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- Tags: roman empire
Berthold Werner, Ruins of the Imperial Baths, Trier
Berthold Werner, Ruins of the Imperial Baths, Trier, 26 August 2009
The Imperial Baths in Trier, Germany is they appear today.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, baths, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Germany, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Thermae, Trier, Urbanism, water
Berthold Werner, The Römerbrücke of Trier
Berthold Werner, The Römerbrücke of Trier, 2009
Shot of the Römerbrücke in Trier, Germany. A man on a side road is bicycling.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Bridge, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Germany, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Römerbrücke, Society, Trade, Trier, Urbanism
Bluedog423, Segovia Aqueduct
Bluedog423, Segovia Aqueduct, 2005
Angle shot of a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monument, Politics, roman empire, Segovia, Segovia Aqueduct, spain, Urbanism, water, Water management
Boris Licina, Pula, Croatia Arena
Boris Licina, Pula, Croatia Arena, July 2006
Built between 27BCE and 68CE, this arena in Pula, Croatia, is one of the largest surviving Roman arenas. Although its conception is not Late Antique,…
Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Ariel, Athletics, City, Competition, Croatia, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Pula, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Carole Radatto, Artist's Interpretation of Circus of Camulodunum, Colchester UK
Carole Radatto, Artist's Interpretation of Circus of Camulodunum, Colchester UK, 21 February 2015
Tags: Artist, Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, England, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Late Antiquity, Model, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, UK, Urbanism
Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor
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
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 Raddato, Curved Stadium at Aphrodisias
Carole Raddato, Curved Stadium at Aphrodisias, 5 April 2015
In western Turkey, the stadium at Aphrodisias was built during the later first century CE. Its unique curved shape allowed the space to accommodate…
Tags: amphitheatre, Aphrodisias, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Carole Raddato, Remains of the Peristyle which defined the Forum of Nerva.
Carole Raddato, Remains of the Peristyle which defined the Forum of Nerva., Wikimedia Commons, August 28 2011
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Nerva, Peristyle, Public Spaces, roman empire, Society, Urbanism
Carole Raddato, Amphitheatre Durres, Albania
Carole Raddato, Amphitheatre Durres, Albania, 7 July 2016
Over 200 Roman amphitheaters have been found across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Unfourtnantly, many of these are hardly recognizable as amphitheaters…
Tags: Albania, amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism