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Italy, Rome, Pons Aemiliusthe oldest stone-bridge in Rome
bridge with six wholly stone arches was comleted in 142 BC
bridge was destroyd in 1598 AD by flood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pons_AemiliusJ. B.02/17/10 at 12:36Johny SYSEL: ponte rotto is modern name but this is ANCIENT for...
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Italy, Rome, Pons Aemiliusthe oldest stone-bridge in Rome
bridge with six wholly stone arches was comleted in 142 BC
bridge was destroyd in 1598 AD by flood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pons_AemiliusJ. B.02/17/10 at 12:20Jochen: It's called 'ponte rotto'!
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Italy, Rome, ColosseumJ. B.02/12/10 at 22:19Mark Z2: Super shot! I envy you the opportunity to be there...
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Italy, Rome, ColosseumJ. B.02/12/10 at 21:22Johny SYSEL: not too late - I think somewhen between 22:00 and ...
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Italy, Rome, ColosseumJ. B.02/12/10 at 20:27Jay GT4: Beautiful! How late was it for there not to be an...
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Italy, Rome, Colosseumbuilt between 70 AD and 80 ADJ. B.02/12/10 at 18:24Randygeki(h2): great photo
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Turkey, Ephesus - Curetes StreetLooking down Curetes Street named after the priests who presided over the sacred fire of Hestia. The street is paved with marble slabs with sidewalks covered in mosaics.
12/28/09 at 05:12Lloyd T: And behind it, the very distant flat area is the s...
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Turkey, Ephesus - temple of Artemis - 1 of the 7 wonders of ancien worldWe can only dream up what it was once.J. B.09/25/09 at 18:34Johny SYSEL: thought that only one column ''glued-up...
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Tunisia, Tunis (Carthage)Carthage was completely destroyed 146 BC so all excavations are from roman times.J. B.09/21/09 at 23:12Noah: spectacular view
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Greece, Athens - Temple of Hephaestus and Athena Erganealso Theseion
Temple was used as church in christian times.J. B.09/21/09 at 23:10Noah: this is a great angle that renders a cool effect
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Greece, Athens - Odeon of Herodes AtticusBuilt in 161 ADJ. B.09/21/09 at 23:09Noah: beautiful photo
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Turkey, Ephesus - TheaterOne of the largest in the ancient world. The apostle Paul spoke here before getting booted out for causing riots.09/21/09 at 19:09slokind: Which theater?
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Turkey, Ephesus - temple of Artemis - 1 of the 7 wonders of ancien worldWe can only dream up what it was once.J. B.09/21/09 at 19:07slokind: Not quite true about 'dream up'; excellent...
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Turkey, Ephesus - Relief inside temple of Hadrian09/21/09 at 19:03slokind: What is the subject matter?
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Turkey, Ephesus - Central square of Terrace HousesPart of the central square of the terrace houses in Ephesus.09/21/09 at 19:01slokind: This is the temple of Hadrian
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Italy, Capua - AmphitheatreSpartacus fought there.J. B.09/21/09 at 18:37slokind: As excellent an example of inhabited scrolls as yo...
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Greece, Athens - Entrance to the Athens Numismatic MuseumThe former mansion of noted amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. What was inside those doors was truly marvelous.09/21/09 at 18:34slokind: And a good cast of one of the Ephesos Amazons in f...
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Turkey, Ephesus - Curetes StreetLooking down Curetes Street named after the priests who presided over the sacred fire of Hestia. The street is paved with marble slabs with sidewalks covered in mosaics.
09/21/09 at 18:30slokind: And in the distance the reconstructed Library of C...
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Italy, Rome, Arch of ConstantineView of the arch of Constantine from the top of the ColosseumJay GT409/21/09 at 18:28slokind: That's the most informative photo of the A of ...
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Cyprus, Paphos - tombTombs were built between 400 BC and 300 AD.J. B.08/04/09 at 22:07kypros84: Magnificent, you can see how two millennia of eart...
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Greece, Gortys (Peloponnese Arcadia) - sanctuary of AsclepiusGortys lost its influence after foundation of Megalopolis in 371 BC.J. B.06/10/09 at 07:53areich: Thanks a lot for all these great pictures!
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Italy, Rome, Colosseum Arch of ConstantineOne of my favorite photos I took in Rome, a view of the Arch of Constantine as seen looking out from inside the Colosseum. fordicus04/15/09 at 18:54mauseus: I like this picture too and takes me back to when ...
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Italy, Rome, ForumView down onto the Roman forum. Palatine hill is in the background. Photo taken in 2005.Jay GT401/23/09 at 06:14randy h2: Great shot 
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Italy, Rome, Colosseum 1Posted by Strength And Honour.
Photo taken by my friend Hebe.10/14/08 at 23:31Mark Zema: Were you allowed on the walkway?
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Italy, Pompeii - modest villaInside one of the more modest villas in Pompeii, although you'd never know it by the still-beautiful murals on the walls and the fountain there to the right.Mark Z10/10/08 at 10:48Noah: great photo
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Italy, Pompeii - residential streetOne of the numerous residential streets in Pompeii. July 2008Mark Z10/09/08 at 20:33Titus Pullo: I have many of the same pictures! 
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Italy, Rome, Arch of ConstantineView of the arch of Constantine from the top of the ColosseumJay GT410/09/08 at 20:30Mark Zema: Wow, what a great shot!
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Italy, Ostia - StreetIt is like stepping back in time....
Posted by Strength And Honour.
Photo taken by my friend Hebe.04/08/08 at 19:38snorkelpaleis: amazing!
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Italy, Rome, CuriaThe place where the Senate held its meetings.
Notice the three different kinds of marble used for the pavement. The beheaded statue should be Trajan's.
Posted by Strength And Honour.
Photo taken by my friend Hebe.07/08/07 at 08:18LordBest: The curia was party restored by Mussolini, I wonde...
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Italy, Rome, CuriaThe place where the Senate held its meetings.
Notice the three different kinds of marble used for the pavement. The beheaded statue should be Trajan's.
Posted by Strength And Honour.
Photo taken by my friend Hebe.07/07/07 at 18:36danikshin: thats crazy
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Turkey, Ephesus - Curetes StreetLooking down Curetes Street named after the priests who presided over the sacred fire of Hestia. The street is paved with marble slabs with sidewalks covered in mosaics.
07/07/07 at 18:27danikshin: wow!
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Israel, CaesareaThe ancient Roman port of Caesarea Maritima in Judaea (now Israel). This port was built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BCE. The view is of a portion of the aquaduct that brought water from the Carmel, just south of Haifa.Daniel F05/22/07 at 00:35Daniel F: I took the photo. My son is the hooded kid in the ...
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Israel, CaesareaThe ancient Roman port of Caesarea Maritima in Judaea (now Israel). This port was built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BCE. The view is of a portion of the aquaduct that brought water from the Carmel, just south of Haifa.Daniel F03/14/07 at 18:34Noah: Did you take this, or are you in it?
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Mali, West Africa, TimbuktoYes it does exist! although it has lost a lot from its glory days in the 14th and 16th centuries, still a fascinating place to visit. Meaning well of the woman named 'Bouctou'. In its day 25,000 students are reputed to have studied there at any one time. Some of the manuscripts can still be viewed; on such varied subjects at medicine, astronomy and arithmetic; sadly they are not well preserved.Peattie11/03/06 at 18:35akselv: On the outskirts of the Sah'ra... I wanna go there...
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France, Ambrussum, Gallia Narbonensis - Bridge over Vidourle river.Used to have eleven arches and still used untill the middle ages. From this bridge the via Domitia goes upwards to the settlement10/16/06 at 18:50Noah: beautiful picture!
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Turkey, Ephesus, Library of CelsusOne of the true glories of Ephesus is the reconstructed facade of the Library of Celsus. Dedicated in 120 A.D to the former governor of Asia Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the library contained up to 12,000 scrolls. It was burned when the Goths sacked the city in 260 A. D. The edifice to the right is the Gate of Hadrian which connected the library to the public agora or marketplace.07/03/05 at 19:19Jeroen: Impressive isn't it? Been there last week WOW!
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Jordan, Petra - The TreasuryI visited the ancient city of Petra in 1999, it is located in Jordan.
The Nabateers "build" this city in the dessert, all the temples and houses are carved in the soft rock.
When you have passed the Siq, the first temple you see is the Al-Khazneh Farun, or The Treasury.pax03/24/05 at 23:00Mayadigger: Just in case you think you may have seen this edif...
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New World, Peru 1.5More Cyclopean Stones with Sheri showing their size...Mayadigger03/24/05 at 22:57Mayadigger: Hi Ted, No, "peloltin" never made it this far sout...
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New World, Peru 1.5More Cyclopean Stones with Sheri showing their size...Mayadigger03/24/05 at 00:44wolfgang336: Ah yes, ancient S. American's certainly enjoyed th...
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New World, Peru 1.5More Cyclopean Stones with Sheri showing their size...Mayadigger03/23/05 at 22:41whitetd49: Is this a ballcourt?
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New World, Peru 1That's me, standing close to the stones, just to give the size...Mayadigger03/23/05 at 18:25Tiathena: Marvelously-impressive! Even if on the ‘wrong-side...
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New World, Maya, Copan, HondurasMayadigger - The most Southern City of the ancient Maya was Copan, "Zotz" in Maya. The name Zotz means "Bat." Cppan was the "Paris" of the Maya world. The archetecture and entablature was just superb. Seen in this photo, we see the stele of Yax Kuk Mo, "Blue Quetzal Macaw." As it turned out, Yax Kuk Mo came from Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico. An imported Prince as it were...Mayadigger03/03/05 at 23:28Mayadigger: Nope...He was invited from the "Big City" to give ...
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New World, Maya, Copan, HondurasMayadigger - The most Southern City of the ancient Maya was Copan, "Zotz" in Maya. The name Zotz means "Bat." Cppan was the "Paris" of the Maya world. The archetecture and entablature was just superb. Seen in this photo, we see the stele of Yax Kuk Mo, "Blue Quetzal Macaw." As it turned out, Yax Kuk Mo came from Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico. An imported Prince as it were...Mayadigger03/03/05 at 08:29whitetd49: Teotehuacano, not a captive?
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New World, Maya, Lamanai, BelizeMayadigger - Here I am "discovering" an ancient Maya pyramid in the ruins at Lamanai. As seen, it's being recovered from the rain forest by archeologists. This particular structure ia about 80 feet tall. What makes Lamanai unique is that it was the longest inhabited city in the New World...from approx. 300BC to 1100 AD.Mayadigger03/02/05 at 00:04Mayadigger: Note: I'm wearing "the Hat" again... 
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New World, Maya, Tikal, Guatemala, Cox Combs above the rain forestMayadigger - The cox-comb roofs of a number of towering pyramids show just above the gigantic mahagony and giant fig trees of the Peten forest. These threes are full of parrots, toucans, and howler and spider monkeys. As far as I was concerned, my only thoughts were as how I was to get back down without breaking my neck!Mayadigger03/02/05 at 00:03Mayadigger: Hey, I've had this hat for close to 12 years now! ...
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New World, Maya, Tikal, Guatemala, Cox Combs above the rain forestMayadigger - The cox-comb roofs of a number of towering pyramids show just above the gigantic mahagony and giant fig trees of the Peten forest. These threes are full of parrots, toucans, and howler and spider monkeys. As far as I was concerned, my only thoughts were as how I was to get back down without breaking my neck!Mayadigger02/25/05 at 13:12racerx: The pyramids look like they were photoshoped in! ...
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New World, Maya, Tikal, Guatemala, Cox Combs above the rain forestMayadigger - The cox-comb roofs of a number of towering pyramids show just above the gigantic mahagony and giant fig trees of the Peten forest. These threes are full of parrots, toucans, and howler and spider monkeys. As far as I was concerned, my only thoughts were as how I was to get back down without breaking my neck!Mayadigger02/25/05 at 02:51wolfgang336: Complete with Indiana Jones fedora!
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China, Great WallIt's a wall and its great, what more do I need to say :) - BolayiPeattie02/15/05 at 23:49Tiathena: Excellent photo ..!
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Jordan, Petra - The TreasuryI visited the ancient city of Petra in 1999, it is located in Jordan.
The Nabateers "build" this city in the dessert, all the temples and houses are carved in the soft rock.
When you have passed the Siq, the first temple you see is the Al-Khazneh Farun, or The Treasury.pax02/14/05 at 11:18Joe Sermarini: I must go someday!
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Jordan, Petra - The TreasuryI visited the ancient city of Petra in 1999, it is located in Jordan.
The Nabateers "build" this city in the dessert, all the temples and houses are carved in the soft rock.
When you have passed the Siq, the first temple you see is the Al-Khazneh Farun, or The Treasury.pax02/14/05 at 10:02Bolayi: I was there in 1998, a fantastic place well worth ...
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Cyprus, Pafos, Roman Mosaic in "The House of the Century"Mosaic in "The House of the Century"Jeroen08/05/04 at 03:17slokind: Legends need to be legible. It is, I think, Apollo...
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Mali, West Africa, TimbuktoYes it does exist! although it has lost a lot from its glory days in the 14th and 16th centuries, still a fascinating place to visit. Meaning well of the woman named 'Bouctou'. In its day 25,000 students are reputed to have studied there at any one time. Some of the manuscripts can still be viewed; on such varied subjects at medicine, astronomy and arithmetic; sadly they are not well preserved.Peattie08/02/04 at 00:41Bolayi: West Africa - Mali
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Mali, West Africa, TimbuktoYes it does exist! although it has lost a lot from its glory days in the 14th and 16th centuries, still a fascinating place to visit. Meaning well of the woman named 'Bouctou'. In its day 25,000 students are reputed to have studied there at any one time. Some of the manuscripts can still be viewed; on such varied subjects at medicine, astronomy and arithmetic; sadly they are not well preserved.Peattie08/01/04 at 01:15alexB: Aologies for ignorance - where is it? East Africa?...
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Mali, West Africa, TimbuktoYes it does exist! although it has lost a lot from its glory days in the 14th and 16th centuries, still a fascinating place to visit. Meaning well of the woman named 'Bouctou'. In its day 25,000 students are reputed to have studied there at any one time. Some of the manuscripts can still be viewed; on such varied subjects at medicine, astronomy and arithmetic; sadly they are not well preserved.Peattie07/31/04 at 08:41Robert_Brenchley: This is where my wife's family originated; we'll g...
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