Browse Items (16 total)
- Collection: Walls
Porta San Sebastiano
Porta San Sebastiano, Mike Yardley, 2016
Saint Sebastian's gate, as approached from the Appian Way.
Aurelian Wall, Rome
Aurelian Wall, Rome, 2016
The largely intact remains of Honorius' early fifth-century enlargement of the Aurelian Wall.
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
The remains of the inner facade of Saint Sebastian's gate.
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul, 2016
The Theodosian Walls are arguably the most defining monument of Late Antiquity. Begun, perhaps, as a response to Honorius' renovation of the Aurelian…
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Remains of the Post-Heulian Walls show that they were constructed with numerous architectural blocks, including column drums from the Stoa of Attalos,…
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Looking south to the Parthenon, from the Agora, which was largely destroyed in the Herulian sack of 267. The so-called Herulian walls, taking in a…
Tags: Agora, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athens, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Greece, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Post-Herulian, roman empire, Urbanism, Wall, War
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome., 2016
Standing near the Porta San Paolo is the Pyramid of Cestius, built around 12 BCE. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, perhaps to reduce some…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Gate, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Porta San Paolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Wall, War
Aurelian Wall, Rome
Aurelian Wall, Rome, 2016
The Aurelian Wall at the Museo delle Mura (museum of the walls) which is housed in the first and second floors of the Porta San Sebastiano at the…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Aurelian Wall, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
Perhaps the best known of the Aurelian Wall gates, the Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and best preserved, and today houses the Museo delle Mura.…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta San Sebastiano, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War