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Colosseum Interior
Colosseum Interior, 2014
Passageways and chambers existed below the Colosseum's arena floor. Here both gladiators and animals waited, ready to fight.
Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arches, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Fall of Rome, Interior, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Inside of Colosseum in Rome
Inside of Colosseum in Rome, 2014
The outside of the Colosseum was adorned with arches, while the inside contained seating and arched passageways leading to different sections and…
Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Chambers, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Fall of Rome, Interior, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Colosseum in Rome
Colosseum in Rome, 2014
Constructed by Emperor Vespasian on the previous site of the Emperor Nero's private lake, the Flavian Amphitheater, or Colosseum could seat 45-55,000…
Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arches, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Exterior, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Google Earth, Google Earth View of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
Google Earth, Google Earth View of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Google Earth, Accessed 28 November 2017
The Baths of Diocletian in Rome, today.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, baths, Byzantium, Cities, Diocletian, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Thermae, Urbanism, water
Floor Plan of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
Floor Plan of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, 4 March 2007
This floor plan reflects the original layout of the Baths of Diocletian in Rome. The numbers indicated on the plan represent : 1, Caldarium; 2,…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, baths, Byzantium, Cities, Diocletian, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Floor Plan, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Thermae, Urbanism, water
Andre Caron, Reconstruction of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
Andre Caron, Reconstruction of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
This reconstruction represents what the Baths of Diocletian would have looked like during Late Antiquity. These baths could host up to three thousand…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, baths, Byzantium, Cities, Diocletian, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Thermae, Urbanism, water
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, 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
Aurelian Wall, Rome
Aurelian Wall, Rome, 2016
The Aurelian Wall at the Museo delle Mura (museum of the walls) which is housed in the first and second floors of the Porta San Sebastiano at the…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Aurelian Wall, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.
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