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|  Pyramid of Gaius Cestius
in Ancient Roman Civilization The pyramid, one of the most peculiar highlights in Rome, is the huge tomb of tribune Gaius Cestius Epulo, also a member of the Septemviri Epulones who died in 12 BC. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 8/9/2016 |
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|  Lateran Obelisk - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Roman Emperor, Constantine I ordered the Lateran obelisk to be removed and taken to his new capital at Constantinople. It was originally erected in Karnak Temple during the reign of the pharoh Tuthmosis III (1504-1450 B.C.). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/5/2015 last visited: 9/15/2014 |
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|  Mausoleum of Hadrian - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo (English: Castle of the Holy Angel), is a towering cylindrical building in Parco Adriano, Rome, Italy. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/14/2015 last visited: 8/8/2016 |
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|  Aqueduct of Nero, Via Domenico Fontana - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Nero's Aqueduct, subsequently named Celimontano's Aqueduct was built by Emperor Nero, as a branch of the Aqua Claudia Aqueduct, in order to bring water to the Domus Aurea, the artificial lake and the nymphaeum of the temple of the divine Claudius. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/13/2015 last visited: 7/18/2011 |
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|  Doors of the Curia Julia, San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The original bronze doors of the Curia Julia were transferred to the Basilica of St. John Lateran by Pope Alexander VII in 1660. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/13/2015 last visited: 2/12/2014 |
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|  Roman Statue of Constantine, San Giovanni in Laterano - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization On the portico of San Giovanni in Laterano to the left is a statue of Constantine behind a set of railings, which was found in the ruined Baths of Constantine on the Quirinal (not the Baths of Diocletian). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/13/2015 last visited: 7/18/2011 |
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|  Horti Sallustiani - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Horti Sallustiani - Rome, Italy posted by: luzzi-reloaded location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 4/14/2015 last visited: 4/14/2015 |
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|  Monte Testaccio
in Ancient Roman Civilization Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill composed of pottery fragments coming entirely from the amphorae and diotae jars used to transport grains and liquids into ancient Rome by the Tiber. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/28/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Porta Asinaria
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Porta Asinaria, the Gate of the Donkeys, was built as a minor gate in the Aurelian Wall. It achieved notoriety when in AD 546 traitors opened this gate to let Totila and his Goths slip into the city. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 8/10/2016 |
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|  Porta Tiburtina
in Ancient Roman Civilization Also known today as Porta S.Lorenzo, this is a gate in the eastern course of the Aurelian wall. The road which once passed through it was via Tiburtina, named after ancient town it ran to, Tibur (now Tivoli) about 30 Km.- 20 miles east of Rome. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/25/2007 last visited: never |
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|  "Temple of Minerva Medica"
in Ancient Roman Civilization The so-called Temple of Minerva Medica (Minerva the doctor) is a ruin of ancient Rome, between the via Labicana and Aurelian Wall and just inside the line of the Anio Vetus. It is located next to the rail lines leading to the central train station. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/25/2007 last visited: 11/18/2008 |
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|  Carlo Bilotti Museum Guest Book - Roma, Italy
in Guest Books The visitor book is located near the entrance to the Carlo Bilotti Museum, a museum of contemporary art located at 6 Viale Fiorello La Guardia, in the gardens of Villa Borghese in Rome. posted by: denben location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 6/26/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Porta Latina
in Ancient Roman Civilization The present shape of this small gate is a result of emperor Honorius's alterations, carried out at the beginning of the 5th century AD, with a white stone facing to protect the more fragile roman brick structure. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 5/21/2017 |
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|  Silvano Toti Globe Theater - Roma, Italy
in William Shakespeare The Silvano Toti Globe Theatre is an open-air Elizabethan style theatre, the classic round structure that housed Shakespeare's masterpieces. It is located in the gardens of Villa Borghese in Rome, Italy. posted by: denben location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Vatican City
in World Heritage Sites Smallest state in the world, and home of the Catholic religion. posted by: Papiolencs location: Vatican City State date approved: 8/30/2009 last visited: 8/10/2016 |
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|  Borghese Gallery - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The main floor is mostly devoted to classical antiquities of the 1st–3rd centuries AD (including a famous 320–30 AD mosaic of gladiators found on the Borghese estate at Torrenova, on the Via Casilina outside Rome, in 1834), posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/10/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Arch of Drusus
in Ancient Roman Civilization Just behind Porta San Sebastiano, in front of the Wall museum, are the remains of an ancient arch, named after tribune Marcus Livius Drusus (late 2nd century BC), though actually built in the 3rd century AD. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 5/21/2017 |
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|  Nero's Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani)
in Ancient Roman Civilization Near the Porta Maggiore, an interesting sequence of arches running along the present via Statilia towards the Lateran is the remaining part of the ancient Nero's Aqueduct that drew water from Claudius' arches, and carried it to the imperial palace. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 7/18/2011 |
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|  St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
in Names From the Bible St. Peter's Square, named after the apostel from the holy bible. posted by: André de Montbard location: Vatican City State date approved: 10/18/2016 last visited: 8/10/2016 |
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|  Porta Praenestina
in Ancient Roman Civilization Porta Prenestina, today known as Porta Maggiore, is one of the eastern gates in the ancient but well-preserved 3rd century Aurelian Walls of Rome. It is the most lavish gate among the original roman ones. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/25/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Porta Appia
in Ancient Roman Civilization The southernmost gate of ancient Rome, one of the most important ones, and one of the most beautiful ones too. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/27/2007 last visited: 5/21/2017 |
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|  Mile Marker One, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Here you will find a copy of the small column marking mile I (1), with inscriptions of Vespasian and of Nerva (the original may be found on the balustrade of Piazza del Campidoglio). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/2/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Vatican City State
in Nations Within Nations Vatican City state is a roman-catholic nation inside the nation of Italy. posted by: André de Montbard location: Vatican City State date approved: 7/2/2017 last visited: 8/10/2016 |
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|  Augustus Caesar - Vatican City State
in Exact Replicas This replica sculpture of Augustus Caesar AND the original are both in the Vatican Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: Vatican City State date approved: 12/4/2013 last visited: 10/16/2019 |
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|  St. Helen's Sarcophagus - Vatican City State
in Ancient Roman Civilization St. Helen was the consort of one Emperor and the mother of another- Constantine the Great. posted by: Metro2 location: Vatican City State date approved: 10/18/2015 last visited: 12/6/2018 |
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