Benjamin Hendricks

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Director of IT at a large-ish nonprofit in Washngton DC Metro area. Try to be a competitive runner, but only achieve bare competency
For #RomanSiteSaturday : The Via Agrippa, an important road system built between 40 and 15 BCE. This area of exposed limestone reveals the ruts of countless wagons travelling between Arelate (modern Arles) and Lugdunum (Lyon.)
#TombTuesday "Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange"
For #RomanSiteSaturday , the Pont Julien in Provence. This bridge was built in 3 BC and carried automobile traffic until 2005! The bridge was an important river crossing for the Via Domitia, a Roman road project connecting Spain to Italy.
for #standingstonesunday - Cloister of Cathedral Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges in southwestern France. The column is carved to represent the Four Evangelists of Christian tradition
Rehoboth 1/2 Marathon this past Saturday. 1:54:00, not my fastest but within goal time
For #standingstonesunday - base of a column at the Stadium of Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy
for #standingstonesunday : remains of the Roman aqueduct of Arelate (modern Arles) in Fontevielle, Provence
Dolmen Sagastietako Lepua, Astigarraga, Spain #StandingStoneSunday
13 miles in Rock Creek Park this morning. Chilly at start but great weather for a run!
Centrale Montemartini in Rome. The first electrical generation station in the city (built 1912 in the Art Nouveau style) is a work of art in itself, but the juxtaposition of Roman statuary is sublime. Not to be missed