C Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Italy, 1909 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of C Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Italy, 1909. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view of Roman Forum looking towards Capital
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C Roman Forum looking towards Capital, Italy, 1909
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Rome in 1909 was the capital of a kingdom that had been united only a few decades earlier, and the city was expanding as new government offices, apartment blocks, and wide avenues rose beyond the old center. The Roman Forum, shown here with the Capitoline Hill beyond it, was the focus of a major archaeological effort, as Giacomo Boni had been directing excavations since the late 1890s, clearing medieval buildings and soil to reach ancient pavements. Visitors and scholars walked among the Arch of Septimius Severus and the surviving columns of the Temple of Saturn, while the great white monument to Victor Emmanuel II was still under construction on the slopes of the Capitol. Many Romans and Italians saw the Forum as a symbol of national pride, a link between the new Italian state and the ancient city.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | notman photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Italy |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,760 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of Roman Forum looking towards Capital |
| Reference | ITALY C Roman Forum looking towards Capital 1909 |
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