“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
Based on a drawing by Lanciano and Carpano (caption, p.197); “The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated...
"[...] with the stucco decoration restored from the existing remains and from Renaissance drawings." (caption, p.194); “The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed...
E19: Colosseum, B21: Baths of Trajan, D3: Forum Romanum, F26: Temple of Claudius, B6: Temple of Mars Ultor, B3: Forum of Trajan, E12: Temple of Venus and Rome, E25: Ludus Magnus, H8: Domus Flavia, K8: Domus Augustana, P1: Circus Maximus, I24:...
Cities & towns; Plans; Drawings; Architectural drawings; City planning; Rivers; Bodies of water; Hills; Streets; Roads; Roman roads; Forums; Architecture; Walls; City walls; Buildings; Religious facilities; Temples; Altars; Tombs &...
Structures included: Aurelianic Walls, Republican Walls, Mausoleum of Augustus, Ara Pacis, Mausoleum of Hadrian, Stadium of Domitian, Pantheon, Theater of Pompey, Theater of Marcellus, Porticus Aemilia, Pyramid of Cestius, Baths of Caracalla,...
