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Porta del Popolo, Rome
Porta del Popolo, Rome, 2016
This is the baroque renovation of what was previously the Porta Flaminia because it was connected to the Via Flaminia
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta del Popolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta San Sebastiano
Porta San Sebastiano, Mike Yardley, 2016
Saint Sebastian's gate, as approached from the Appian Way.
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
The remains of the inner facade of Saint Sebastian's gate.
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
Perhaps the best known of the Aurelian Wall gates, the Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and best preserved, and today houses the Museo delle Mura.…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta San Sebastiano, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Douglas Boin, Portus
Douglas Boin, Portus, 2016
The 'portus' in Rome. Now out of commission and covered with reeds.
Tags: Ancient Greece., Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Harbor, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Port, Portus, roman empire, Rome, Trade, Urbanism, water
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial)
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial), 2008
An aerial shot of Rome's artificial harbor. Note the hexagonal shape.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Portus, roman empire, Rome, Trade, Urbanism, water
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Remains of the Post-Heulian Walls show that they were constructed with numerous architectural blocks, including column drums from the Stoa of Attalos,…
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Looking south to the Parthenon, from the Agora, which was largely destroyed in the Herulian sack of 267. The so-called Herulian walls, taking in a…
Tags: Agora, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athens, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Greece, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Post-Herulian, roman empire, Urbanism, Wall, War
Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine
Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine
Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine
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