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May 18, 2018 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, Rome Favorites Black & White Edition

Colosseum

Most of today’s photographs, with two exceptions, are black-and-white conversions. This concludes our tour of Rome. Beginning next week we move on to Katakalon, Greece, after first sailing by the active Stromboli volcano.

Roman Forum

Columns

Roman Statuary

Castor and Pollus

Ancient Rome

Relief

Ironwork

Street Light

Monochromatic Color

54 Days at Sea — Rome Architecture

All roads led to Rome

Today’s photos are geared toward highlighting the architectural details of Rome. Enjoy:

The Forum

Roman architectural details

Roman statuary

Roman architectural details

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

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May 14, 2018 · 5:35 am

54 Days at Sea — More Images of Rome

Theatre Café

Below are images of more ancient Roman temples and other structures, including the photograph of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina:

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

In this next photo of Santi Luca e Martina you can see to the right of the church a multi-story building with a tall tower. This is the Tabularium (BC 78), the office building that held the official records of the Roman Empire.