I keep my blog as a personal record of what I'm up to, which might be seen as working towards "An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, ease and alternate labour, useful life"

I'm certainly not there yet.  There is quite some way to go!

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Saturday
Feb202010

Septimus Severus fecit

My goodness, what a legacy.

 

  

Today we're in Leptis Magna.

 

 

We had the place (almost) to ourselves, too.

 

 

It meant that we could linger, take a closer look and stand, speechless, admiring the craftsmanship, engineering and sheer bravado which inspired the architects of this place.

Of course, I  took hundreds of photographs.  Here's a sampling.

 

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Reader Comments (1)

Wonderful design details and so few people.

March 3, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHelen Cowans

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