http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog Anything teachers of Latin, Greek, Classicsal Civilisation or Ancient History might find useful or interesting. en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:16:15 +0000 Roman architecture Blogware arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382241.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382241.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:32:03 +0000 I hope this isn't copyright - if you are the copyright holder let me know and I'll cancel this post. Roman architecture Roman Britain2 arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382134.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382134.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:04:18 +0000 These are not the only Roman baths in Trier, but they are the best preserved. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382212.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382212.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:06:09 +0000 Trier is where my ancestors visited as Treves, I think. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382213.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382213.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:07:41 +0000 The traffic rushes past the fine Roman ruins. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382214.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382214.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:08:38 +0000 Another angle on things. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382216.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382216.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:09:43 +0000 The colour in this photo isn't all that good, I'm afraid. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382217.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382217.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:11:06 +0000 Again, I think the colours are really brighter. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382221.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382221.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:15:54 +0000 I don't know exactly what is happening here, but it looks as if people are coming with sacks of stuff, ... Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382223.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382223.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:18:04 +0000 You can see this monument from the windows of the Trier museum. I can't remember the story behind it. When ... Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382225.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382225.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:20:39 +0000 If Roman sculpture was really decked in colours like these, Roman towns must have been prettier than we imagine, more ... Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382227.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382227.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:22:40 +0000 The Porta Nigra is huge. This is on the first or second storey. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382230.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382230.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:24:08 +0000 There is even a chapel, or the remains of one, in the Porta Nigra. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382231.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382231.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:27:06 +0000 From pictures like this, sculptured scenes, poetry, and ruins, one can build up a fascinating mental picture of life in ... Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382132.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382132.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:02:17 +0000 It looks as if some of this wall has been recently rebuilt, but most of what we see is Roman. Roman architecture arltblogger http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382220.html http://blog.arlt.co.uk/blog/_archives/2005/2/27/382220.html Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:13:24 +0000 The museum pictures were all taken without flash, and so have been digitally lightened. You'll probably find much better versions ... Roman architecture