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|  Sepulchre of Geta, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization This tomb has been erroneously attributed to the son of Septimius Severus whose death was ordered by his brother Caracalla. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/3/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Sepulchre of Priscilla, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Almost in front of the small church of Quo Vadis may be glimpsed, behind a private building, the cement core of a cylindrical tomb, surmounted by a small unfinished tower dating from the Middle Ages. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/3/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Basilica San Paolo - Roma, Italy
in Famous Fires Burned in 1823 posted by: Ariberna location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 9/23/2020 last visited: 9/23/2020 |
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|  Mausoleum of Romulus, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Although known as the ‘tomb of Romulus’, archaeologists are still not sure whether Maxentius had the tomb built specifically for Romulus (who died in 309 AD), or Maximiam (died 310 AD), or for his whole family including himself. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/3/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Circus of Maxentius, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Circus of Maxentius is part of a complex of buildings erected by emperor Maxentius on the Via Appia between AD 306 and 312. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/3/2015 last visited: 5/21/2017 |
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|  Roman Cistern, Appia Antica Regional Park - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Due to its proximity to the Circus of Maxentius, it is surmised that this cistern had some function related to the complex there. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: 5/21/2017 |
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|  Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Tomb of Cecilia Metella is a mausoleum located just outside of Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/3/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Constantine Columbarium, Appia Antica Regional Park - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The so-called Constantine Columbarium is in fact a sepulchre in the form of a small temple of the II century A.D., in the floor of the Caffarella valley, near to the Appia Nuova. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Capo di Bove Archeological Site, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Capo di Bove archeological site contains the thermal baths of a vast property owned in the 2nd century AD by Herodes Atticus and his wife Annia Regilla. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Torre di Capo di Bove, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Not much appears to be known about this impressive ruin of a tomb along the Via Appia Antica. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Museo della Civiltà Romana (Museum of Roman Civilization)
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Museum of Roman Culture has 59 sections illustrating all aspects of ancient Roman civilization through an outstanding collection of plaster casts taken from originals in museums across the world, many of which have since been damaged or lost. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 7/28/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Pyramid Tomb, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization This ancient tomb has likely been used as a quarry with its outside cladding long gone which can explain its deteriorated condition. It nevertheless still makes for an impressive site. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Villa of the Quintilii, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Villa of the Quintilii was built by the rich and cultured brothers Sextus Quintilius Maximus and Sextus Quintilius Condianus (consuls in 151 AD) in the course of the 2nd century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Nymphaeum of the Villa dei Quintili, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Unlike the rest of the villa which is set quite far back, the Nymphaeum is located right next to the Via Appia. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Quintili aqueduct - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Quintili aqueduct was built to bring water from Aqua Claudia aqueduct to Quintili Villa, near the Via Appia. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/4/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Via Appia Antica, or Old Appian Way, was one of the most vital roads of the ancient Roman Republic. posted by: Torgut location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 11/5/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Theater, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The theatre was built along the Decumanus Maximus and was excavated in the years 1880-1881, 1890, and in the early 20th century. It has been extensively restored. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Public Latrines - Ostia Antica, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Public latrines at Ostia Antica - a fascinating aspect of daily life in ancient Rome. posted by: neoc1 location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 5/11/2011 last visited: 5/28/1999 |
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|  Baths of Buticosus, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Baths of Superintendent Buticosus were built during the reign of Trajan (opus mixtum). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  The Shops of the Fishmongers, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Shops of the Fishmongers were installed on the Decumanus Maximus, in the north porticus of the Macellum (IV,V,2). They are an addition from the first half of the third century AD (opus vittatum). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  House of Cupid and Psyche, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization In building the House of Cupid and Psyche in late antiquity a number of shops dated to the second century AD (opus mixtum and latericium) were reconverted. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  House of the Nymphaeum, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The House of the Nymphaeum was installed in apartments behind shops, dated to the second century AD (opus mixtum). The masonry of the house (opus latericium and vittatum) has been dated to c. 325-350 AD. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Bar of Alexander and Helix, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization In the first century AD the Porta Marina was razed to the ground. To the east a shop with a backroom was built in the Antonine period (opus latericium). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
in World Heritage Sites A journey in March 2003 in the area of Rome led me to 3 UNESCO sites: center of Rome, Assissi and the Villa Adriana. posted by: Stream_Green location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 5/25/2006 last visited: 4/30/2016 |
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|  Hadrian's Villa - Tivoli, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriana in Italian) is a large Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, Italy. It is a property of the Republic of Italy, and directed and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio since December 2014. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Lazio, Italy date approved: 10/11/2015 last visited: 4/30/2016 |
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