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McKay Savage, El Djem Tunisia Amphitheatre
McKay Savage, El Djem Tunisia Amphitheatre, 23 December 2012
Built during the first part of the third century CE, this large amphitheater features subterranean structures and limestone seating.
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Exposed Canals Under Peristyle of Villa del Casale
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Exposed Canals Under Peristyle of Villa del Casale, 2011
This photo was taken in the midst of the excavation of the central peristyle, uncovering the canal system needed to supply the courtyard's many…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Canals, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa, water
Adrees Latif, Exterior of Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina
Adrees Latif, Exterior of Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Reuters, 2001
A nighttime exterior shot of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawī, or the Prophet's Mosque, in Medina. The massive structure is built on the site of Muhammad's…
Tags: Islam, Medina, mosques, Muhammad, Prophet's Mosque, Saudi Arabia
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Female Athletic Competition Mosaic at Villa de Casale
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Female Athletic Competition Mosaic at Villa de Casale, 2011
This mosaic, built over an older geometric mosaic, depicts a female athletic competition. This scene reflects on the villa's owner as sponsor of these…
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, Sports, Urbanism, Villa del Casale, Women
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
Forum (Further Reading, McCormick)
Forum (Further Reading, McCormick)
Amphipolis, Forum of Trajan
Amphipolis, Forum of Trajan, Wikimedia Commons, June 20th 2014
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
Further Reading (Aqueducts)
Further Reading (Aqueducts)
Further Reading (Dey, Forums)
Further Reading (Dey, Forums)