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Jan Hazevoet, Detail of the Forum of Trajan., Wikimedia Commons, April 15 2007

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Politics, roman empire, Society, Trajan, Urbanism

Jan Hazevoet, Amphitheatre at Lepcis Magna, 12 June 2009

This amphitheatre located in Lepcis Magna in Western Lybia could hold about 16,000 people. Dedicated to Emperor Nero, the structure was completed in…

Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Jan Hazevoet, Hippodrome at Leptis Magna, 12 June 2009

This beautifully situated circus in Lybia was constructed during the middle part of the second century CE. Built near an amphitheatre, these two…

Tags: Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism

IssamBarhoumi, The Forum of Thuburbo Majus in Northern Tunisia., Wikimedia Commons, September 28th 2014

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, North Africa, Politics, roman empire, Society, Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, Urbanism

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…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, forum, late antique, Late Antiquity, Market, Medieval, Meninx, North Africa, Politics, roman empire, Society, Tunisia, Urbanism

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, The Serapeum of Alexandria with a view of the Column of Diocletian, Wikimedia Commons, March 2009

Hermann Junghans, A Roman coin depicting the Column of Antoninus Pius, Wikimedia Commons, September 26th 2016

Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels, Bristol Classics Press, 2011

One of the best-preserved theaters from Late Antiquity, the Orange theatre in southern France provides an excellent example of ancient theater design.…

Tags: Architecture, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Plan, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Plan, Urbanism

Hatem Moushir, The Column of Diocletian, Wikimedia Commons, September 2017

The Serapeum in Alexandria with a view of the Column of Diocletian

H. Jordan, Map of the City of Rome, 31 December 1885

This map reflects the layout of Rome during Antiquity, and was created in 1885, possibly by H. Jordan. The circles have been added to indicate the…