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Posted: 19 Aug 2022

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World Photography Day 2022

World Photography Day 2022
For the WPD I wanted to "honor" something really old - and I didn't find anything older!

The Gallo-Roman camp "Rubricaire" is known from a text from the 2nd century AD, copied in the 11th century, and transmitted, without alteration, by tradition and popular language. This fortress contains scattered dwellings and baths.

What I show here had been the thermal baths. Outside the fortress, 25 m below, stand these ruins. The "balneum" included the ordinary services: cold baths, steam room and hot baths.

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 Christa1004
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Thanks Laura, I feel like you in front of such old remains. Isn't it amazing to think that they had been built 2000 years ago?

In addition to this camp, the region boasts the largest Gallo-Roman site in northwestern France: an ancient Roman town with fortress, amphitheatre, temple and baths. If you want, take a look here, there is a video that shows the main views.

And no, I didn't climb on the stones as they are crumbling and may deteriorate. Indeed, it is really a peaceful place and only during weekends, you sometimes find visitors.
2 years ago.
 raingirl
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Thanks for the link. Fascinating that they know that stones were moved to build newer structures. I suppose that's a natural thing over time, but we are so into saving everything ancient these days that it seems a bit bizarre to me.

Too bad one can't climb on the stones - I imagine a child enjoying such action.
2 years ago.
 Christa1004
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Archaeologists can precisely determine the age of the sites, it's really interesting to see them working.
And in a general way, I would say there is only one advice: "don't cry over the past, it's gone. Don't stress about the future, it hasn't arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful"...
2 years ago.
 raingirl
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Yes, there is only the present. Why it is hard for me to live in the present sometimes I don't know. But thanks for the reminder!
2 years ago.
 Christa1004
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And compared to what I wrote above, I add this advice of Albert Einstein "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Have a good new week, Laura.
2 years ago.

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