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A cargo worker at Ostia
A cargo worker at Ostia
The relief is currently a part of the collection of the Museo Nazionale Romano alle Terme di Diocleziano (Baths of Diocletian), inv. number 56425.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Harbors, Inscription, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, roman empire, Trade, Urbanism
Trier Harbor
Trier Harbor
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Trier, Urbanism, water
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial)
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial), 2008
An aerial shot of Rome's artificial harbor. Note the hexagonal shape.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Portus, roman empire, Rome, Trade, Urbanism, water
Marco Prins, Pont du Gard Aqueduct
Marco Prins, Pont du Gard Aqueduct, 2015
Sideline photograph of the Pont du Gard, one of the oldest remaining aqueducts from the Roman period.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, France, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monument, Politics, Pont du Gard, roman empire, Urbanism, water, Water management
Jebulon, A view of the Roman Forum.
Jebulon, A view of the Roman Forum., Wikimedia Commons, August 22nd 2013
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Politics, Public Spaces, roman empire, Rome, Society, Urbanism
Jan Hazevoet, Detail of the Forum of Trajan.
Jan Hazevoet, Detail of the Forum of Trajan., Wikimedia Commons, April 15 2007
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Politics, roman empire, Society, Trajan, Urbanism
IssamBarhoumi, The Forum of Thuburbo Majus in Northern Tunisia.
IssamBarhoumi, The Forum of Thuburbo Majus in Northern Tunisia., Wikimedia Commons, September 28th 2014
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, North Africa, Politics, roman empire, Society, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, Urbanism
ISMAILOVE, The Forum of Meninx in Tunisia.
ISMAILOVE, The Forum of Meninx in Tunisia., Wikimedia Commons, March 28 2013
Meninx was an important center for the production of purple dye. This forum likely played a significant role in the production and sale of such a…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Meninx, North Africa, Politics, roman empire, Society, Tunisia, Urbanism
Google Earth, Carthage (Google Earth)
Google Earth, Carthage (Google Earth), 2017
Satellite imaging of the port at Carthage, one of the biggest hubs of commerce in Late Antiquity.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Carthage, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Harbor, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mediterranean, North Africa, Port, roman empire, Trade, Urbanism, water