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GentiBehramaj, A 5th-7th Century Byzantine Forum in modern day Durres, Albania possibly attributed to the Emperor Anastasius., Wikimedia Commons, August 25th 2015

Marcantonio Raimondi, A 16th Century Artist's Sketch of the Column of Theodosius, Wikimedia Commons, 16th century

(Further Reading) Theophanes' Chronographia

(Further Reading) Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople, Short History

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa, 2011

In a close-up of the "Great Hunt" mosaic, placed in the corridor between the rectangular peristyle and the basilica, one can see two men, probably the…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa del Casale

Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome., 2016

Standing near the Porta San Paolo is the Pyramid of Cestius, built around 12 BCE. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, perhaps to reduce some…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Gate, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Porta San Paolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Wall, War

Oleg Grabar, Early Islamic Art, 650-1100