Articles (Monuments)

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The monuments of ancient Rome are material testimony to the power and legacy of the Roman Empire. In this category, you’ll find articles devoted to preserved buildings, ruins, and archaeological sites, such as amphitheaters, forums, temples, aqueducts, roads, and thermal baths. The texts present the history of these monuments, their function in the ancient world, and their significance for contemporary knowledge about Rome. This guide explores the most important and valuable traces of Roman civilization.

Pompeii and Herculaneum – differences between ancient cities after cataclysm

The year 79 CE turned out to be the last in the life of many ancient inhabitants living at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. Thanks to the well-preserved monuments and remains, we are able to…Więcej

City walls – a lesser-known face of Pompeii

The city walls of Pompeii were not built by the Romans, but by a local Italic people, an Osco-Samnite population, long before the formal incorporation of the city into the Roman state after the Social…Więcej

Torre Annunziata and Villa of Empress

The small village of Torre Annunziata is located near Pompeii. Most tourists who visit the ruins of ancient cities pass this place completely unaware of the treasure hidden there. Meanwhile, it is worth going off…Więcej

Aqueduct in Segovia

One of the best preserved Roman aqueducts to our time is located in Segovia to the northwest from Madrid. Despite the initial dating for the first century CE in 2016 some researches (analysing finds from…Więcej

Amphitheater in Pula

Roman city Pietas Julia (now Croatian Pula) was a thriving urban center. Trade contributed to this, especially because the settlement was erected (even before the arrival of the Romans), on the bay which is an…Więcej

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