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Sergej Marsnjak, Amphitheater of Lepcis Magna
Sergej Marsnjak, Amphitheater of Lepcis Magna, April 2009
The Roman amphitheater of Lepcis Magna, located near the present-day city of Khoms in Libya. During the late antique era, the structure was divided…
Tags: amphitheatre, Cities, Culture, Entertainment, Lepcis Magna, Lybia, Nero, roman, roman empire
Sandstein, The Column of Constantine
Sandstein, The Column of Constantine, Wikimedia Commons, July 11th 2010
The Column of Constantine as it stands today in the Cemberlitas neighborhood in Istanbul.
Saffron Blaze, Aspendos Theatre
Saffron Blaze, Aspendos Theatre, 8 December 2011
One of the best-preserved theatres of Late Antiquity, the theatre in Aspendos, Turkey was built in 155 CE. Consequentially, it is an excellent…
Tags: Aspendos, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Late Antiquity, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
Revised by Ana Munk and based on Colini 1944, Reconstructed Cross-Section of Martyrium in Staircase Landing, c. 385-410
Revised by Ana Munk and based on Colini 1944, Reconstructed Cross-Section of Martyrium in Staircase Landing, c. 385-410, 2009
This is an architectural rendering of the added landing in the stairs for the martyrium, built c. 385-410, by Pammachius and Paulina.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Martyrium, Medieval, Religion, roman empire, Rome, Sacred Spaces, Urbanism
Rached Msadek, Leopards Attacking a Criminal
Rached Msadek, Leopards Attacking a Criminal, 19 February 2007
In addition to combat sports between people, fights between animals or between animals and humans were also fan favorites in the Late Antique arena. …
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Animal, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Criminal, Culture, Early Middle Ages, El Djem, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fighting, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, roman empire, Sport, Tunisia, Urbanism, Violence
Rabax63, Theatre at Ostia
Rabax63, Theatre at Ostia, 16 November 2016
Tags: Ancient, Culture, Entertainment, late antique, Ostia, Performance, Performance Space, Roman City, roman empire, Theater, Theatre
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial)
Ra Boe, Portus (Aerial), 2008
An aerial shot of Rome's artificial harbor. Note the hexagonal shape.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, Portus, roman empire, Rome, Trade, Urbanism, water
Pradigue, The Forum of Bullia Regia in Tunisia
Pradigue, The Forum of Bullia Regia in Tunisia, Wikimedia Commons