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Le Marche I'm living here now in Le Marche
and these photographs mark the beginning of a visual pilgrimage to
Rome. In Roman times (and before) the journey to Rome from Amandola
took about eight days by foot. The path passed through the Gola d'Infernacio
(the throat of Hell) across the Sybilline mountains to Visso, Norcia
and Terni and then down to Rome. Mules would have been used to carry
goods but horses would have been too wide to get through the narrowest
parts. Pilate's Lake, as legend has it,
was where Pilate's decapitated body was thrown by his enemies (wizards
and necromancers). Its redness in summer time was said to be from
his spilt blood. It's actually a little shrimp (or rather millions
of them) which turn red in the mating season! The Sybilline mountains are where
once lived The Sybil, the oracle of Rome, she who forecast the Empire's
downfall. Her cave is said to be still there, a massive underground
temple. The search is on to find the original entrance which had fallen
in some centuries ago. M Click
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Le Marche images © Copyright Michael Eldridge 2001
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