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Marco Prins, Pont du Gard Aqueduct, 2015

Sideline photograph of the Pont du Gard, one of the oldest remaining aqueducts from the Roman period.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, France, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monument, Politics, Pont du Gard, roman empire, Urbanism, water, Water management

Obelisk of Theodosius Relief, 2016

The relief on the obelisk carved into the pedestal shows the Emperor Theodosius and his sons reigning over barbarians. Once again, reinforcing the…

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

Obelisk of Theodosius, 2016

This monument was erected in the hippodrome at Constantinople in 390CE. Originally, it was made for Thutmose III (1479-1425 BCE) of Egypt, but…

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

Dguendel, Circus Maximus in Rome, Present Day, 2015

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B. Fletcher, Circus Maximus Drawing, 2013

The Circus Maximus provided the model for the majority of Roman circuses. Despite this prestige little of the structure remains today, but this…

Tags: Ancient Rome, Athletics, Circus, Circus Maximus, Cities, City, Competition, Drawing, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Race Track, Racing, Recreation, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism

Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome, Accessed 29 November 2017

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Greece, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Monuments, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Tyre, Urbanism

Peripitus, Circus in Tyre, Lebanon, 2009

This circus, or hippodrome, in Tyre, Lebanon was built in the late second to early third century CE. It represents one of the best preserved examples…

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

Colosseum Restoration Inscription Detail, 2016

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Colosseum Restoration Inscription, 2016

Although built in 75 CE, Emperors and magistrates continued restoring the Colosseum throughout the Late Antique era. Inscriptions, such as this one,…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Epigraphy, Fall of Rome, Inscription, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Patronage, Restoration, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism

Subterranean Passageway in Colosseum, 2014

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Arena, Athletics, Byzantium, Chambers, Cities, City, Colosseum, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Rome, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Tunnels, Urbanism