ancient statue of the ‘weary Hercules’ at the Roman villa of the Quintilii on the via Appia. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #classicalart @parcoappia
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ancient statue of the ‘weary Hercules’ at the Roman villa of the Quintilii on the via Appia. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #classicalart @parcoappia
The #ancient circular Doric temple at the villa of the #roman emperor Hadrian at Tivoli. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #architecturalhistory
Part of an basalt quarry (the stone used for paving #roman roads) on the via Appia, near the #ancient tomb of Caecilia Metella. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
#ancient #roman terracotta water pipes reused in the windows of a 20th century villa on the via Appia (now the archive of Antonio Cederna at Capo di Bove). #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome @parcoappia
The #ancient tomb of the Scipios. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
The freshly cleaned and freed from scaffolding, the colossal #ancient statues of Castor and Pollux on the Capitoline Hill. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
The #ancient column to the #roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is now entirely encased in scaffolding. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #rome
Two marble columns framing one of the niches inside the #roman Pantheon, with its exposed brick wall, stripped of the #ancient marble panelling. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #architecturalhistory
The top of the #ancient tomb of the #roman consul Hirtius who was killed in battle fighting Mark Antony in 43BC, underneath Palazzo Cancelleria. #archaeology #ancienthistory
The sandalled feet of an #ancient #roman marble statue. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientart
Part of the #ancient #marble architectural decoration from the tomb of the #roman emperor #hadrian. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #architecturalhistory #ancientrome
An #ancient bust of the #Egyptian Pharaoh Amenemhet III. It was already some 1800 years old when taken to #rome in the first century. Located in the Iseum it was later moved to the Pantheon. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancientrome #ancientegypt
The arches of the #ancient #roman aqueduct the Aqua Claudia. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory
Two #ancient granite columns and a fragment of marble entablature from the baths of the #roman emperor Alexander Severus. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
An #ancient fourth century mosaic discovered in a #roman house on the Caelian Hill, now in a reading room of the Italian Geographical Society. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
An #ancient #roman sarcophagus, reused in the 16th century to bury two Cardinals who were brothers. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #recycle
The various #ancient tombs of the #roman necropolis on the via Ostiense in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
The feet of one of the #ancient Caryatid sculptures from the #roman forum of Augustus, with possibly the name of the sculptor carved into the base. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientart
The #ruins of an #ancient #roman house, with staircase and marble floor, as well as two collapsed statues, underneath Palazzo Valentini. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory