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Following Hadrian in Asia Minor and Gaul
I just got back from a wonderful trip to Turkey (exploring the regions of Lycia, Pisidia and Pamphylia), and to France where I visited Lugdunum (Lyon) and Vienna (Vienne). I will be posting loads of...
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Updated itinerary map of my recent trip to Turkey (with pictures)
I have updated my itinerary map of my recent trip to Turkey by adding pictures and by removing some of the archaeological sites I did not manage to visit (Perga, Termessos, Arycanda)… so much to see,...
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Hadrian granary in Andriake to make up a portion of new Lycian Museum
Construction work at Andriake (April 2013)© Carole Raddato As recently announced in the Hurriyet, a new open-air museum is being constructed at Andriake, the harbour of the ancient city of Myra in...
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Exploring Sagalassos… images from the city in the clouds (part 1 – Upper Agora)
Panoramic view of Sagalassos and the mountainous landscape, Sagalassos, Turkey© Carole Raddato The first visit of my recent trip to Turkey was the archaeological site of Sagalassos in Pisidia. We had...
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Felix dies natalis Septimius Severus!
Severus was born 11 April 145 in the African city of Leptis Magna (a site I hope to visit one day!), whose magnificent ruins are located in modern Libya, 130 miles east of Tripoli. Marble bust of...
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Exploring Sagalassos… images from the city in the clouds (part 2 – Lower Agora)
View of the Lower Agora and the Roman Baths complex, Sagalassos, Turkey© Carole Raddato As mentioned in part 1, Sagalassos made the headlines in the international press in 2007 and 2008, due to the...
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The gladiator relief and other highlights from the Burdur Archaeological...
Burdur Archaeological Museum© Carole Raddato No visit to Sagalassos would be complete without checking the Archaeological Museum at Burdur, the provincial capital. Major finds from Sagalassos are...
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A taste of Ancient Rome… Minutal ex Praecoquis (Pork and Fruit Ragout)
Bring on the feast! What type of food did the Ancient Romans eat? What ingredients did they use? What were the Ancient Roman dessert recipes like? When I started to look at some Roman recipes on the...
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Exploring Aspendos… images from a wealthy city of Pamphylia
The second place I visited during my recent trip to Turkey was Aspendos (on 28 March 2013… see itinerary map here). Aspendos is one of the most popular historic sites in the Antalya region. It is...
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Marble, colossal portrait head of the emperor Hadrian, found in Athens, AD...
Colossal portrait head of the emperor Hadrian, made of pentelic marble. It was found in Athens. The emperor wears a wreath of oak leaves that end above his forehead in a medallion representing an...
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Bust of Antinous, found at Hadrian’s Villa in 1790, Vatican Museums
White, coarse-grained marble Height: 100 cm (plus socle) Vatican Museums, Vatican City (Sala Rontonda) Inv. 251 Provenance: Found at Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli, 1790. Briefly exhibited in Paris from...
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Hadrian goes to Attaleia… images from Hadrian’s Gate at Antalya
Antalya was founded as Attaleia by Attalus II, King of Pergamum, around 150 BC with the aim of establishing a naval base. It is possible that the town was an expansion of an older settlement or was...
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Felix dies natalis Roma!
The she-wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus, the most famous image associated with the founding of Rome© Carole Raddato Today is the traditional date given for the founding of Rome. According to...
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A quote from Homer for a “Römer” city!
I have been crossing the Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge) over the river Main every day since I moved from London to Frankfurt last August. I live in the Sachsenhausen district, opposite the south bank of...
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Felix dies natalis Marcus Aurelius!
Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was born Marcus Annius Verus on April 26, 121 A.D. of a distinguished family of Spanish origin. He was the last of the five “good” emperors of Rome and a major...
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Statue of Hadrian wearing the Corona Civica (Civic Crown), from the North...
Inv. no. 3861-3863 Baiae portrait sculptural type. ©Carole Raddato
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Exploring Seleukeia (Lyrbe)… images from the forgotten city of Pamphylia
The ancient city of Seleukeia (or Lyrbe) is located 15 km north of Manavgat and was only rediscovered by archaeologists in the early 1970s. The city is known to have been founded as a fortified...
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Bronze head from a statue of Hadrian, British Museum
© Carole Raddato Type: Variant of Stazione Termini type Found in the River Thames near London Bridge (1834) This head comes from a statue of Hadrian that probably stood in Roman London (Londinium) in a...
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Picture of the day: The Temple of Apollo at Claros, Ionia
Temple of Apollo Clarios© Carole Raddato The Temple of Apollo at Claros (also called Klaros) was a very important center of prophecy as in Delphi and Didyma. The temple, which probably replaced an...
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A taste of Ancient Rome… Aliter Patina de Asparagis (Omelette with Asparagus...
As it it Asparagus season, yesterday I tried this ancient recipe with asparagus called “Aliter Patina de Asparagis” and taken from Apicius’ book, “De Re Coquinaria”. It is made with eggs, asparagus,...
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