Castello di Santa Severa, a photo from Rome, Lazio

Photographer's Note

Castle of Santa Severa - Santa Marinella (Rome)
History
The Castle stands on the site of Pyrgi, the port city connected to the ancient Caere, the current Cerveteri founded between the late seventh and early sixth centuries BC The Etruscan town of Pyrgi developed around the port for an extension of about 10 hectares , which includes, in addition to the area now occupied by the castellan village, also the area of the sanctuaries located at the southern end.
During the course of the III century BC with the Romanization of the coastal territory, on the part of the Etruscan area, the Roman castrum of Pyrgi was founded, surrounded by mighty polygonal walls. The area still undergoes a metamorphosis in the Imperial age that from a military camp became a residence of wealthy Roman families who owned luxurious seaside villas.
The site was probably inhabited without interruptions until late antiquity (4th-5th century AD), on the remains of buildings from the Roman and Late Antiquity a vast cemetery extends from at least the ninth century and presumably used until the XIIIth century. 14th century, and it is thanks to the continuity of life on the remains of the castrum that in the Middle Ages was formed the village known as Castellum Sanctae Severae from the name of the young Christian martyr Severa, which tradition recalls killed on June 5, 298 AD in this place together with his brothers, Calendino and Marco, under the empire of Diocletian.

ChrisJ, snunney, ikeharel, Fis2, papagolf21, pierrefonds, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (171878) 2018-09-16 3:33

Ciao Silvio

I like the wide angled, panoramic format. The closer group of people at left add depth and layering to the composition whereas the people in the bg add scale. Tfs!

Nicou (193806) 2018-09-16 3:36

Hello silvio

tout en largeur quelle iamge et vue quel chateau sueprbe avec les personnage quei vont le visiter cette entrée les tour la grande place ces arbres la terrasse sueprbe.
Bravo et beau dimanche
Nciou

lousat (139308) 2018-09-16 4:06

Ciao Silvio,foto quasi fresca di giornata,bella vista totale,leggermente sovraesposto il terreno,semba nevicato,il resto è OK. Buon pomeriggio,Luciano

mesutilgim (0) 2018-09-16 4:06

Hello Silvio,
Another nice capture in your gallery taken with good pov and ligth management. Nice strong sideligth creates almost a 3D effect.
Many good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

snunney (130967) 2018-09-16 4:22

Hello Silvio,
Good choice of the panoramic frame. Nicely exposed with excellent colours and sharpness. The people contribute to the mood.

Fis2 (170839) 2018-09-16 6:26

Witaj Silvio!
Interesting castle, building makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Nice sunday afternoon.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152607) 2018-09-16 6:31

Bonjour, cher ami Silvio,
Des trésors de la sorte, je voudrais bien les visiter et en découvrir les secrets.
Un grand merci du partage. Cette vue panoramique donne une indication sur l'importance des lieux.
Amitiés.
Philippe

rychem (72187) 2018-09-16 6:57

Interesting castle, we can see that tourists come willingly to visit this castle, very well captured,
regards Ryszard

pierrefonds (114516) 2018-09-16 7:50

Hi Silvio,

The presence of the people is animating the scene. The panoramic point of view is showing the details of thecastle of Santa Severa. The light is enhancing the beauty of the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

pajaran (115963) 2018-09-16 10:21

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontarst, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima.
Lepo zeleno drvece i fasada sa lepim detaljima, lepa stara arhitektura.
Lep dvorac, lepa panorama.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
A nice view and a moment, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, nice colors, nice moment with visitors.
Nice green trees and facades with beautiful details, beautiful old architecture.
Nice castle, beautiful panorama.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best.

abmdsudi (95869) 2018-09-17 2:30

Hi Silvio
The framing and placement is really effective and I like the natural colours and sunshine make the castle and visitors come alive. Lovely this was taken from an ideal point of view backed by clear detail and a well managed exposure, spot on, Congrats.
Best regards

carlo62 (81265) 2018-09-17 15:02

Ciao Silvio
questo castello l'ho visto solo in foto e ho sempre visto immagini fatte dalla parte opposta.
Molto bella anche questa parte del castello, ottima scelta del taglio per rimane più concentrati sull'architettura.
Saluti
Carlo

ikeharel (113411) 2018-09-17 21:40

Buongiorno Silvio,
Good choice to crop horizontally for a wide scene of the castle outskirts.
Added the people walk to the entrance, placed off-center, gave life and scale to the whole.
Arrivederci,
Ike

Cricri (176) 2018-09-17 23:50

Ciao Silvio
Belle vue du château en format pano, la présence des personnes, les détails et une bonne lumière
amitiés
cricri

jmdias (115230) 2018-10-12 8:58

silvio

it looks like a miniature. curious gate and house attached , probably using the ramparts like a base. nice view.

take care

jorge

COSTANTINO (116560) 2021-08-29 23:01

Hello dear Silvio and have a nice new week
another impressive photo from
you concerning the castle of Santa
Severa Santa marinella
photo bringing memories from
a glorious past standing
on the site of Pyrgi
regards
Costantino