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Poster:
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Icarusfree
(see this users gallery)
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Views:
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1935
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Date:
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Sat Sep 4, 2004
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Filesize:
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405.1k, 217.7k
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Dimensions:
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600 x 900
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Description:
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By day, the columns of now-vanished temples and the stones from which long-forgotten orators spoke are mere shells. Bits of grass and weeds grow where a triumphant Caesar was once lionized. But at night, when the Forum is silent in the moonlight, it isn't difficult to imagine vestal virgins still guarding the sacred temple fire. (The maidens were assigned to keep the temple's sacred fire burning but to keep their own passions under control. Failure to do the latter sent them to an early grave--alive!) The best view of the Roman Forum at night is from Campidoglio or Capitoline Hill, Michelangelo's piazza from the Renaissance, that overlooks the Forum.
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Keywords:
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Rome, Italy, Cityscape, Landmark
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Photo URL:
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http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3185/4webRomaForoRomano11-med.jpg
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| File name: |
webRomaForoRomano11.jpg |
File size: |
222882 bytes |
| File date: |
2004:09:04 02:21:07 |
Camera make: |
Canon |
| Camera model: |
Canon EOS 10D |
Date/Time: |
2004:06:03 11:53:34 |
| Resolution: |
600 x 900 |
Flash used: |
No |
| Focal length: |
80.0mm (35mm equivalent: 434mm) |
CCD width: |
6.64mm |
| Exposure time: |
0.0063 s (1/160) |
Aperture: |
f/10.0 |
| ISO equiv.: |
100 |
Metering Mode: |
matrix |
| Jpeg process: |
Baseline |
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