Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]More of the magnificent mosaics at Villa Casale in Sicily.? The guides made a big deal about the fact that the bikini wasn't new in the 1950s and 60s. It already existed in ancient Rome, as seen on these female athletes. Sorry, Gidget and Annette: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32374617197/in/dateposted-public/> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32374617407/in/dateposted-public/> One of the huge floor mosaics depicts a hunting expedition to north Africa.? Here are a few slices, showing Roman men capturing large animals and birds, and loading them onto a galleon for shipment back to Rome. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32374617677/in/dateposted-public/> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32374617967/in/dateposted-public/> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/32374618257/in/dateposted-public/> And here is a reminder of the brutality of slavery: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/40351515583/in/dateposted-public/> Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7.? Enjoy! --Peter