Trilobyter<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mosaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mosaic</span></a> floor of a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> house, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Emp%C3%BAries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Empúries</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RomanRuins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanRuins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/archeaology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeaology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Catalonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catalonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ancientruins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ancientruins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mosaicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mosaicart</span></a></p>
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Ulla Rajala<p>Maison-Carrée, Roman temple in Nîmes, France, was dedicated to Lucius and Gaius Caesar, adopted sons of Augustus. It was probably built before the death of Marcus Agrippa, the boys’ father, about 12 BC. It is 25 m long and 12 m wide and in the Corinthian order. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Megalithic Portal (Andy B)<p>Castellum of Aardenburg: The village of Aardenburg (Zeeland) was part of the Roman Empire from at least 27BCE until 289CE. <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a><br>This part of western Europe was the home of the Menapii, a Celtic tribe, until the Romans came. The Romans and Celts mingled. But in 170CE there were invasions from Germany and the Roman soldiers built a Castellum on the high sand ridge, with the name Rodanum. 📷 Maatje More:</p>
Forest:ArchaicCollective<p>Letocetum, now known (confusingly) as 'Wall' <br>just north of Birmingham<br> most visible now are the remains of an inn and a bath complex</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a><br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanBritain</span></a></p>
Megalithic Portal (Andy B)<p>Fordcroft Romano-British Bathhouse: On Sunday 20th July I visited the open day of the Romano-British Bathhouse near Orpington. <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> There was an interesting little tour and also an exhibition in the nearby Coronation hall with many Roman and other artefacts. This site is only open a couple of times a year including for the Festival of British Archaeology so I was pleased to chat with the volunteers. It's in St Mary Cray, SE London.</p>
Ulla Rajala<p>Cirencester earthworks are a Roman amphitheatre, one of the largest in Britain. It was built in the early 2nd century, when the Roman city of Corinium had a population of over 10,000 and was only second to London in size. The amphitheatre could hold c. 8,000. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Nina Willburger<p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a>: The Piazza Navona in <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> was built on the remains of the Stadium of Domitian, therefore it has its unique shape</p><p>📷 Valentino Ligori via IG</p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanArchaeology</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p>
Megalithic Portal (Andy B)<p>This Sunday 20th: <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/FestivalOfArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FestivalOfArchaeology</span></a> pick - Open Day & guided tour of foundations of Romano-British Bathhouse near Orpington <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> Exhibition in nearby hall - talk to archaeologists, see Roman roof tile and Roman pottery from the site, bookstall, toilets.<br>1/2</p>
Megalithic Portal (Andy B)<p>Today Sat 19th <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/FestivalofArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FestivalofArchaeology</span></a> pick: FREE in Ewell, Surrey - Britannia, premier Roman enactment group presents 'the greatest Gladiator show in the provinces' (maybe)! <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> Roman and Iron Age living history encampment. Gladiators fight at 12pm and 3pm.<br>1/2</p>
Forest:ArchaicCollective<p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> with the 'Roman Church' in Colchester, claimed to be the earliest Christian site in the UK though, the evidence is tenuous & it might be a mithraeum</p><p> see more underrated ancient sites from around Britain in the episode >>><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gm8F0tLdk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=B4gm8F0tLdk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/RomanBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanBritain</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>Otricoli is originally an Umbrian town on the Tiber. The Romans moved the centre to the plain near the river. There was a theatre, amphitheatre, baths and other urban structures, but the town had no walls. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>I just love this photo of Pompeii after rain... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>Fiesole's Roman theatre was built in the 1st century BC and revamped in the 3rd century AD. It was excavated and restored at the end of 19th century. Nowadays it is used for performances. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>Horace's villa lie near Licenza Italy. Horace described the place in his poems and the villa has been attributed on the basis of the descriptions and the decorations of the villa. The villa lies near the shrine of the Sabine goddess Vecuna. It was excavated originally by the archaeologist Pasqui in 1911-14. The villa is on the east slope of the Colle Rotondo. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Nina Willburger<p>For <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> let's go to the city of Asturica Augusta, present-day Astorga, northwestern <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a>, with its extensive network of sewers. Some of them reach up to a height of 1.80 meters. <br><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> engineering at its best!</p><p>📷 me </p><p> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanArchaeology</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>The Roman Theatre at Bosra, Syria, the southern-most corner. It was built either the second quarter or the second half of the second century AD of black basalt and now reconstructed. It seated 17,000 people. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Trilobyter<p>Mosaic floor from a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> house in the ruins of the ancient city of Empúries on the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Catalan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catalan</span></a> coast northeast of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Girona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Girona</span></a>. Empúries was founded by Greeks in the 6th century BCE and was later occupied by the Romans. The city’s ruins are spread over a large area that is beautifully situated on the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> coast with distinct original <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> and later Roman sections. A fascinating place to wander around in. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ruins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>There are extensive Roman ruins on top of the Acropolis at Populonia. Due to the iron extraction, this centre was flourishing during the Roman period. This Roman city road is from the mid-second century AD. Some older buildings were demolished from under it. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>The Market Gate of Miletus in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. It was erected originally soon after 100 AD to Miletus on the coast in Asia Minor. It was destroyed in an earthquake in the 10th or 11th century. It was carefully reconstructed from smaller fragments at the beginning of the 20th century. Photo: David von Becker. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
Ulla Rajala<p>Timgad is an ancient Roman town in Algeria. Its regular rectangular grid dates to 100 AD but it had irregular sections added in the 9th century. It was founded by Emperor Trajan as Colonia Marciana Ulpia Traiana Thamugad. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RomanSiteSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RomanSiteSaturday</span></a></p>
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