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The Villa Borg – images of a reconstructed Roman Villa in Saarland (Germany)
Ruins of a grand Roman country house (villa rustica) were discovered by a local school teacher at the end of the 19th century outside the village of Borg in Perl, Germany, near where the Saar River...
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Photoset: The Roman Amphitheatre of Salona (Croatia)
Salona, once the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated near the present-day city of Solin (near Split), in one of the most beautiful bays of the East Adriatic coast. Salona was a...
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The Nervan-Antonines in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome
The National Roman Museum Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome houses one of the world’s most important collections of Greek and Roman art. On the four floors of the museum, sculptures, frescoes and...
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Looking for Roman bridges in Lusitania (Portugal)
One of the best preserved ancient Roman road network is to be found in the Roman Province of Lusitania (including approximately all of modern Portugal and part of modern Spain) with numerous cobbled...
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Statue of Hadrian as Mars, Capitoline Museums
Statue of Hadrian as Mars, god of Mar, from Rome, AD 117–125, Capitoline Museums© Carole Raddato This statue depicts Hadrian nude, in the guise of Mars, the god of war, using a well-known classical...
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Photoset: The Roman Temple of Évora (Portugal)
The Roman Temple of Évora (Templo romano de Évora), also referred to as the Templo de Diana (although there is no basis in fact for this designation) is an ancient temple in the historic city of Évora,...
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Monsters and mythical creatures invade Rome (photos)
The Roman National Museum at Palazzo Massimo is hosting a superb and original exhibition called “Mostri, creature fantastiche della paura e del mito” (Monsters, fantastic creatures of fear and myth)....
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Photoset: The temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Rome
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (Templum Divi Antonini et Divae Faustinae) was built by the emperor Antoninus Pius in A.D. 141 on the north side of the Via Sacra shortly after the death of his...
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Art and sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa: Marble statue of a crouching Aphrodite
This week’s sculpture from Hadrian’s Villa is a marble statue of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, crouching at her bath. The original was made in the 3rd century BC and was representing Aphrodite...
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Roman mosaics from Lusitania (Portugal)
Among the most impressive Roman remains that can be seen today in Portugal are the large, prosperous farms and luxurious villas built in the countryside by the elite. The villas were splendidly...
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Art and sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa: Marble statue of Flora, goddess of...
“As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora.” Ovid This week’s sculpture from Hadrian’s Villa is a marble statue of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers and the...
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The Roman Tower of Centum Cellas, Belmonte (Portugal)
The Tower of Centum Cellas (also known as the “Tower of St. Cornelius”), located in the municipality of Belmonte in Portugal, is one of the most enigmatic monuments from the Roman period to be found in...
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Artefact: The so-called Trivulzio Diatreta Cup, a late Roman luxury glass
A splendid example of highly prized workmanship from the 4th century AD, the Trivulzio Diatreta Cup (known by the name of the collector who brought it to Milan in the 18th century) is a luxury cup...
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Exhibition: “Hadrian and Greece” at Villa Adriana, from 9 April to 2 November...
From today, the Villa Adriana’s Antiquarium is hosting an important new exhibition: “Hadrian and Greece. Hadrian’s Villa between Classicism and Hellenism”. Fifty masterpieces have arrived at Villa...
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Felix dies natalis, Septimi Severe!
Originally posted on FOLLOWING HADRIAN: Septimius Severus was born on 11 April 145 in the African city of Leptis Magna, whose magnificent ruins are located in modern-day Libya, 130 miles east of...
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Following Hadrian in Achaea
In just a few hours I will be travelling to Greece in Hadrian’s footsteps, retracing the journey he undertook in the province of Achaea in 124-125 AD. “Hardly any emperor ever traveled with such speed...
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Felix dies natalis, Roma!
Originally posted on FOLLOWING HADRIAN: 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...
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Felix dies natalis, Marce Aureli!
Originally posted on FOLLOWING HADRIAN: 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...
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Exploring Hadrian’s Athens
Hadrian was a dedicated philhellene who admired Greek culture and did his best to be accepted and admired by the Greeks. He visited Greece three times when he was emperor (124/5, 128/9 and 131/2 AD)...
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Photoset: The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece
The Cape of Sounion with its famous temple dedicated to the god Poseidon is one of the most beautiful natural areas of Attica and one of the most impressive archaeological sites in Greece. In ancient...
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