Repuxos House, a photo from Coimbra, North

Photographer's Note

Conνmbriga

This is another posting using three scanned pictures from slides taken in 1985 with the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F camera. Being scans, the pictures quality is not the best but I still would like to show you the beautiful Roman ruins we also have in Portugal, which I believe have not yet been profusely publicized on TE.

The ancient city of Conνmbriga is not the largest Roman settlement in Portugal but it is certainly the best preserved. Located 16 km south of Coimbra, it is classified as a National Monument since 1910.
The name Conimbriga derives from an early pre-Indo-European element rocky height or outcrop and the Celtip briga, meaning a defended place.

During the Roman time, Conνmbriga was located on the road between Olisipo (the actual Lisbon, capital city of Portugal) and Bracara Augusta (the actual Braga, city in northern Portugal).

The city walls are largely intact, and the mosaic floors and foundations of many houses and public buildings remain. In the baths, you can view the network of stone heating ducts beneath the now-missing floors. Archaeologists estimate that only 10 percent of the city has been excavated.

Like many archaeological sites, Conimbriga was built in layers. Some of the earliest layers date back to the first Iron Age in the 9th Century B.C. The Romans arrived in 139 B.C. and Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was the general who lead the Roman legions in the conquest of western Iberia after the death of Viriathus, conquering the Celtic inhabitants and establishing a city that grew, flourished, and then fell victim to barbarian invasions until Conimbriga's residents fled to nearby Aeminium (actual city of Coimbra) in 468.

The archaeological evidence tells us that Conνmbriga was inhabited, at least, between the 9th century BC and 7th / 8th century AD. When the Romans arrived, in the first half of the 2nd century BC, Conνmbriga was a flourishing village. Thanks to the peace established in Lusitania, a quick Romanisation of the indigenous population took place and Conνmbriga became a prosperous town. Following the deep political and administrative crisis of the Empire, Conνmbriga suffered the consequences of the barbaric invasions. In 465 and 468, Sueves captured and partially plundered the town already abandoned by part of its population.

In the main posting you can see the peristyle area of the Repuxos House. Opulent villas were built around ornamental pools in superb colonnaded gardens, with it΄s own bath complex and a sophisticated floor heating system. Fine mosaics, as seen in WS2, covered the floor of these houses.

WS1 is a general view of Conνmbrigas South sector.

WS2 shows the mosaic on the floor in one of the houses.

For a virtual visit to Conνmbriga please follow this link.

This photo taken in 2007 and courtesy of Ana Dores (adores) shows the Repuxos House as it can been seen today. A cover roof structure has been erected to protected the site from the weather.

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phwall (6785) 2008-09-30 23:38
Hi Antonio,
For some reason I never expected Portugal to have Roman ruins but when I think about it, why wouldn't they. This is an amazing capture, so too the two workshop photographs. The detail and layout of the houses and the surrounds is incredible. Wonder what they'l think of Sydney in 2500 years time.
Thank you for sharing the shots and an interesting note, TE at its best.
Regards
Peter

isabela_sor (47748) 2008-09-30 23:39 [Comment]
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Good for a scanned image ....
The mosaic on the floor is very similar with one seen in Greece
Had to be a great place
All the best
Isabela

bakes888 (18499) 2008-09-30 23:40
Hi Antonio. Although the photo quality is not the best the main photo and WSs show the ruins well. Quite a fascinating relic of times past. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2008-10-01 1:44
Ola Antonio! Wonderful old picture. Very interesting saturation. Good sharpness. Superb composition. Saude!

siamesa (28231) 2008-10-01 5:14
Bom dia Antonio,
Uma beleza de foto com scan e tudo. Uma histσrica e importante foto para ser mostrada aqui. Os mosaicos tκm uma beleza especial ΰ parte.
Abraηos
Maria

lucasgalodoido (26918) 2008-10-01 5:48
Olα Antτnio,
bem interessante mesmo essas ruνnas, e nunca tinha ouvido falar, muito bom vocκ nos mostrar via TE. Gostei da cβmera tambιm, meu pai tinha uma Spotmatic tambιm, toda mecβnica, mαquina boa essa, ainda mais com essa σtima, que bota no chinelo qualquer lente bαsica dos kits vendidos hoje em dia.
Parabιns e Abraηo

kevinos (7517) 2008-10-01 5:55
These are very interesting ruins, Antonio, and captured from a good PoV. Thanks too for a fine note. regards Kevin

belido (19934) 2008-10-01 9:05
Olα Antσnio,

apesar da qualidade da imagem nγo estar lα aquelas coisas, percebemos bem a boa composiηγo, assim como os detalhes dessa arquitetura em ruνnas. Eu sou um dos a favor de postagens antigas. Interessante lugar e imagem!
Abraηo,
Carlos

Juntas (7960) 2008-10-01 14:03
Olα Antσnio. A composiηγo ι boa e, na minha opiniγo, a imagem 'scaneada' dα um aspecto velho ao que ι suposto ter um aspecto velho, estando por isso, bem conseguida. Seria mais fαcil talvez, nas prσximas fιrias, fazeres uma foto mais bonita mas, nγo terα concerteza este ar. Parabιns. Paulo
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jurek1951 (42198) 2008-10-01 14:34
Hi Antonio,
this is a fantastic landscap photo. the color and the composition of the picture was successfull. congratulation to this photo
Georg

adores (46979) 2008-10-01 17:00
Olα Antσnio!
Esta jα ι bem velhinha! Gosto deste pov, esta ι sem dϊvida uma parte muito bonita das ruinas. Agora estα um pouco diferente porque esta casa tem uma cobertura em ferro por cima. Coloquei aqui duas ou trκs fotos o ano passado porque curiosamente nγo hα muitas fotos de Conνmbriga por aqui. Bom ver como era o local hα uns anos atrαs!
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emjleclercq (15778) 2008-10-01 22:01
A beautifull pavement around these broken columns.
The fact that this is a scanned slide shows a bit, with the deep saturation of th colors, and the background noise visible in the sky.

All the best,

Emmanuel

danyy (0) 2008-10-01 23:18
Bonjour Antonio,
des couleurs fortes, bien retravaillιes. Un ciel un peu bruitι.
Un document interessant, des ruines bien entretenues et attirantes.
Regards.
Daniel.

Charo (51290) 2008-10-02 2:35
Olα Antonio,
Para ser digitalizado, o ruνdo e qualidade da imagem nγo ι o ideal, mas a foto original eu acho que ι bom. A definiηγo destas colunas romanas formando diagonal, ι muito bem feita. Um lugar muito interessante.
Abraηos,
Charo

Photo65Net (43144) 2008-10-02 11:30
Hello Antonio,
Very nice image from this historical place.
I like the result, balanced and moody.
Have a nice day,
JB.

marietom (34611) 2008-10-02 13:25
hello Antonio,

toujours de beauw graphismes dans tes paysages... ton oeil voit les lignes ΰ merveille !
Bonne soirιe
Marie

vascao (192) 2008-10-02 16:40
Olα, Antσnio, que bom reencontrα-lo!
Que linda imagem! Realmente hα algum ruνdo do escaneamento, mas, a tomada ι fantαstica. Tua nota me fez ter vontade de conhecer tγo belo sνtio. Como hα vτos da TAP Brasνlia-Lisboa diretos, agora, planejarei algo neste sentido.
[]'s de uma chuvosa Brasνlia
Sergio

batalay (41261) 2008-10-02 19:18
Hello Antonio,

A 23 year old photograph, but beautifully scanned. Coimbriga is a site I am familiar with from Josι Pires's excellent slides. It is steeped in history. Your superb note, augmenting the image, goes a long way to educating us about this remarkable place.

Warm regards and have a good weekend,

Bulent
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AiresSantos (56155) 2008-10-05 1:09
Ola Antonio
Esta faz-me lembrar os meus tempos de escola. Estive a pensar, estive la uma vez e foi no ano de 1973.
Excelente perspectiva e cores. Detalhes magnificos. Da proxima vez que for ao norte irei visitar novamente este lugar
Um abraco Amigo
Aires
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riclopes (35577) 2008-10-05 5:08
1985! Bem mais bonito que agora com aquela cobertura, embora eu perceba a necessidade da intervenηγo. Isto faz-me lembrar as visitas de estudo da escola quando eu era mνudo, pois acho que jα nγo venho aqui desde essa altura, ou seja, antes de 1985, mas nγo hα tantos anos como o Aires ;-) Esta ι a mais bonita pelo azul do cιu, mas tambιm gosto do detalhe dos mosaicos no WS2. Bom post para mostrar uma este patrimσnio tγo pouco divulgado no TE.
ric

tabora (0) 2008-10-05 13:54
Bonsoir Antonio,
ici ce qui m'a surpris c'est les colonnes en briques,c'est la premiθre fois que je vois cela dans des ruines romaines;malgrι le scannage ta photo est trθs interessante.
A+ Joseph

edal (6804) 2008-10-05 22:09
Ola Antonio!
A very good idea to show the "new history" of the ancient remnants. Scanned sky is a bit noisy, yet it holds the idea of the 20-year old level of photo technology. It also keeps traces of Cold war activity when Portugese AF tracked Russian submarines movement in the Atlantic. Very informative pfoto for sure...
Friendly Greetings,
Anton

Jardim (3243) 2008-10-06 13:06
Olα Antσnio,

Uma foto bem antiguinha.Sem dϊvida que Conνmbriga ι bonita e vale a pena uma visita. Gosto muito dos tapetes de mosaicos pois criam efeitos e padrυes excepcionais.
JJ

jhm (202871) 2008-10-07 3:57
Hello Antonio,

Indeed see we very a few picture about these of the roman ruin in Portugal.
I see different lovely interesting details, the floor and the columns make this picture very attractive
Great composition and lovely presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

stego (24132) 2008-10-10 14:59
Olα Antσnio,

Apesar da nitidez nγo ser a melhor, ainda dα para ver que jα na altura sabias escolher bem os enquadramentos e imagino que o slide seja esplκndido. As cores estγo atι muito razoαveis para um scan de um slide tγo antigo.

Mesmo que estivesse muito pior, valeria a pena publicα-la, tanto pela antiguidade como pela fraca representaηγo do local aqui no TE. Da mesma forma, faz todo o sentido teres enviado os WS's.

Deste-me uma ideia para um passeio este fim-de-semana, pois por coincidκncia jα tinha programado passα-lo lα perto (amanhγ vou dormir ΰ Curia).

Um abraηo, Josι.

foozi (7101) 2008-10-10 22:21
Hello Antonio,
thanks for responding to my shot.
Nice angle and good textures and patterns.
reat colours too.
Pleasant shot of the ruins and good notes.

Regards,
Foozi

NB: I think youre right, lack of contrast.

trekks (14348) 2008-10-11 3:51
hi Antonio

Amazing monument to show the history of Rome that reaches as far as Portugal. I wonder, the Roman influence must be penetrating so many European regions.

A glance at this photo immediately can tell it is film and scane quality. The noise and lack of sharpness and resolution after so many years still cannot hide the fact that you have good photographic skill in composition in those early years of shooting. tfs

bill

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-10-16 5:06
Oi amigo ,
Belo plano de visγo de das ruνnas de Conνmbriga , sσ aqui estive umas vez e foi no tempo da escola ι um lugar com muito historia , gostei muito dos detalhes do chγo e das colunas de tijolo vermelho , bom trabalho de scan , parabιns!!
Um abraηo Gonηalo

Vato_Law (12732) 2008-10-19 3:40
Olα Antσnio.
Lembro-e de la ter estado mas numa altura da minha vida em que as maquinas fotgraficas nγo faziam parte do quotidiano, e nγo deve ter sido em anos muito afastados de 1985, pois ainda era uma crianηa na ιpoca, lembro-me que foi apσs uma visita a 'Portugal dos Pequenitos'.
Esta foto traz-me boas memσrias e ι um bom registo mesmo que jα com uma certa idade.
As cores fortes trazem-lhe qualquer coisa de espcial mas estas linhas diagonais e a beleza do local sγo o que realmente atrai.
Um abraηo.
Paulo

xuaxo (6854) 2008-10-19 3:47
Olα Antσnio,
Eu jα ia perguntar o que ι que aconteceu ΰ qualidade da foto, depois li a nota e a data.
Mesmo assim, vale a pena mostrar esta foto, jα que o sνtio estα pouco representado em TE.
Um abraηo,
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Photo Information

Copyright: Antonio Ribeiro (ribeiroantonio) (22730)

Genre: Τοποθεσίες

Medium: Έγχρωμο

Date Taken: 1985-00-00
Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική, Ερείπια
Camera: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F, SMC Takumar 50 f1.4, 49mm UV
Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop

Θέμα(τα): Pre-digital III (stego) [view contributor(s)]

Date Submitted: 2008-09-30 23:04

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