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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

Colosseum in Rome, 2014

Constructed by Emperor Vespasian on the previous site of the Emperor Nero's private lake, the Flavian Amphitheater, or Colosseum could seat 45-55,000…

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arches, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Exterior, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Colosseum Interior, 2014

Passageways and chambers existed below the Colosseum's arena floor. Here both gladiators and animals waited, ready to fight.

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Colosseum Interior 2, 2014

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Colosseum Restoration Inscription, 2016

Although built in 75 CE, Emperors and magistrates continued restoring the Colosseum throughout the Late Antique era. Inscriptions, such as this one,…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Epigraphy, Fall of Rome, Inscription, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Patronage, Restoration, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism

Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012

Gladiators were often prisoners of war, criminals, salves, volunteers, and sometimes even women. Early battles were fought until the death, but later…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Spectacle, Sport, Urbanism

Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor 2, 18 November 2012

Some gladiators, known as venatores, solely hunted animals for sport in the arena. On very special occasions, presenters would decorate the arena with…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Animal, Bad Kreuznach, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Sport, Urbanism, Violence

Carole Raddatto, Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, Home, late antique, Late Antiquity, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Sport, Urbanism, Violence

Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome, Accessed 29 November 2017

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Greece, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Monuments, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Tyre, Urbanism

Inside of Colosseum in Rome, 2014

The outside of the Colosseum was adorned with arches, while the inside contained seating and arched passageways leading to different sections and…

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Chambers, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Fall of Rome, Interior, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism