Huge ancient Roman baths discovered in Augusta Emerita

Archaeologists excavating in the ancient Roman colony of Augusta Emerita in Mérida, Spain, have uncovered a large and well-preserved public bathing complex adjacent to the city’s theater and amphitheater.

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Amphipolis, located on a plain in northern Macedonia near Mt. https://www.worldhistory.org/Amphipolis/ #History #Amphipolis #Brasidas #RomanArchitecture

The theatre of Marcellus was the largest and most important theatre in Rome and completed in the late 1st century BCE during the reign of Augustus. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/614/theatre-of-marcellus/ #History #RomanArchitecture #Rome #Theatre

Almost 700 years of continuous Roman occupation have left impressive traces in the Spanish landscape. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1741/top-5-roman-sites-in-southern-spain/ #History #Amphitheatre #RomanArchitecture #RomanBaths

A columbarium is an underground chamber, which the Romans used for preserving the ashes of the dead. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/764/deaths-mansions-the-columbaria-of-imperial-rome/ #History #Burial #Columbarium #RomanArchitecture

In the first part of our new travel series devoted to the archaeological sites around the Bay of Naples, we shared some hints and tips as to how you can best prepare for your self-guided tour of Pompeii. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1494/a-visitors-guide-to-herculaneum/ #History #Herculaneum #Pompeii #RomanArchitecture

Hadrian’s Villa near Tivoli, Italy, is an opulent, sprawling garden-villa covering some 120 hectares (296 acres). https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1750/visitors-guide-to-the-monuments-of-hadrians-villa/ #History #Hadrian #RomanArchitecture

The Arch of Septimius Severus, erected in 203 CE, stands in Rome and commemorates the Roman victories over the Parthians in the final decade of the 2nd century CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/502/the-arch-of-septimius-severus-rome/ #History #Architecture #Caracalla #RomanArchitecture

The Roman domus was much more than a place of dwelling for a Roman familia. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/77/the-roman-domus/ #History #RomanArchitecture #RomanRepublic #Rome

Any visitor to Rome will want to see and explore the popular historical and cultural sites - the Colosseum, the Forum, the Trevi Fountain and, of course, the Vatican. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1358/an-ancient-city-beneath-rome-visiting-the-catacomb/ #History #RomanArchitecture #Rome #Tomb

The legacy of the ancient Romans – from both the time of the Roman Republic (509-27 BCE) and the time of the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 476 CE) – exerted a significant influence on succeeding cultures and is still felt around the world in the present day. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1601/legacy-of-the-ancient-romans/ #History #RomanArchitecture #RomanArmy #RomanEngineering

Trajan's column, erected in 113 CE, stands in Trajan's Forum in Rome and is a commemorative monument decorated with reliefs illustrating Roman emperor Trajan's two military campaigns in Dacia (modern Romania). The column was the first of many such monuments and it is also an invaluable source of information on the Roman Army and a lasting testimony to the Roman love of monumental architecture c...https://www.worldhistory.org/Trajans_Column/ #Column #Decebalus #RomanArchitecture #History

The Arch of Septimius Severus, erected in 203 CE, stands in Rome and commemorates the Roman victories over the Parthians in the final decade of the 2nd century CE. The triple triumphal arch was one of the most richly decorated of its type and even today, although badly damaged, it stands in the Forum Romanum as a lasting and imposing monument to Roman vanity.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/502/the-arch-of-septimius-severus-rome/ #Architecture #Caracalla #RomanArchitecture #History

Death in a Castle or Roman palace

Engraved after a painting by Fusté, although i’m not sure who that was. Published in 1881.

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-3/pages/013-murder-in-the-castle-throne-room/

#castle #columns #pillars #menWithSwords #body #deadMan #ohDearHeDied #fobo #fromOldBooks #clipart #woodEngraving #art #romanArchitecture #interior #vintageArt

Trajan's Market is the name given in the early 20th century CE to a complex of buildings in the imperial fora of Rome constructed in 107-110 CE during the reign of Trajan. The complex included a covered market, small shop fronts and a residential apartment block.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/616/trajans-market/ #RomanArchitecture #Rome #Trajan

The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) in Italy was built in the 2nd century BCE to honor the goddess Isis and the goddess Fortuna. The massive site spans a mountainside, built with Roman cement or pozzolana, and remains a rare example of an intact pagan temple complex. The design reflects Hellenistic and Egyptian influences and was the site of the Nile Mosaic of ...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1643/sanctuary-of-fortuna-primigenia-at-palestrina/ #FortunaPrimigenia #Isis #RomanArchitecture

The Roman theatre of ancient Arausio (modern day Orange in southern France) is one of the best-preserved examples from antiquity. Built in the 1st century CE, it once had capacity for 9,000 spectators and is dominated by its massive stage wall with an ornate façade decorated with columns, doorways, and niches. The theatre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 CE.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/943/the-roman-theatre-of-orange/ #Arausio #RomanArchitecture #Theatre

Here’s a wider shot I took this summer. The #aqueduct channel is about in the middle of the image at the right side of the calanchi ridge. #Libarna #RomanArchaeology #RomanAqueduct #RomanArchitecture

Also, need to remember more hashtags. #RomanArchaeology #RomanAqueduct #Aqueduct #RomanArchitecture #Archaeology

The sunbaked plain of the Alentejo region in central Portugal is called planicie dourada (golden plain) by the Portuguese, and it is dotted with cork oak forests, vineyards, olive groves, and hilltop towns with whitewashed houses. 'Alentejo' means "beyond the Tagus River", and there is a raw beauty to this agricultural region that is particularly evident at sunset when the light is pale gold.Ev...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1497/skulls-temples--churches-a-visit-to-the-walled-cit/ #Portugal #RomanArchitecture #UNESCO