“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
An old man with a long beard leads a mule wearing a saddle along a hilly road. A stream and a dilapidated wooden building can be seen behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Metal bridge spanning Floyd's Fork in Louisville, Kentucky. The Blue Rock Hotel is not visible. Published by C.G. Purdom, Louisville, Ky. Postmarked 1910 (on verso).
