Browse Items (104 total)

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

Berthold Werner, The Römerbrücke of Trier, 2009

Shot of the Römerbrücke in Trier, Germany. A man on a side road is bicycling.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Bridge, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Germany, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Römerbrücke, Society, Trade, Trier, Urbanism

Bluedog423, Segovia Aqueduct, 2005

Angle shot of a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.

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

Wilke D. Schram, Driek van Opstal, and Cees Passchier., Sketch of an Aqueduct Siphon

A rough drawing of a siphon, an important piece of architecture in making aqueducts function.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Aqueduct Siphon, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Livius.org, Medieval, Plan, roman empire, Siphon, Sketch, Urbanism

Douglas Boin, Valens Aqueduct Cistern, 2007

Shot of the cisterns that serviced the Valens Aqueduct.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cistern, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Underground, Urbanism, Valens Aqueduct, water, Water management

CrniBombarder!!!, Valens Aqueduct, 2007

Front shot of the Valens Aqueduct with traffic running underneath.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cars, Cities, Constantinople, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Istanbul, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Modern, Politics, roman empire, Turkey, Urbanism, Valens Aqueduct, War, water, Water management

Marco Prins, Caesarea Aqueduct, 2017

Front facing shot of the aqueduct in Caesarea, Israel.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Caesarea, Caesarea Aqueduct, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Israel, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mediterranean, Monument, Near East, Politics, roman empire, Urbanism, water, Water management

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