in a stall on the upper floor and I couldn't resist saying that was the booth of an egg store.

I like all your pics! Did you get to go inside the Pompeii ampitheater?

Yes, I was standing in the arena. It wasn't possible though to go up the cavea, that was closed.

And BTW...did you by any chance get any pics of the Isis temple in Pompeii?

Paulus

No, I didn't.

[Valerius Claudius Iohanes]

Salve, Cleopatra Aelia -

Nice photos. My goal is to get to Rome this coming year, 2762/2009.

Yeah, those "eggs" -- what's with that? I guess he or she was after some utter contrast, some contradiction to tickle the modern muse.

Gratias tibi; vale.

[Aldus Marius]

Or add to the rubble...

I remember reading an article about that installation, but of course now I don't remember where, when, or what it said. Drat my head!

Anyhoo, it's not permanent. (The modern rubble, not my head.) >({|;-)

In amicitia,