Echoes of Time

More experimentation with layers, textures and masks. I started off with my photos of the column, a decorative accent at a local nursery. Then I added the woman's face, which was part of a freize I found hanging in a local antiques store. These seemed to lend themselves to a sort of classical Roman theme, so as a final touch, I added the Latin text.

Victoria

Topping the Brandenburg Gate, one of Berlin's best known landmarks, is the Quadriga, a chariot pulled by four horses and driven by the Roman goddess of Victory. When it was originally erected back in the late 1700s, only the royal family was allowed to pass beneath the central archway of the gate.

Solin Ruins

The ruins of the ancient city of Solin (or Salona, as it was known in Roman times) are located northeast of Split, Croatia. Only a small portion of the extensive site has been excavated, including early Christian churches, cemeteries and the remains of a Roman amphitheater.

Medici Fortress

In the background is the Rocca Nuova, or New Fortress, built by Lorenzo the Magnificent in 1475. It sits at the highest point in Volterra, a town with a population of 11,000 which dates back to Etruscan and Roman times.

The Guardian

An Egyptian sphinx sits atop a wall in the peristyle leading to Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia. Built for the Roman Emperior Diocletian, the palace dates to 305 AD. Originally there were 16 such sphinxes.

Eternal Rome

Ruins of a Roman temple framed by trees on the Palatine Hill above the Forum.

Capitoline Hill, Rome

View of Capitoline Hill from the Roman Forum.

Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine was erected by the Roman Senate in 312 A.D. to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius. Over 1,650 years later, it was used as the finish line in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Textures by Shadowhouse Creations and Tim in Ohio.