Curiosities of ancient Rome (Monuments)
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Baths of Caracalla were largest baths in empire
The Baths of Caracalla were the largest baths in the empire. Built in 216 CE the baths could simultaneously accommodate 1,500 people. The bathing plan was as follows: upon entering, you entered the bathhouse, then into the heated tepidarium room, ... Read more
Roman temples in Subajitila
Roman temples in Subaytila (central Tunisia), which were devoted to the “Capitoline Triad” (Jupiter, Minerva, Juno). The objects were placed next to each other and date back to the 2nd century CE.
Roman fort in Risingham
The remains of the earth from the Roman fort at Risingham (northern England), which was called Habitancum in Roman times. Its purpose was to defend the crossing of the Rede River. It was established in about 139 CE and was ... Read more
Theatre in Verulamium
Verulamium was the third-largest city in Rome in Britain. For some time it was even the provincial capital. Burned during the Boudica revolts, it regained its splendour in the following years, traces of which are still being discovered today. Many ... Read more
Ancient rotunda in Thessaloniki
Ancient rotunda in Thessaloniki, Greece, built in 306 CE by order of the Emperor Galerius, who was Caesar in the East, reigned by Diocletian. His domain was especially the Balkans. It is suspected that the building was built as the ... Read more
Temple of Trajan in Pergamon
The remains of the temple of Trajan (the so-called Trajaneum) in Pergamon (western Turkey) are the only surviving Roman ruins in the city. The property is located on the Upper Acropolis. The discovery of the temple was made at the ... Read more
Roman theater in Side
Roman theater in Side (southern Turkey), which was built in the 2nd century CE and was able to seat 15,000 spectators. The building was built on the remains of a former Hellenistic theater. The theater consisted of a stage, a ... Read more
Trophy of Augustus
A few kilometres from the Principality of Monaco, at the top of a 486-meter-high hill, are the imposing remains of the monument. The monument called Trophy of Augustus (Tropaem Augusti or Tropaeum Alpium) was built around 6 BCE, in honour ... Read more
Roman bridge in Parma
During the construction of an underground garage, a Roman bridge was discovered in Parma over the former Parma river bed (the city took its name from the river that flowed nearby). A ford in this place already existed in the ... Read more
Roman villa in Croatia
In the north of Croatia, on the Vizula peninsula, there are remains of an exclusive Roman villa that was built in the 1st century CE and was inhabited until the 6th century CE. The building has been rebuilt many times ... Read more
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