Roman Ruined

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I never thought I’d go so far as to say that Roman ruins are boring, but as I walked past a handful of teetering columns on a street in Jbail (I couldn’t bring myself to pay to see them from a closer vantage point), I realized that, to me, that’s just what they are: boring. I used to feel awe next to the marble megaliths. I used to feel small. Now, I feel nothing. The only stirring within me is one that approximates irritation. I’m bothered because I feel like I should be impressed and that my lack of reverence reveals me as an uncultured ingrate. But I am thankful to the Roman Empire for the advances it brought to modern civilization, such as the alphabet and the sewage system. I only ask why they had to have so much military prowess? Why did they conquer all the land that I want to travel through? And why did they leave behind so many columns? I’m ruined for Roman ruins. I want to see something completely new.

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Photos

Enjoying the Sun...
... not the ruins.

Ruins in Jbail
Photo Credit: Ada E.

Middle Eastern Banana Plantation
how incongruous...

As Close as I Get...
... to Roman ruins these days.

Comments

[Vern]

Chantel I know it's not like you to have many pictures of yourself but it sure is nice from a fathers stand point, you truely do look like you are happy and having a great time, thinking of you lots Love Dad

[Ellen]

Why...
Shouldn't the question be ' Why do I want to visit all the places that the Roman have conquered?' Rather than, "Why did they conquer all the land that I want to travel through?" Therefore what do you and the Roman Empire have in common? Why after sooo many years of it falls does it still pull you in?

[gramma]

just hello
you look great stay well and happy see you when you come back merry christmas i love you lots your dad is proud of you me too