Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, The Serapeum of Alexandria with a view of the Column of Diocletian, Wikimedia Commons, March 2009
Jebulon, The Roman Forum with a view of the 7th Century Column of Phokas, Wikimedia Commons, August 22nd 2013
Amphipolis, The Forum of Trajan in Rome., Wikimedia Commons, June 20th 2014
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IssamBarhoumi, The Forum of Thuburbo Majus in Northern Tunisia., Wikimedia Commons, September 28th 2014
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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…
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Pradigue, The Forum of Bullia Regia in Tunisia, Wikimedia Commons
Photograph by Ann Morgan, used with permission., The Forum at Jerash (modern Jordan)
Although built in the late Roman Empire, the Forum at Jerash (modern Jordan), like the city itself, lived a remarkably long life. Just down the street…
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The Constantinopolitan Hippodrome, George Eastman Museum, Wikimedia Commons, 1854
A photograph of the Hippodrome in Istanbul from the mid 19th century.
Bjorn Erik Pederson, The Column of the Goths, May 12th 2017
A 3rd century triumphal column celebrating victory over the Goths.
Ggia, The Column of Marcian, Wikimedia Commons, December 24th 2011
The Column of Marcian as it stands on a main thoroughfare in Istanbul today.
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