Rome_and_stuff

Rome_and_stuff, 3 days ago to philosophy

A #ancient #roman sarcophagus of a marble carver/sarcophagus workshop discovered in the catacombs of saints Pietro and Marcellino in #rome. #archaeology #romanempire #romanhistory #ancientrome #archaeology #ancientart

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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, 5 days ago to philosophy

The Mausoleum of Helena, mother of #roman Emperor Constantine, on the 3rd mile of the #ancient via Labicana outside of #rome. Note the reuse of dressel 20 (Spanish olive oil) amphorae in the concrete vaulting. #romanempire #ancientarchitecture #ancienthistory #ancientrome

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Rome_and_stuff, 5 days ago to random

Possible sunken Roman villa found off the coast of Italy https://arkeonews.net/submerged-roman-structure-of-concentric-walls-discovered-on-italys-western-coast/

Rome_and_stuff, 5 days ago to random

https://arkeonews.net/submerged-roman-structure-of-concentric-walls-discovered-on-italys-western-coast/

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

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, 9 days ago to philosophy

The circular structure is an #ancient #roman water distribution tank (castellum) for the #aqueducts, on the outside of the republican walls of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #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, 11 days ago to philosophy

The #ruins of a pair of #ancient #roman tombs on the via Appia, rather badly affected by subsidence. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #viaappiaantica #ancientrome

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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, 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, 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

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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

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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

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Rome_and_stuff, 20 days ago to philosophy

An #ancient #roman sarcophagus with traces of paint on the banqueting scene. #rome #archaeology #ancientart #romanempire #ancienthistory

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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

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Rome_and_stuff, 23 days ago to philosophy

A selection of the #ancient #roman tombs in the remarkable necropolis of the via triumphalis in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #ancientrome

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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

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Rome_and_stuff, 25 days ago to philosophy

The inside of the #ancient #roman city walls of #rome. #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #architecturalhistory

Rome_and_stuff, 26 days ago to philosophy

A pair of #ancient #roman column capital in the form of a lion skin. #archaeology #rome #ancienthistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory #ancientrome #ancientart

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Rome_and_stuff, 27 days ago to philosophy

An #ancient #roman sarcophagus depicting a cobbler, spinner of cloth, dancer and musician. #rome #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #ancientart

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Rome_and_stuff, 30 days ago to philosophy

A small #ancient #roman altar with the figure of Atlas embedded in a modern wall in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanempire #ancientart

Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy

The late antique/early #medieval basilica of San Agnes on the via nomentana in #rome, with #marble and granite columns spoliated from #ancient #roman buildings and 7th century gold mosaic. #ancienthistory #medievalarchitecture #romanempire #lateantiquity #architecturalhistory