Roman planning was systematic enough that the aerial view works almost as a legend: two streets crossing at right angles, the forum at the junction, the theatre cut into a slope, the amphitheatre outside the walls, the aqueduct arriving from higher ground.
Forums, theatres, villas and whole towns across the empire, each with aerial views, photographs, video and a guide to what has been excavated and what survives above ground.
4 Roman Archaeological Sites in Italy, each with aerial views, photos, videos and an in-depth guide.
The Colosseum or Coliseum ( KOL-ə-SEE-əm), also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [aɱfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo] or Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]), is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Bu…
It has been attributed to the same architects of the Colosseum, of which it is a little later. Some texts report its construction under Vespasian and…
Long ago the Oscans (inhabitants) built a city in the Southern part of Italy which was different from the other towns in Campania. The city was calle…
Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column located in Rome, Italy. It was built to commemorate the victory of the Roman Emperor Trajan in the Dacian…
