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Baths of Caracalla


Baths of Caracalla, originally uploaded by MrJennings.

The Museo della Civiltà Romana in Rome (often just known as EUR after the neighborhood it's found in) houses an amazing, archaeologically-accurate scale model of the city of Rome at the time of the emperor Constantine. I have a set of 69 photos of this model on my Flickr photosite.

Yesterday, I was contacted by an editor for Phaidon Press about including this picture of the Baths of Caracalla in an upcoming book on the history of building design. We'll see how it goes.

Posted by Bill J on March 30, 2006 in Photographs | Permalink | Comments (2)

Mt Vesuvius: A View From Space


Mt Vesuvius: A View From Space, originally uploaded by MrJennings.


Here's a photo of Mt. Vesuvius taken from space, available from the NASA website.

There is also a Mt. Vesuvius webcam!

Posted by Bill J on March 29, 2006 in Photographs, Websites | Permalink | Comments (0)

SPQR


SPQR, originally uploaded by MrJennings.

SPQR stands for Senatus PopulusQue Romanus (The Senate and Roman People), and worked for the Romans in much the same way that USA works for the United States.

Posted by Bill J on March 28, 2006 in Photographs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Me, Asleep


Me, Asleep, originally uploaded by MrJennings.

An eighth-grade student in a school skit plays me, dozing off during a faculty meeting.

The Tully's coffee cup is completely accurate, but I'm not sure how often I've worn a propeller beanie.

Posted by Bill J on March 24, 2006 in Photographs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Emperor Claudius


July 10, 2004, originally uploaded by MrJennings.

Claudius

Posted by Bill J on March 22, 2006 in Photographs | Permalink | Comments (0)