Articles (Places)

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Places is a category dedicated to locations related to ancient Rome and the ancient world, both well-known and less obvious. Here you’ll find articles about cities, ruins, archaeological sites, monuments, and regions that played a significant role in the history of the Roman Empire. We describe forums, amphitheaters, temples, roads, and legionary camps, among others, placing them in their historical and geographical context. This guide offers a deeper understanding of the space and scale of the Roman world.

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

Terracina – ancient sanctuary of Romans

The oracles in antiquity were of enormous importance. Starting from the ordinary “gray” people, ending with leaders, rulers and leaders – everyone went there to get the answers to the questions asked. And advice was…Więcej

Roman Gerasa – pearl in the Middle East

Gerasa (modern Djerba) is located in Jordan. It was founded by Alexander the Great, and as he says, Józef Flavius belonged to Decapolis, i.e. a union of ten Hellenistic cities inhabited by non-Jewish people who…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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