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The Foundation Stone, Wikimedia Commons, c. 1900-1920

A photograph of the Foundation Stone, located at the center of the Dome of the Rock. Islamic tradition from the Hadith maintains that Muhammad…

Tags: Dome of the Rock, Islam, Jerusalem, Night Journey, Temple Mount, Umayyad

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The Living Late Antiquity team

Cover of Expedition 53, no. 2

Pensabene, Patrizio and Enrico Gallocchio. "The Villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina." Expedition53, no. 2 (2011): 29-37.

Further Reading (Dey, Forums)

Cover of American Journal of Archaeology 105, no. 3

Glenn R. Storey, "Regionaries-Type Insulae 1: Architectural/Residential Units at Ostia" American Journal of Archaeology 105 no. 3 (July 2001):…

Amphitheatre in Arles, France

This amphitheatre in Arles, France was built in 90CE and could hold up to 20,000 spectators. Today, this space is still used for bull fights and…

Tags: amphitheatre, Animal, Arena, Arles, Athletics, Bull, Bull Fight, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, France, Late Antiquity, Modern, Modern Use, Present Day, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina

This 4th century CE mosaic depicts a victorious charioteer and trumpeter. Located in the Villa Romana del Casale, it shows that the enchantment of…

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

Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire

Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire by Potter and Mattingly

The Roman Theater and its Audience

The Roman Theater and its Audience by Richard C. Beacham