Architecture; Buildings; Gladiators; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sports & recreation facilities; Educational facilities; Schools; Education; Teaching; Sports; Recreation; Games; Contests; Fighting;...
“A reconstruction of the Ludus Magnus, with the Colosseum in the background. Practice stakes (pali) are shown set up at the far end of the arena. The bottom righthand corner has been cut away to show the various rooms. Steps led up from the...
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:...
"The original building dates to the second century B.C., but it was renovated and enlarged many times, gradually transforming from a farmhouse into a true suburban villa. The period of its greatest splendor, however, began with the founding of...
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Courthouses; Justice facilities; Mints; Stores & shops; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Shrines; Altars; Religious facilities; Temples;...
Includes: Hephaisteion; Kolonos Agoraios; Strategeion?; Tholos; Altar; Bouleuterion; Old Bouleuterion; Sanctuary of [?]; Poikile Stoa; Royal Stoa; Stoa of Zeus; Apollo Patroos; The Eponymous Heroes: [?] River; 12 Gods; Eschara; St. Philip; Hadrian...
Note the front steps of the podium, the deep pronaos, and the carved column bases (Caption, Pedley, p.343); "This huge and surprising temple replaced the gigantic Archaic temple burned down by the Persians in 494 BC. It was raised high on a...
Architecture; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Cultural facilities; Sports & recreation facilities; Social & civic facilities; Religious facilities; Temples; Racetracks; Racetracks (Horse racing); Horse racing; Chariot racing;...
“A reconstructed view over the Campus Martius, where many of the entertainment buildings were constructed. In the foreground is the Theatre of Pompey with the Portico, and the Theatre of Balbus beyond. At the top of the picture, on the banks of...
"The form of the upper levels of the structure are much debated by scholars and have been reconstructed here after the work of James Packer." (caption, p.235); "It's total length was about 170 metres. [...] The building was 60 metres...
