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Image collection Victorious charioteer, Hunting scene, El Djem Amphitheatre, El Djem Amphitheatre, Damnatio ad bestias, Damnatio ad bestias, 'Riot in the Amphitheatre', Paestum tomb painting, Paestum tomb painting, Bread handouts, Gladiatorial 'stats', Pompeii Amphitheatre, Colosseum and Ludus Magnus, Colosseum, Gladiators, Damnatio ad bestias, Damnatio ad bestias, Beast hunt

These images illustrate the venues and activities associated with 'Bread and Circuses'.

 Bread and Circuses, Roman architecture, Roman art, Amphitheatre, Gladiators, Venationes, Mosiac, Wall painting, Colosseum, Pompeii view
Link COLOSSEUM BUILDING INSCRIPTION

Géza Alföldy is a specialist in reconstructing ‘ghost’ inscriptions from the pin holes that once held bronze letters on inscriptions. This article...

Ancient history, Classics, Epigraphy, Latin, Roman architecture, Vespasian view
Link Exploring a Romano-African City

A well contextualised introduction to the Romano-African city of Thugga, provided by the Open University

 Roman architecture, Rome view
Image collection Ludovisi Gaul killing himself and his wife, Ludovisi Gaul, Ludovisi Gaul's wife, Dying Gaul, Interior of the Modern Library of Alexandria, Exterior of the Modern Library of Alexandria, Mithridates VI of Pontus, The Forum of Julius Caesar, Rome

Click on each of the images to see a full size version. LUDOVISI GAUL (Gaul Killing Himself and his Wife) + THE DYING GAUL. 4 Photos © S.P....

Rome, Latin, Roman art, Roman architecture view
Image collection Agrippa, Gaius & Julia, Tiberius, The Ara Pacis, The Ara Pacis, The Campus Martius Complex, Obelisk , Obelisk, Frieze from the Ara Pacis, Relief panel from the Ara Pacis: Aeneas making a sacrifice, Relief panel from the Ara Pacis: A figure who may be Tellus ..., The Sebasteion , Relief panel from the Sebasteion

AGRIPPA, GAIUS & JULIA Photo © S.P. Kershaw Figures often identified as Agrippa, his son Gaius, and his wife Julia, as depicted on the Ara...

Rome, Latin, Roman art, Roman architecture view
Image collection Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna

Some images from the site of Lepcis Magna

 Ancient rome, Lepcis Magna, Leptis Magna, Late Roman, Roman architecture, Roman art, Roman empire, Africa view
Link MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA

THis link allows you to see 360 degree views of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia at Ravenna.

 Galla Placidia, Mausoleum, Women, womens history, Ancient rome, Ravenna, Late Roman, Roman architecture, Roman art, Mosaics, Mosiac, Early Christian, Late Antiquity view
Link MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA

This link takes you to images and a commentary about the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia at Ravenna.

 Galla Placidia, Mausoleum, Late Roman, Roman art, Roman architecture, Roman empire, Early Christian, Late Antiquity, Mosaics, Ancient rome, Empresses, Women, womens history view
Link OPLONTIS PROJECT

This link takes you to the Oplontis Project web site.

 Architecture, Classics, Emperors, Nero, Pompeii, Poppaea Sabina, Roman architecture, Roman art, Wall painting view
Link Ostia: harbour city of ancient Rome

This website is dedicated to Ostia, the harbour city of ancient Rome. Here you will find information for professional archaeologists and...

Classical, Roman, sites, Architecture, Roman architecture view
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