Items matching roman remains

86.—Pevensey Castle

“The Rape of Pevensey is of a curious shape. [Sussex is divided into six regions called Rapes] It narrows somewhat towards the middle and bulges out towards the top, or north end. This appears to be t [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, roman remains, trees, water, towers, colour

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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York Minster from the Walls

“It is almost impossible for a Yorkshireman to write of York in anything but the language of enthusiasm. To him York is what Rome is to the Roman, Paris to the Parisian, Jerusalem to the Jew. London a [...]

Keywords: cities, views, walls, roman remains, churches, cathedrals, abbeys, towers, cityscapes

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-03

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A Procession in the Catacomb of Callistus

Navigating the underground paths of the dead in Rome, carrying only a flickering torch to fend off the darkness! The note printed on the tissue-paper protecting this image reads: The nucleus of the gr [...]

Keywords: death, caves, people, roman remains, catacombs, interiors, colour, spooky

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2006-02-09

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p. 161. Arch of Severus, Column of Phocas and S. Martina

“The great Pontiff [Pope Gregory the Great] died in 604. Four years later a fine Corinthian pillar, taken froms ome ancient building, was erected in the Forum [in Rome] to commemorate the worst of all [...]

Keywords: columns, ruins, pillars, roman remains, temples

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2005-12-29

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43.—From Colosseum to Capitol.

This is a fold-out map of Rome (or, a plan of part of Rome, I should say) between pages 40 and 41. The text printed under the map is as follows: 1. Temple of Romulus. 2. Temple of the Sacred City (now [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, roman remains

Places shown: Rome; Italy

Added: 2005-12-29

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125.—Silchester. Plan of City.

a, The Western Gate, near to which the Road now leads to the church near b, the Eastern Gate; c, the South Gate; d, the North Gate.

Silchester was a Romantown in England.

Keywords: plans, maps, roman remains

Places shown: Silchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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126.—Amphitheatre at Dorchester.

From a Sketch taken from the south-west.

The amphitheatre is at Mambury Rings, a stone age site not far from Dorchester. The Modern Antiquarian has some photographs of the area.

Keywords: amphitheatres, people, horses, animals, cattle, sheep, roman remains, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, views

Places shown: Mambury Rings; Dorchester; Dorset; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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124.—Silchester. The North Wall.

The striking characteristic of Silchester is the ruined wall, with the flourising trees upon it and around it, and the old trees that have grown up around centuries ago, and are now perishing with it. [...]

Keywords: ruins, roman remains, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Silchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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129.—Wall of Burgh Castle

Burgh Castle is next to Breydon Water on the Norfolk/Suffolk border (today it seems to be in Norfolk, but this Web site uses the 1900 borders so as to be closer to historical sources). It is (or was) [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, roman remains, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Burgh Castle; Suffolk; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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35.—Round Tower of Donoughmore.

“It is easy to understand how the same religion prevailing in neighbouring countries might produce monuments of a similar character; but we find the same in the far east, in lands separated from ours [...]

Keywords: ruins, towers, roman remains, people, horses

Places shown: Ardmore; County Cork; Ireland

Added: 2005-12-20

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The Catacombs of Naples

The Catacombs of Naples are of great interest even after those of Rome; they are said to extend for several miles underground; and they consist of broad arched passages hollowed out of the rock, conta [...]

Keywords: catacombs, death, interiors, tombs, roman remains, spooky

Places shown: Naples; Italy

Added: 2006-03-17

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