Category Archives: Austria

Defixiones

Posted on 22/05/2012 by

The things that draw me to archaeology are not the battles nor the Roman legions, nor any of the political aspects, although of course they are all important to understanding the events of the times. What interests me are the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Mountain Blogging

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

We begin on the Wiesengasse (“meadow alley”), site of the former Roman Road connecting the Via Raetia with the lower Inn valley on the south side of town. This is a copy of the Roman milestone (from 201 AD, originally … Continue reading →

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Four Views From The Bridge, Landeck

Posted on 01/05/2012 by

“Landeck, in the Austrian Tyrol”, by John Mallord William Turner, 1840. “Schloss Landeck, Oberinntal”, engraved by T. Heawood after L. Lauterbach, around 1850. Undated postcard, Landeck. Landeck now. Top three images found here, here and here.

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Weekend Mountain Blogging: Sunset

Posted on 29/04/2012 by

Like Monet and his haystack, I never get tired of this ‘same old view’ of the Bettelwurf and the rest of the Nordkette. We’ve had relentless, dry Föhn winds for days now. I was reading a bit on the Three … Continue reading →

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Mountain Blogging: Schönberg

Posted on 26/04/2012 by

Confession — when I began blogging about 4.5 years ago, I quite honestly thought I might be out of material in 6 months’ time. In fact, the opposite has happened — the ‘to do’ list just keeps getting longer. Recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, history, Mountains