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Theodosian Walls, Istanbul
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul, 2016
Construction of the Theodosian Walls was instigated by Theodosius II's Praetorian Prefect of the East, Anthemius, in 413 and were made even more…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Constantinople, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Istanbul, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Theodosian Walls, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta del Popolo, Rome
Porta del Popolo, Rome, 2016
This is the baroque renovation of what was previously the Porta Flaminia because it was connected to the Via Flaminia
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta del Popolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
Perhaps the best known of the Aurelian Wall gates, the Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and best preserved, and today houses the Museo delle Mura.…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta San Sebastiano, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Aurelian Wall, Rome
Aurelian Wall, Rome, 2016
The Aurelian Wall at the Museo delle Mura (museum of the walls) which is housed in the first and second floors of the Porta San Sebastiano at the…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Aurelian Wall, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome.
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiense, Ostian Gate), Rome., 2016
Standing near the Porta San Paolo is the Pyramid of Cestius, built around 12 BCE. It was incorporated into the Aurelian Wall, perhaps to reduce some…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Gate, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Porta San Paolo, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Wall, War
Trier Harbor
Trier Harbor
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Trier, Urbanism, water
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Looking south to the Parthenon, from the Agora, which was largely destroyed in the Herulian sack of 267. The so-called Herulian walls, taking in a…
Tags: Agora, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athens, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Greece, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Post-Herulian, roman empire, Urbanism, Wall, War