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#391
12-07-2012, 02:33 PM
Quote:tip: the city was resettled elsewhere after their revolt in 241bc.
tomorrow the final tip...
That date made me guess Falerii too, with Falerii Novi being built just a short distance away. And lo and behold: if I google on Falerii Novi, that arch on your picture shows up (Porta Giove).
http://www.moveaboutitaly.com/lazio/fale...vi_it.html
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#392
12-07-2012, 03:11 PM
Quote:Is this Falerii, by any chance?

Yup Big Grin , Falerii Novi, over to you.

the photo below was prepared for today in case...
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#393
12-07-2012, 05:16 PM
OK - dead easy one (probably...)

What's in the foreground of this picture?


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#394
12-07-2012, 07:00 PM
Quote:OK - dead easy one (probably...)

What's in the foreground of this picture?

The theater of Taormina.
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#395
12-07-2012, 07:46 PM
Quote:The theater of Taormina.

Spot on! The 'Greek' (actually mainly Roman) theatre at Taormina in Sicily:


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#396
12-07-2012, 08:10 PM
What I found interesting about that theater is when you sit high centre at the rear you have a tremendous view of Etna.
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#397
12-07-2012, 10:54 PM
The difference between the two is greek is 1/2 and roman is 2/3 circle right?
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#398
12-09-2012, 12:04 AM
Quote:The difference between the two is greek is 1/2 and roman is 2/3 circle right?
The other way round. Greek plays were focused on the orchestra (hence 2/3 round) and Roman plays on the stage (hence (1/2 round).

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12-09-2012, 02:53 AM
Would this be the ancient slipway across the isthmus of Corinth, for allowing ships to be transported from the Gulf to the Aegean Sea?
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#400
12-09-2012, 04:10 AM
Quote:Would this be the ancient slipway across the isthmus of Corinth
Well done, Byron! It definitely looks like the diolkos to me!

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#401
12-09-2012, 04:41 AM
Quote:Would this be the ancient slipway across the isthmus of Corinth, for allowing ships to be transported from the Gulf to the Aegean Sea?
Yup, it's the diolkos.

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#402
12-17-2012, 07:38 PM
C'mon Byron, show us an image! It's been a week and we're getting withdrawal symptoms... Confusedilly:
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#403
12-18-2012, 05:31 AM
If byron doesn't post can I do one?
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#404
12-18-2012, 09:33 PM
Would this not upset the whole thread to do this for Byron does work off shore and may have been out of touch because of this reason.
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#405
12-18-2012, 09:59 PM
Byron initially missed it, but he now knows it's his turn. Give the man some time.
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