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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

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

Ana Munk, Aerial Reconstruction of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, With Positioning of Staircase Visible, 2009

This is the floor plan of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, showing the improvised nature of the staircase landing and its overall positioning within the domus.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Christianity, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Religion, roman empire, Rome, Sacred Spaces, San Giovanni e Paolo, Urbanism

Doug Boin, Apotropaic Amulet from Ostia, Second to Fourth Century, 2016

Dated somewhere between the second and fourth centuries, this apotropaic amulet from Ostia exemplifies the eclectic, pragmatic, and individual nature…

Tags: Amulet, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Christianity, Cities, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Paganism, Religion, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism

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

B. Fletcher, Circus Maximus Drawing, 2013

The Circus Maximus provided the model for the majority of Roman circuses. Despite this prestige little of the structure remains today, but this…

Tags: Ancient Rome, Athletics, Circus, Circus Maximus, Cities, City, Competition, Drawing, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Race Track, Racing, Recreation, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism

Dguendel, Circus Maximus in Rome, Present Day, 2015

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

...trialsanderros, Colosseum 19th Century, 1890-1900

Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Flavian, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Roman Icon, Roman Monument, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

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.

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arches, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, 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