Rome_and_stuff

Rome_and_stuff, 6 months ago to history

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/history-by-the-pint/id1718954403 A new #history podcast with the first episode on #ancient #roman #gladiators #museum #rome #ancienthistory podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/...

Rome_and_stuff, 5 months ago to philosophy

The famous #ancient #sculpture of a lion attacking a horse, now in #Rome it is likely from 4th century #Greece. #archaeology #ancienthistory

Rome_and_stuff, 11 months ago to philosophy

Inscription gallery of the #ancient #roman city of #ostia the port of #rome. #archaeology #ostiaantica #history #ancienthistory #italy

Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

#ancient #roman funerary altar of a scribe with images of him at work, found near porta san sebastiano in #rome. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientrome #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 6 months ago to philosophy

The damaging effect of car #pollution on an #ancient #roman #marble capital near the Markets of Trajan. #ancientrome #archaeology #conservation #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 4 months ago to philosophy

#ancient #roman statue of the #minotaur from #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientmyths

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Rome_and_stuff, 5 months ago to philosophy

The #ancient #roman #marble drain cover with the face of the god Oceanus, commonly called the bocca della verita. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory

Rome_and_stuff, 11 months ago to philosophy

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

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Rome_and_stuff, 10 months ago to philosophy

A small, often ignored #ancient #roman #tomb next to a busy road near Porta Maggiore #rome. Note the faint inscription and fine carved details. #ancientrome #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory #archaeology #italy #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

A statue of a Republican-era #Roman general found at #Tivoli with an idealised, heroic body and a contrasting naturalistic, veristic portrait head. Now In Museo Palazzo Massimo #archaeology #rome #ancientart #ancienthistory #romanhistory #museonazionaleromano

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Rome_and_stuff, 11 months ago to Archaeology

The so-called ‘bridal chariot’, an #ancient #roman four wheeled ceremonial cart #excavated near #pompeii in 2021 now on display in #rome, #archaeology

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Rome_and_stuff, 2 months ago to philosophy

The #ruins of the beautiful #ancient multicoloured#marble paving of the #roman temple of peace in #rome being cleaned. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientarchitecture #romanhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 7 months ago to philosophy

An #ancient bronze statue of a boy pulling a thorn from his foot. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #ancientart

Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to Archaeology

A marble bust of the #emperor #commodus as #hercules, flanked by two tritons. #archaeology #rome #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 7 months ago to philosophy

View of the #roman #forum from the recently opened Domus Tiberiana. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Rome_and_stuff, 11 months ago to philosophy

A beautiful afternoon along upstream the #tiber valley, including finding a couple of #ancient #rockcut #tombs. #rome, #archaeology #roman #sabina #sabines #lazio

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

The #ruins of an #ancient #roman villa believed to have been owned by the Emperor Gordon’s III just outside of #Rome is undergoing a substantial restoration that will make it more accessible to the public. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientruins

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Rome_and_stuff, 1 month ago to philosophy

Two brick stamps from the imperial #roman palace on the Palatine Hill in #rome, one is #ancient the other from restoration of the fascist era. #archaeology #ancientroman #ancienthistory #romanhistory #architecturalhistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to Archaeology

One of Rome’s ‘talking statues’ called Madama Lucrezia, but actually the top part of a colossal cult statue of #ancient goddess. #archaeology #rome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

Pastoral and naval scenes in the frescos of an #ancient #roman villa in #rome. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientart #fresco #ancienthistory

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Rome_and_stuff, 9 months ago to philosophy

The extraordinarily well-preserved #ancient #roman #temple of the who Augustan princes Gaius and Lucius at Nimes in Southern Gaul. #ancientrome #ancienthistory #architecturalhistory #romanhistory #archaeology #maisoncarrée

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Rome_and_stuff, 8 months ago to philosophy

#ancient #roman statues or children of the corn…

Rome_and_stuff, 5 months ago to philosophy

#ancient #roman #marble statue of a #boxer for Boxing Day. #archaeology #rome #incorrectetymology

Rome_and_stuff, 1 year ago to Archaeology

This #ancient, 7th century female statue (#kore) was found at #thera on #santorini in the year 2000 but remained in the storerooms until #2022 and is now on show in #rome at #termedidiocleziano, #archaeology

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Rome_and_stuff, 5 months ago to philosophy

Two #ancient #roman #marble panthers, originally from #rome and now in #naples. #archaeology #ancienthistory

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