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city under the bridge
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Franco Degani (degani)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 191 W: 0 N: 279]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (2422) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-04-05 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX2 |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-11-27 6:58 |
| Viewed: 430 |
| Points: 3 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Arles (Provençal Occitan: Arle in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence.
Arles was established by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC under the name of Theline. It was captured by the Celtic Salluvii in 535 BC, who renamed it to Arelate. The Romans took the town in 123 BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean Sea being constructed in 104 BC. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast.
Its chance came when it sided with Julius Caesar against Pompey, providing military support. Massalia backed Pompey; when Caesar emerged victorious, Massalia was stripped of its possessions, which were transferred to Arelate as a reward. The town was formally established as a colony for veterans of the Roman legion Legio VI Ferrata, which had its base there. Its full title as a colony was Colonia Iulia Paterna Arelatensium Sextanorum, "the ancestral Julian colony of Arles of the soldiers of the Sixth." |
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bei riflessi,e discreto POV ma che tristi casermoni, nemmeno il riflesso nell'acqua e la luce li riescono a riscattare
mi intristisce
Excelent reflection.water and sky colouris very nice with sharpness.
best regard
nadir
