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

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

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

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

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

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, 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 Van Vilet, San Lazaro Aqueduct, 2016

A photograph of the San Lazaro Aqueduct with a playground nearby.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, aqueduct, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, mergovia, Monument, playground, roman empire, san lazaro, spain, Urbanism, water, Water management

Jay, Tarragona Circus Ruins in Spain, 15 November 2014

The circus in Tarragona in north-east Spain is an example of a circus residing in the heart of the city despite its large size. Today, its urban…

Tags: Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Hispania, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Modern, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, spain, Spectacle, Sports, Tarragona, Urban, Urbanism

Jean-Louis Lascoux, Pyramid in Vienne, France

This pyramid situated on top of an arch is the only remaining evidence for the circus that once existed in this French city. The pyramid adorned the…

Tags: Arch, Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, France, Hippodrome, Late Antiquity, Monument, Pyramid, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism, Vienne