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Photos by Tom Roche (tom@photosbyroche.com)

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Southern Italy-2016

From Sicily to the Amalfi coast
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  • Sheep on a ridge

    Sheep on a ridge

  • Town in the mountains of Sila National Park

    Town in the mountains of Sila National Park

  • Landscape in Sila National Park

    Landscape in Sila National Park

  • Abandoned buildings surrounded by flowers

    Abandoned buildings surrounded by flowers

  • Theater at Sybaris Archaeological site

    Theater at Sybaris Archaeological site

    This is the site of the ancient Greek town of Sybaris in southern Italy. The town is the source of the word sybaritic meaning self-indulgent. It was founded about 720 BC and destroyed around 400 BC. The excavation has unearthed some of the ruins built over the original town but little of Sybaris

  • The floor of an excavated building

    The floor of an excavated building

    The site appears to be unprotected and nothing seems to be going on. We walked in through an open gate and there was no one else around. There were surveillance cameras and we wondered if we would be arrested for trespassing. They may have run out of money

  • Wildflowers and mountains and clouds

    Wildflowers and mountains and clouds

  • Morano Calabro, a hilltop town in Calabria

    Morano Calabro, a hilltop town in Calabria

  • The old and the new at Morano Calabro

    The old and the new at Morano Calabro

  • Morano Calabro

    Morano Calabro

  • A Roman wall in Saepinum

    A Roman wall in Saepinum

  • A gate in the city wall at Saepinum

    A gate in the city wall at Saepinum

    Saepinum was a Samnite (tribe in southern Italy) town which was conquered by the Romans in 293 BC and prospered as a Roman town until the 4th century

  • The main street of Saepinum

    The main street of Saepinum

  • Along the city wall in Saepinum

    Along the city wall in Saepinum

  • The remains of the basilica in Saepinum

    The remains of the basilica in Saepinum

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    Abandoned buildings surrounded by flowers
    Theater at Sybaris Archaeological site
    The floor of an excavated building