Title

'Palatine hill, southwest from the Colosseum, Rome', c1909. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Palatine hill, southwest from the Colosseum, Rome', c1909. Affluent Romans had residence on Palatine Hill which became the exclusive domain of emperors; seen from the Colosseum, begun under emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus. To be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made by Underwood & Underwood. [The Rose Stereograph Company, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London, c1909]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G32_062

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,2Mb (4,0Mb) / 15,2in x 16,1in / 4571 x 4836 (300dpi)

Keywords

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