#roman

One of my most favourite #glass vessels: A marvellous #Roman vessel in the form of a #pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd c. AD

Photo: Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln

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The #ancient #roman so-called ‘arch of Drusus’ on the first mile of the via Appia. Actually, a monumentalised arch of an aqueduct where it crosses the road, dedicated by or to an unknown emperor probably in the 3rd century. #ancientrome #ancientruins #ancientroman #ancienthistory #architecturalhistory #italy

#RomanSiteSaturday: The #Italian town of #Lucca with its Piazza dell' Anfiteatro. It's elliptical because it was built on the remains of a #Roman amphitheatre.

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The #ancient #roman arch of the argentarii (money changes) in #Rome. Built during the reign of the emperor Septimius Severus, it still shows the gaps where his son Caracalla removed the images of his younger brother Geta who he murdered. #ancientrome #ancientroman #italy #architecturalhistory #archaeology

The #ancient #roman #temple of Apollo sosianus in #rome, put back up in the 1930s. #ancientrome #ancientruins #ancienthistory #ancientarchitecture #archaeology #ancientitaly

For #RomanSiteSaturday: a fantastic aerial photograph showing evidence of a #Roman villa at Neresheim-Kösingen, revealed by crop marks.
The main building and the ancillary buildings can be seen clearly.

Photo: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg / C. Steffen.

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The bronze and iron door fixtures from the #ancient #roman #basilica #aemilia in the #forum and which was burned in the #gothic sack of #rome in 410. #archaeology

A selection of #ancient #roman inscriptions which were cut into octagons, flipped over and then #recycled as the #marble paving of the 17th century church of San Nicola de’ Cesarini in #rome. Now on display in #largoargentina

The #ancient #roman #tomb of the Platorini family. Discovered near the river #tiber in #rome in 1883 and moved to the #museum #termedidiocleziano in 1911. #archaeology

#ancient #roman bronze storage chest discovered in #pompeii on display at #termedidiocleziano #rome #archaeology

These two #ancient #roman #statues of river gods were moved to the #campidoglio ( #capitolinehill) when it was remodelled by #Michelangelo. Originally they sat in the #pediment of a #temple. One god rests on a #sphinx and represents the Nile, the other originally on a tiger to represent the river Tigris. But this animal was recarved (badly) to resemble a wolf and the twins add to symbolise #Romulus, Remus and the river #tiber

#ancient #roman #fresco from a #bar in #pompeii showing #cantina scenes of gaming, drinking, kissing and fighting. #archaeology

Two #ancient inscriptions from #roman tombs recut and #recycled as a basin and an architectural element in later periods #rome #archaeology #spolia

The #tabulaChigi is a #Roman-era yellow marble plaque showing #AlexandertheGreat victory over #Darius in the #battle of #Arbela #Rome #archaeology

These coins were fused together and melted into the floor of the basilica aemilia when it was burnt in Alaric the Goth’s sack of Rome in AD410. #rome #roman #archaeology #coin #alaric #goth