61 posts tagged Art roman

An incredible find of statuary has been unburied near Arles, previously hidden by the muddy bottom of the Rhone river. If the date of 46BC for the bust of Caesar is correct, then this is the oldest image of Julius Caesar we have. From SFGate.com: Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C.

Sankhkare Temple, Thebes, Luxor. Day 4,  8th May 2008 The Northern Wadi.   I do believe that Mahmoud is getting better, either that or he has bought himself a new alarm clock, which I very much doubt. Anyway, we departed the house on time again destined this time to explore the northern wadi besides

Most anyone who visits the extravagant fountain-gardens of Tivoli is bound to be swept up in awe. The structure of the city’s several massive villas, panoramic views of Roman hillside, and grandiose marble fountains lure in the weary traveler with seductive promises of rest and tranquility.

(The Louvre Museum in Paris) It's been 18 years since I was last in Paris and visited the famous Louvre museum during a solo 2-month trip through Europe. Yes, that's right folks, I was 7 at the time. LOL! But, instead of cashing in the airline miles to fly all the way back, I was thrilled to have a part of the Louvre come to me.

Wadi Hammamat Between Quseir and Quft. May 2nd 2008   Well we finally got round to using our permissions from the S.C.A. to visit Wadi Hammamat yesterday. The journey there was pretty uneventful except for the usual sleepy day dreams. There is definitely something different about the Eastern desert compared to the western desert.

The Ancient Nome of Gebelein Pathyris/Aphroditopolis, Ezbet Abu Humus. “The Two Mountains” 18th April 2008   As planned the mini bus promptly arrived at our house at 6.00am to transfer us to the East bank where we would meet Moamen. Now Moamen Saad is a well accomplished archaeologist with the S.C.A.

Malina Huang Occupation: Hair stylist Preoccupations: Japanese style tattoos, Israeli style martial arts When you say someone has Japanese style tattoos, you don't usually mean Hello Kitty -- unless you're talking about Venice, California's Malina Huang.

Gotta love those Romans ... Found this cool Roman door knocker on another blog. Gotta love those Romans. They did worship the DICK. And after all, it is the source of life ... isn't it? Sex had none of the stigma it has in modern society, or more specifically, here in sexually repressed but always caught with its pants down beating off in inappropriate places America.

Theban Quarries Luxor 5th May 2008 Return trip Well as promised to both ourselves we returned to the Theban quarries not really to re-investigate them but to follow the wadi itself and to ascertain whether the wadi was indeed part of the trade route between Thebes and Diospolis Parva (Hu)?

Vienna One of the more beautiful cities of Europe which you can explore and enjoy is the great Austrian city of Vienna. Situated within the eastern side of Austria close to Hungary, Vienna is one of those rare cities which you can explore again and again.