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Large wash-basin used to wash hands and head in a Roman bath house in Pompeii. A fountain is situated in the centre and the bronze pipe is still visible.
This was labeled as 'Funerary Relief of Tation and Tatianos'.
The two-dimensional figures on this marble tomb tablet are said to be characteristic of Roman funerary reliefs made in Phrygia (in present day Turkey).
The figure at left is a man wearing armor and boots, perhaps a soldier. On the right is a woman with a mirror nearby, perhaps indicating that she was beautiful.
While the two figures can represent a Husband and Wife, the Greek inscriptions below indicate that perhaps four members of the family are memorialized here. The translated inscriptions include “Demetrios and Tation for their sweet child (son) Tatianos", as well as “Theaitetos for his mother Tation.”
Getty Villa Museum, Los Angeles; July 2021
The Roman Baths in the beautiful city of Bath, UK. The naturally green spring water that is warmed by a thermal vent is turned blue by the intensity of the winter sky.
The Roman Forum was for centuries the center of Rome’s public life. All important social and political events took place here, from elections to public speeches, from triumphal processions to criminal trials, from gladiatorial matches to commercial affairs. Known by the citizens of the time as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum (meaning piazza, square), it remained the heart of Rome from the 8th century BC to the 7th century AD.
A walk along the Roman Forum is a must for anybody visiting Rome. However, because information panels are practically non-existent, looking at the ruins of the buildings without knowing why they were built and what went on inside may take away from the experience.
The Forum is framed by the Capitoline Hill on one side and the Palatine Hill on the other. Here are some of the highlights from my visit, beginning at the Capitoline Hill at the north-west end of the Forum. You will be walking along the Via Sacra, ancient Rome’s main street, leading from the Capitoline Hill to the Colosseum passing some of the Forum’s most important buildings. The road was part of the traditional route of the Roman Triumps, which celebrated the success of military
commanders.
Un paseo por el foro romano
El Foro Romano fue durante siglos el centro de la vida pública de Roma. Todos los eventos sociales y políticos importantes tuvieron lugar aquí, desde las elecciones hasta los discursos públicos, desde las procesiones triunfales hasta los juicios penales, desde los combates de gladiadores hasta los asuntos comerciales. Conocido por los ciudadanos de la época como el Forum Magnum, o simplemente el Foro (que significa plaza, plaza), se mantuvo como el corazón de Roma desde el siglo VIII aC hasta el siglo VII d.
Un paseo por el Foro Romano es una visita obligada para cualquiera que visite Roma. Sin embargo, debido a que los paneles de información son prácticamente inexistentes, mirar las ruinas de los edificios sin saber por qué fueron construidos y lo que sucedió en el interior puede quitarle la experiencia.
El Foro está enmarcado por el Capitolio en un lado y el Palatino en el otro. Estos son algunos de los aspectos más destacados de mi visita, comenzando en Capitoline Hill en el extremo noroeste del Foro. Caminará por la Via Sacra, la calle principal de la antigua Roma, desde la Colina Capitolina hasta el Coliseo pasando por algunos de los edificios más importantes del Foro. El camino era parte de la ruta tradicional de los Triunfos romanos, que celebraba el éxito de los militares
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life,
he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in
constant repair.
Samuel Johnson
Ancient Seleucia..... (Greek: Σελεύκεια – also transliterated as Seleukeia) was an ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side; the site is currently about 1k north of the village of Bucakşeyhler (also Bucakşıhler), approximately 12 km northeast of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey. It is situated on a hilltop with steep escarpments on several sides making a strong defensive position. The track from the village has recently been clearfelled but the main site is still within a mature pine forest. The German researcher Johannes Nollé has suggested, however, that the remains at this location are not those of Seleucia but rather those of Lyrba. An inscription that was found later (written in the language of Side) indicated Lybre should be the name of well-preserved set of ruins, the most important of which is the agora. A notice indicates the inscription implied the city was founded before Hellenistic times, which would put its foundation before the 330-30 BC period. There are remains of an agora containing a row of two-storey and three-storey building façades, a gate, a mausoleum, a Roman bath, a necropolis, in addition to several temples and churches.Because of its remote location,the site has not been plundered for building materials and the area is littered with columns and other items like large grindstones for flour making.
The Domvs Romana is a ruined Roman-era house located on the boundary between Mdina and Rabat, Malta. It was built in the 1st century BC as an aristocratic town house (domus) within the Roman city of Melite. In the 11th century, a Muslim cemetery was established on the remains of the domus. The site was discovered in 1881, and archaeological excavations revealed several well preserved Roman mosaics, statues and other artifacts, as well as a number of tombstones and other remains from the cemetery. Since 1882, the site has been open to the public as a museum, which is currently run by Heritage Malta.
Despite its location in rural Shropshire, this was the fourth-largest city in Britain during Roman times. It served as the base of operations for overseeing Roman control of Wales, which today lies about 10 miles to the west.
The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men. The teeming heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world, and in all history.Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly.
Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. The Roman Kingdom's earliest shrines and temples were located on the southeastern edge. These included the ancient former royal residence, the Regia (8th century BC), and the Temple of Vesta (7th century BC), as well as the surrounding complex of the Vestal Virgins, all of which were rebuilt after the rise of imperial Rome.
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Roman Theatre of Aspendos
View of the Roman Theatre of Aspendos in 2011
Roman Theatre of Aspendos is located in TurkeyRoman Theatre of Aspendos
Shown within Turkey
LocationAspendos, Turkey
Coordinates36°56′20″N 31°10′20″E
TypeRoman theatre
Width96 metres (315 ft)
History
BuilderZenon
Founded161 a.D - 180 a.D
AbandonedNo
PeriodsAncient Rome
CulturesRoman
Site notes
ConditionAlmost intact
Public accessYes
The Roman theater of Aspendos is a Roman theater in the ancient city of Aspendos in Turkey. It was built in the 2nd century and is one of the best preserved ancient theaters of the Greco-Roman world.[1]
Description
With a diameter of 96 metres (315 ft), the theatre provided seating for 7,000/13,000 people. The theatre was built in 155 AD by the Greek architect Zenon, a native of the city, during the rule of Marcus Aurelius. It was periodically repaired by the Seljuks, who used it as a caravansary, and in the 13th century the stage building was converted into a palace by the Seljuks of Rum. Technically the structure is a theatre not an amphitheatre, the latter being fully round or oval shaped.
History
The theater was built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161-180). An inscription lists the brothers Curtius Crispinus and Curtius Auspicatus as commissioners and Zenon as architect. The cavea is partly built against the slope of the hill, which provides a natural foundation. The rest of the stand rests on stone arcades. The cavea has 41 rows of benches, providing seating for 12,000 spectators. The stage wall is completely intact, only the original eight-meter-deep wooden ceiling has disappeared. Around the theater, 58 holes have been found where there used to be poles, which could be used to stretch a large velarium over the grandstand to protect the spectators from the sun.[2]
In the 13th century, the stage building was converted into a palace for the Seljuks.
In modern times, the theater has been restored to its original state. It is an important tourist attraction for the region. In spring and summer, opera and ballet performances are held there.
Romans 5: 1 (KJV)
Therefore being justified by faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
When is humanity going to cotton on to this truth that it is this simple and profound.
Area of the Roman Newarke as seen from the south.
The De Monfort university digital re-creation was based on this drawing.
I originally wanted to make a ship for my collection of Game of Thrones minifigs, but I ended up making a historical Roman ship instead. This MOC is a recreation of a trireme used by the Roman republic in the first Punic war (264 - 241 BC). The trireme is a heavy warship used by the ancient Mediterranean civilizations. It has three rows of rowers (this is the meaning of “trireme”), and it has a bronze ram for ramming into enemy ships. The Romans added a bridge (corvus) to the ship, which they dropped onto and boarded enemy ships.
Priapus son aof Dionysus and Aphrodite. The goddess it is said, had yielded to the embraces of Dionysus, but during his expedition to India, she became faithless to him, and lived with Adonis. On Dionysus' return from India, she indeed went to meet him, but soon left him again, and went to Lampsacus on the Hellespont, to give birth to the child of the god. But Hera, dissatisfied with her conduct, touched her, and, by her magic power, caused Aphrodite to give birth to a child of extreme ugliness, and with unusually large genitals. According to other myths, Priapus was son of Dionysus and a Naiad.
He was regarded as the promoter of fertility both of the vegetation and of all animals connected with an agricultural life, and in this capacity he was worshipped as the protector of flocks of sheep and goats, of bees, the vine, all
garden-produce, and even of fishing.
Priapus' images of the god of fertility were mass produced in Roman times and considered to be symbols of good luck.
Source: Source: William Smith, “Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology”
Terracotta figurine
Roman period
Selçuk, TR, Ephesus-Museum
Late in 2016 a finely preserved early Roman bowl of copper-alloy was discovered between Sandwich and Wingham. The find was made by metal detectorist Mark Presland and the full excavation was undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Dover Archaeological Group. The bowl had been purposefully buried in a small pit in an area where there had been late Iron Age – Early Roman activity. A coin, a denarius of Severus Alexander, was also found in the pit as were two iron bar type objects, whose use is yet unknown.
Research is ongoing but it is confirmed that the bowl is a very rare discovery. Its location is in an area where there were important Roman settlements at Richborough and Canterbury. Features found at the site indicate that this was probably a settlement, which until the discovery of this bowl was unknown to archaeologists. Other finds indicate that this settlement may have continued into later Roman times.
Seen in Sandwich Guildhall Museum
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A view at the outer wall of the Roman open-air museum in Xanten Germany, the location of an ancient Roman city.
A Roman basin behind Palazzo Carpegna and passage linking this palace with Palazzo Madama.
Excavations made in the courtyard of Palazzo Madama led to discovering a large granite basin of the ancient baths. In 1987 it was placed in a small square behind Palazzo Carpegna. Rome, 2007
Revisiting this old small JPEG, I applied in PPE some Glow, some Sharpening, some Tone adjustments, Vignette, and removed people's heads and other objects from above the basin rim.