NEM Your Life 49-50 curated by Becky Menzies.

NEM YOURLIFE 49

FEATURED WORKS BY: Merih Soylu, Kat Leeds Meininger, Anndrea Lewis, Lucilia Faria, Nicolas Xanthos, Filiz Ak, Mim Keophumihae, Raul Diaz.

NEM YOURLIFE 50

FEATURED WORKS BY: Anneliese Wi, Leah Chossid, Catherine Schell Caddigan, Sara Seldowitz, Merih Soylu, Janis Brandenburg Lee, Leon Williams, Daria Stermac.

A Rock is a River by Maya Rochat

A Rock is a River by Maya Rochat

Published in October 2017 by Self Publish, Be Happy (here). Hardcover, 336 pages, with 166 color and black and white photographs. Includes a booklet with texts by Simon Baker, Paola Paleari, Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Markovian System (Joël Vacheron & Aris Xanthos), Viviane Morey, Ann-Christin Bertrand, and Brad Feuerhelm. In an edition of 800 copies. Design by Nicolas Polli. 

My review on Collector Daily.

PINARA Ancient Lycian City. Fethiye/Turkey. ROCK TOMBS

ROCK TOMBS: Crag with rock-cut tombs towering over Pinara situated on a "round" mass of rock, believed to have given the ancient city its name.

I continue to the series of ancient cities.

A minor city with one of the best preserved temples in Anatolia.

”Historical monuments are the common heritage of mankind. It must be protected”

Pinara,

This article is about the ancient Lycian city. For other uses, see Pinara (disambiguation). Pinara τὰ Πίναρα (Greek)

The theatre of Pinara.

Location,Minare, Muğla Province, Turkey Region Lycia Coordinates 36°29′19″N 29°15′07″E Coordinates: 36°29′19″N 29°15′07″E Type Settlement Pinara (Lycian: Pilleñni, presumably from the adjective "round"; Greek: τὰ Πίναρα, formerly Artymnesus or Artymnesos according to one account) was a large ancient city of Lycia at the foot of Mount Cragus (now Mount Babadağ), and not far from the western bank of the River Xanthos, homonymous with the ancient city of Xanthos (now Eşen Stream). The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs including one "royal tomb", an upper and a lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. The name Pinara has somewhat been assimilated to the name of the present-day village of Minare, half an hour below the ruins and depending Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey

The city, though not often mentioned by ancient writers, appears from its vast and beautiful ruins to have been, as Strabo asserts, one of Lycia’s largest, its chief port city until the harbor silted up to form the reed-filled wetlands of today.[2] Yet another rare mention of the city in ancient sources is in connection with the help it provided, along with several other Lycian cities, to Pixodarus of Caria. Pinara was a member of the Lycian League, in which it held three votes. The city surrendered to Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. After Alexander’s death, the city fell to the kingdom of Pergamum. Pinara became a Roman city when Pergamum was willed by its last king Attalus III to the Roman Republic in 133 BCE. The city enjoyed prosperity during Roman rule, but was badly damaged by earthquakes in 141 and 240 CE. In the first occurrence, the city is recorded to have received a contribution from Opramoas for the repair of public buildings.[citation needed] Pinara was Christianized early. Five bishops are known: Eustathius, who signed the formula of Acacius of Cæsarea at the Council of Seleucia in 359; Heliodorus, who signed the letter from the bishops of Lycia to the emperor Leo I the Thracian (458); Zenas, present at the Trullan Council (692); Theodore, at the Second Council of Nicaea (787); Athanasius, at the synod that reinstated Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople (the Photian Council) in 879. Pinara was the birthplace of Nicolas of Myra. Under repeated pressure from invading forces, the city lost its inhabitants in the ninth century.

There was a cult of Pandarus, the Lycian hero of the Trojan War, in Pinara, which led some sources to conclude that he was a native of the city.[1] According to the Lycian history of Menecrates[disambiguation needed], quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium[2][3] the city was a colony of Xanthos, its original name would be Artymnesos. This name would have preceded the Lycian language name Pinara, derived from the form "Pilleñni" or "Pinale" meaning a "round hill" or simply "round",[2] based on a hypothesis of interchange of liquid consonants.[citation needed] The town is indeed situated on such a great round mass of rock and a more or less circular crag towers over the ruins. Another source, Panyassis, also mentions an eponymous founder by name Pinarus, son of Tremiles or Termilus, and this account is viewed by some sources as unsubstantial as the rest relating to the precedence of names.

Scientific discovery Pinara’s ruins were identified by Sir Charles Fellows.[2] From amidst the ancient city, he says,[5] rises a singular round rocky cliff (the pinara of the Lycians), literally speckled all over with tombs. Beneath this cliff lie the ruins of the extensive and splendid city. The theater is in a very perfect state; all the seats are remaining, with the slanting sides towards the proscenium, as well as several of its doorways. The walls and several of the buildings are of the Cyclopean masonry, with massive gateways formed of three immense stones. The tombs are innumerable, and the inscriptions are in the Lycian characters, but Greek also occurs often on the same tombs. Some of these rock-tombs are adorned with fine and rich sculptures. The Christian bishopric of Pinara, no longer a residential see, is included in the Catholic Church’ list of titular sees

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinara#History

Posted by Feridun F. Alkaya on 2017-06-05 07:48:23

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NEM Your Life 44 curated by Becky Menzies.

"A fantastic thank you to the NEM YourLife team for sharing your visual “voices” throughout the month of January as we begin a new year of visually enriching NEM YourLife storytelling"  -- Becky Menzies

FEATURED WORKS BY: Andrea Gessat, Nicolas Xanthos, Mim Keo, Sara Seldowitz, Rosalie Heller, Raul Diaz, Catherine Schell Caddigan, Merih Soylu.

NEM Your Life 41 curated by Becky Menzies.

"Life was brilliantly captured by so many creatives this month who shared their visual stories of October. The colours, moods and textures of October were captivating to see with every new post."  -- Becky Menzies

FEATURED WORKS BY: Antonieta Monteiro, Nicolas Xanthos, Sara Seldowitz, Filiz Ak, Lynne Jordan, Kim Martino-Diaz, Raul Diaz, Merih Soylu.

NEM Your Life 38 curated by Becky Menzies.

"We are definitely in a “summer state of mind” based on your stunning July NEM YourLife images. Wow! Deep rich shades of growth, playful “make you smile” colours, soft summer hues, and, even misty coloured skies have delighted our visual summer senses this month. Thank you all for your amazing participation! Please enjoy this month’s NEM YourLife selections. "  -- Becky Menzies

FEATURED WORKS BY: Sara Seldowitz, Nicholas Xanthos, Daria Stermac, Mim Keo, Kristina Weston, Peter Scott Bartsch, Noah Fentz, David Scott Leibovitz.

NEM LANDSCAPES 75 Gianluca Ricoveri Selection

FEATURED ARTISTS: Kate Zari Roberts, Nicolas Xanthos, Lou O'Leary, Paulette Milliron Mertes, Mark N Murphy, Linda M. Toki, Tim Creamer and Leon Williams.

NEM LANDSCAPES 73 Gianluca Ricoveri Selection

FEATURED ARTWORKS BY: Lydia Cassatt, Douglas Wagner, Mariko Klug, Robi Gallardo, Giulia Baita, Nicolas Xanthos, Vadim Demjianov and Rad Drew.

NEM Landscapes 71 curated by Gianluca Ricoveri

ARTWORKS BY: Mariko Klug, Nicolas Xanthos, Karen Klinedinst, Dan Stone, Candice Ayoub Chidiac, Kate Zari Roberts, Garry Ryon and Marc Devriese

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THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY JENNIFER BRACEWELL FOR THE "NEM MEMORIES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

ARTWORKS BY: Cedric Blanchon @Cedricblanchon, Nicolas Xanthos @N_X, Tess @tess, Jim Perdue @jimperdue14, Claudia Contreras @pieladentro, Paul Page @pagep195, Armineh Hovanesian @Armineh , Kolordream @Kolordream.

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THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY GIANLUCA RICOVERI FOR THE "NEM LANDSCAPES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

ARTWORKS BY: Nicolas Xanthos @N_X, Andrea Koerner @lochthyme, Giulia Baita @giuliabaita, Lee Atwell @leeatwell5, Jed69 @jamesdrummond16, Chevalier @chevalier, Garry Ryon @gpryon, Michaela Meerkatz @michaelameerkatz.

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THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY GIANLUCA RICOVERI FOR THE "NEM LANDSCAPES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

SELECTED ARTWORKS BY: Nicolas Xanthos @N_X, Antonio Mojica @hosscox, Vivi (veevs) Hanson @veevs, Michelle @subterrean_alien, Clarisse Debout @clarissedebout, Pirmin Föllmi (iphotography.ch) @iPhotography, Marco Lamberto @marcolamberto and Jim Lambert @jclambert.

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THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY JENNIFER BRACEWELL FOR THE "NEM MEMORIES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

ARTWORKS BY: Nicolas Xanthos @N_X,  Andrea "norbu56" Bigiarini @norbu56, Cedric Blanchon @CharlyC, Armineh Hovanesian @Armineh MaryJane Sarvis @maryjanecolors, Trish @CourtAndSpark, Paul Page @pagep195 and trsh @c6h12.

GIANLUCA RICOVERI - SELECTIONS FOR "NEM LANDSCAPES" - 27

THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY GIANLUCA RICOVERI FOR THE "NEM LANDSCAPES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

ARTWORKS BY: Nicolas Xanthos. @N_X, Lee Atwell @leeatwell5, Clint Cline @clix2020, Vanessa Vox @VanessaVox, Garry Ryon @gpryon, James Clarke @ip_opgrapher, Rino Rossi @volovivace and Andrea "Norbu56" Bigiarini @norbu56.

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THESE ARE THE 8 ENTRIES SELECTED BY GIANLUCA RICOVERI FOR THE "NEM LANDSCAPES" PHOTO-ACTION ON EYEEM.

SELECTED ARTWORKS BY: NICOLAS XANTHOS (@N_X), ANTONIO MOJICA (@HOSSCOX), PHOTOVIV@CE (@VOLOVIVACE), PIRMIN FOLLMI (@IPHOTOGRAPHY), ANDREA "NORBU56" BIGIARINI (@NORBU56), LEE ATWELL (@LEEATWELL5), BARBARA COLEMAN DUBOIS (@BARBARACOLEMANDUBOIS), GIULIA BAITA (@GIULIABAITA)

NEM landscapes Photo-Pool