Rome_and_stuff, 4 days ago to philosophy The #ancient #ruins of the enormous #roman temple of Hercules Invictus at #tivoli, with its commanding view over the plain below. Not sure about the reconstruction of the facade in steel girders. #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientarchitecture #rome image/png image/png
The #ancient #ruins of the enormous #roman temple of Hercules Invictus at #tivoli, with its commanding view over the plain below. Not sure about the reconstruction of the facade in steel girders. #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientarchitecture #rome
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Rome_and_stuff, 6 days ago to philosophy The #medieval floor of the church of Sam Giovanni a Porta Latina with #recycled #ancient #marbles and a #roman funerary inscription. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture
The #medieval floor of the church of Sam Giovanni a Porta Latina with #recycled #ancient #marbles and a #roman funerary inscription. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture
Rome_and_stuff, 7 days ago to philosophy Fragments, granite columns and a #marble #statue of #ancient tombs from #roman road the via Flaminia near ponte Milvio, #rome. #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #romanhistory image/png
Fragments, granite columns and a #marble #statue of #ancient tombs from #roman road the via Flaminia near ponte Milvio, #rome. #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #romanhistory
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Rome_and_stuff, 10 days ago to philosophy The extraordinary #ancient #roman outdoor dining space known as the Canopus at the villa of #hadrian at #tivoli. #rome #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory #romanempire #villaadriana #ancientarchitecture image/png image/png
The extraordinary #ancient #roman outdoor dining space known as the Canopus at the villa of #hadrian at #tivoli. #rome #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory #romanempire #villaadriana #ancientarchitecture
Rome_and_stuff, 12 days ago to philosophy The gorgeous #frescos from the #ancient #roman theatre at Nemi near #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientart #romanhistory #romanempire image/png image/png image/png
The gorgeous #frescos from the #ancient #roman theatre at Nemi near #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientart #romanhistory #romanempire
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Rome_and_stuff, 13 days ago to philosophy The #ancient #roman circular temple of Vesta (so-called) on the Acropolis at Tivoli. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory
The #ancient #roman circular temple of Vesta (so-called) on the Acropolis at Tivoli. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 15 days ago to philosophy #ancient #marble statue of a #roman #actor in a dramatic mask, on display in the new exhibition teatro at the Ara Pacis. #archaeology #ancientart #ancienthistory #romanempire #romanhistory image/png
#ancient #marble statue of a #roman #actor in a dramatic mask, on display in the new exhibition teatro at the Ara Pacis. #archaeology #ancientart #ancienthistory #romanempire #romanhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 16 days ago to philosophy A fountain of cipollino #marble carved as a crocodile, from the #ancient villa of the emperor #hadrian at tivoli. #rome #ancientrome #romanempire #archaeology #romanhistory image/png
A fountain of cipollino #marble carved as a crocodile, from the #ancient villa of the emperor #hadrian at tivoli. #rome #ancientrome #romanempire #archaeology #romanhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 17 days ago to philosophy The 19th century reconstruction of the #ancient temple from the Italian city of Alatri in the villa giulia in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #etruscan #romanhistory #architecturalhistory image/png image/png
The 19th century reconstruction of the #ancient temple from the Italian city of Alatri in the villa giulia in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #etruscan #romanhistory #architecturalhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 18 days ago to philosophy Dramatic make that were once attached to the keystones of the arches of the #ancient #roman theatre of Marcellus in #rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #architecturalhistory #romanempire image/png image/png image/png
Dramatic make that were once attached to the keystones of the arches of the #ancient #roman theatre of Marcellus in #rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #architecturalhistory #romanempire
Rome_and_stuff, 20 days ago to philosophy A selection of heads of #ancient #roman sculptures of eastern warriors that once decorated the Basilica Aemilia in the forum in #rome. Made from Parian marble, traces of painting can still be seen on the hair and faces of some. #ancientart #ancientrome #augustus #romanempire #romanhistory image/png image/png image/png
A selection of heads of #ancient #roman sculptures of eastern warriors that once decorated the Basilica Aemilia in the forum in #rome. Made from Parian marble, traces of painting can still be seen on the hair and faces of some. #ancientart #ancientrome #augustus #romanempire #romanhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 24 days ago to philosophy The extraordinary #ancient ceiling #mosaic showing #Odysseus and Polyphemus in the nymphaeum of the palace of the #roman emperor the Domus Aurea. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientart #domusaurea image/png
The extraordinary #ancient ceiling #mosaic showing #Odysseus and Polyphemus in the nymphaeum of the palace of the #roman emperor the Domus Aurea. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientart #domusaurea
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy The halls of the #ancient #roman baths of Diocletian in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory image/png image/png image/png
The halls of the #ancient #roman baths of Diocletian in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy A remarkable #roman column capital from the #ancient baths of Caracalla in #rome showing the figure of #Hercules, now stored in the enormous tunnels underneath the monument. #archaeology #arthistory #ancientart #architecturalhistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #romanempire image/png image/png image/png
A remarkable #roman column capital from the #ancient baths of Caracalla in #rome showing the figure of #Hercules, now stored in the enormous tunnels underneath the monument. #archaeology #arthistory #ancientart #architecturalhistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #romanempire
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy Part of the #marble architectural ornament from the #ancient #roman mausoleum of the emperor #Hadrian, reused in a #medieval portico. #rome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #archaeology #architecturalhistory #romanempire image/png image/png image/png
Part of the #marble architectural ornament from the #ancient #roman mausoleum of the emperor #Hadrian, reused in a #medieval portico. #rome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #archaeology #architecturalhistory #romanempire
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy Two brick stamps from the imperial #roman palace on the Palatine Hill in #rome, one is #ancient the other from restoration of the fascist era. #archaeology #ancientroman #ancienthistory #romanhistory #architecturalhistory image/png
Two brick stamps from the imperial #roman palace on the Palatine Hill in #rome, one is #ancient the other from restoration of the fascist era. #archaeology #ancientroman #ancienthistory #romanhistory #architecturalhistory
Guinnessy, 1 month ago to AncientHistory A roman #dodecahedron object has been found in Lincoln and yet no one knows what exactly it was used for. #RomanHistory #AncientHistory #Mathematics https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-68908558
A roman #dodecahedron object has been found in Lincoln and yet no one knows what exactly it was used for. #RomanHistory #AncientHistory #Mathematics
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-68908558
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy A stretch of basalt paving the #ancient #roman road the via Latina about 4 miles outside of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory
A stretch of basalt paving the #ancient #roman road the via Latina about 4 miles outside of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory
briar, 1 month ago to history "A Roman cavalry helmet unearthed as part of the most important Iron Age discoveries ever made in the UK has been replicated to show how it might have looked some 2,000 years ago." https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2024/march/dmu-artisan-re-creates-roman-cavalry-helmet-for-iron-age-exhibition.aspx #history #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ironage #ancientromans image/jpeg
"A Roman cavalry helmet unearthed as part of the most important Iron Age discoveries ever made in the UK has been replicated to show how it might have looked some 2,000 years ago."
https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2024/march/dmu-artisan-re-creates-roman-cavalry-helmet-for-iron-age-exhibition.aspx #history #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ironage #ancientromans
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Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy A #marble head of an #ancient #roman statue of the god Dionysus, discovered a few years ago in the forum of Trajan and reused as building material in a #medieval wall. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientart image/png
A #marble head of an #ancient #roman statue of the god Dionysus, discovered a few years ago in the forum of Trajan and reused as building material in a #medieval wall. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientart
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy The new reflecting pool art installation in the #ancient #roman baths of Caracalla in #rome. #archaeology #art #ancientrome #romanhistory #installationart image/png
The new reflecting pool art installation in the #ancient #roman baths of Caracalla in #rome. #archaeology #art #ancientrome #romanhistory #installationart
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy The multicoloured #mosaic and opus sectile #marble floors of the two #ancient #roman houses underneath palazzo Valentini in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancientart #architecturalhistory #palazzovalentini image/png image/png
The multicoloured #mosaic and opus sectile #marble floors of the two #ancient #roman houses underneath palazzo Valentini in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancientart #architecturalhistory #palazzovalentini
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to Archaeology A series of #ancient #toman #marble columns reused in a #medieval portico and now encased in shops and houses inn#rome. #archaeology #recycling #ancienthistory #medievalarchitecture #architecturehistory #romanhistory image/png image/png
A series of #ancient #toman #marble columns reused in a #medieval portico and now encased in shops and houses inn#rome. #archaeology #recycling #ancienthistory #medievalarchitecture #architecturehistory #romanhistory
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy The inner side of the #ancient #roman walls of #rome, now within the non-Catholic cemetery. #Archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #cemetery_shots #cat image/png image/png
The inner side of the #ancient #roman walls of #rome, now within the non-Catholic cemetery. #Archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #cemetery_shots #cat
Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy #roman wine, oil, and food #amphorae used in an #ancient drainage system for an fruit tree orchard, discovered in #rome and on display in the San Giovanni Metro Station. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory image/png image/png
#roman wine, oil, and food #amphorae used in an #ancient drainage system for an fruit tree orchard, discovered in #rome and on display in the San Giovanni Metro Station. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory