Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

A statue of a Republican-era #Roman general found at #Tivoli with an idealised, heroic body and a contrasting naturalistic, veristic portrait head. Now In Museo Palazzo Massimo #archaeology #rome #ancientart #ancienthistory #romanhistory #museonazionaleromano

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

#ancient #roman funerary altar of a scribe with images of him at work, found near porta san sebastiano in #rome. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientrome #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

A small, often ignored #ancient #roman #tomb next to a busy road near Porta Maggiore #rome. Note the faint inscription and fine carved details. #ancientrome #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory #archaeology #italy #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 7 months ago to philosophy

View of the #roman #forum from the recently opened Domus Tiberiana. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to Archaeology

One of Rome’s ‘talking statues’ called Madama Lucrezia, but actually the top part of a colossal cult statue of #ancient goddess. #archaeology #rome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

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

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

The #ruins of an #ancient #roman villa believed to have been owned by the Emperor Gordon’s III just outside of #Rome is undergoing a substantial restoration that will make it more accessible to the public. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientruins

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

Pastoral and naval scenes in the frescos of an #ancient #roman villa in #rome. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientart #fresco #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

The extraordinarily well-preserved #ancient #roman #temple of the who Augustan princes Gaius and Lucius at Nimes in Southern Gaul. #ancientrome #ancienthistory #architecturalhistory #romanhistory #archaeology #maisoncarrée

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Rome_and_stuff, 2 months ago to philosophy

The #ruins of the beautiful #ancient multicoloured#marble paving of the #roman temple of peace in #rome being cleaned. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to Archaeology

A marble bust of the #emperor #commodus as #hercules, flanked by two tritons. #archaeology #rome #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to philosophy

The graceful Republican-era #ancient #roman round temple in the forum boarium in #rome. Most likely dedicated to Hercules and constructed of imported Greek #marble, supplemented with white Italian marble repairs. #ancientrome #ancientarchitecture #ancienthistory #ancientruins #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to philosophy

An #ancient #Roman equestrian statue of a young boy found on the via Ostiense just outside #rome. Likely part of a tomb, The body of the horse is of alabaster and hollow, possibly to contain the ashes of its rider. #archaeology #ancientart #ancientrome #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to philosophy

The so-called ‘Nicchioni’ in the Italian city of Todi. #ancient #roman and perhaps dating to the mid-first century, it is unclear what the larger structure these impressive four niches built of Travertine belong to was. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

The impressive remains of the #ancient Roman #aqueduct the aqua Claudia in #rome… shame about the rubbish. #archaeology #ancientruins #ancientroman #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 10 months ago to philosophy

This bbq at a restaurant near the via appia has been decorated with what looks like an #ancient #roman funerary altar! Some of the letters on the face are still visible! #archaeology #rome #viaappia #romanhistory #ancientrome #bbq

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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

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michaelmeckler, 6 months ago to histodons

CFP: Letter writing in the Roman empire (from Serena Connolly, Rutgers):

The Roman Epistulae Project invites abstracts for the conference 'Empire of Correspondence: Roman Imperial Letters as Literature and State Messaging, 31 BCE–534 CE' to be held in Boulder, Colorado, 4-5 October 2024.

Papers should examine the role of imperial correspondence in Roman society and governance.

Abstracts are due 1st January 2024. More info: https://tinyurl.com/hx6jvvx4

@histodons

#CFP #RomanHistory #RomanEmpire

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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