Curiosities of ancient Rome (Monuments)
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Trajan’s Halls – first shopping mall
Trajan’s Halls (Mercatus Traiani) is probably the first shopping mall as we understand it today. They were created on the command of Emperor Trajan in the 2nd century CE (probably in the years 100-110 CE) by his architect Apollodor of ... Read more
Temple of Mithra in Garni
A restored Roman temple with an Ionic-style colonnade can be admired in Garni, east of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is the only building of this type in Armenia and the entire former Soviet Union and the highest of ... Read more
Pantheon – completely preserved Roman building
The Pantheon is the only completely preserved building of Ancient Rome. It is one of the most important and impressive buildings in Rome. The original temple was built during the rebuilding of the Field of Mars by Marcus Agrippa around ... Read more
Via Traiana – Roman road in Egnatia
Roman road Via Traiana. Photo was taken in the ancient city of Egnatia, in the south-east of Italy. The road was created during the reign of Emperor Trajan in 109 CE and was intended to shorten the distance between Brindisi ... Read more
Monumentum Liviae
Via Appia in Ancient Rome was the main cemetery avenue. There were countless monuments and monumental tombs of the most important Roman families. Among them, there were also mass graves for a less wealthy society. During the archaeological work carried ... Read more
Roman Arch in Pula
In Pula (Croatia) there is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch, which honoured the Sergia family, and especially Lucius Sergius Lepidus – a military tribune in the XXIX Legion who took part in the battle of Actium in 29 BCE. The ... Read more
Resti di Villa Romana in Palermo
In the garden of Villa Bonanno, in the centre of Palermo (the capital of Sicily; ancient Panormus), there are remains of a Roman villa (Resti di Villa Romana) or even two – as I have read. Unfortunately, the place is ... Read more
Roman road in Marsala
In the archaeological park of Lilybaeum (Marsala, western Sicily) there are remains of a Roman road that, as cardo, crossed the city from north to south. The road was part of the main square of the ancient city (plateia). No ... Read more
Roman villa in Marsala
In the northern part of the Lilybaeum Archaeological Park (Marsala, western Sicily) are the remains of a large Roman villa. The building was built on the ruins of older buildings and it is possible that the villa could have been ... Read more
Temple of Dioscuri in Agrigento
Temple of the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) in Agrigento was built in the middle of the 5th century BCE. The preserved four columns prove that they were made in the Doric order. The building had six columns on both sides; ... Read more
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