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Places are curiosities dedicated to locations related to the world of ancient Rome and antiquity. This category features lesser-known facts, interesting details, and unusual information about the cities, ruins, monuments, and archaeological sites of the Roman Empire, revealing their history and significance in the ancient world.
In the famous “Periplus of the Erythraean Sea”1 – a manuscript from the turn of the 1st century CE, which served merchants navigating the waters between East Africa and India – we can find a place called “Rhapta”, which is described as “the last marketplace of Azania” and was located two days south of the so-called Menouthias Islands (it is suspected that it could have been Zanzibar, Mafia or Pemba).
Isca Augusta was a Roman fort and urban centre, whose remains are located nearby or in Caerleon, in South Wales. This is where the II Augustus legion camped, which took part in the invasion of Claudius in 43 CE. It was one of three permanent Roman camps in Britain that survived until the late Empire.
Roman amphitheater in Pollenzo (Roman city Pollentia) no longer exists. However, the houses built on its foundations perfectly reflect its range and appearance.
The Roman port Portus from the empire with the current view. The port was built during the reign of Emperor Claudius (41-54 CE) and was greatly expanded during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 CE), to be complementary to the port Ostia.
Sperlonga (Latin term for grotto or cave) at the foundations of the villa of emperor Tiberius, on the coast near Naples. The ruler adopted the cave for his summer banquet room.
