Ravenna
Ravenna is a Roman archaeological site in Italy. The remains here are typical of a Roman provincial settlement, offering a general sense of the era’s …
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Ravenna is a Roman archaeological site in Italy. The remains here are typical of a Roman provincial settlement, offering a general sense of the era’s …
The name Foro Romano usually points to Rome, but these notes describe the main square of the Roman city of Mediolanum, modern Milan. Built in the firs…
The wall fragments here are the stubborn remnant of Santhià’s medieval defences. What remains is a short, angular stretch of vertical masonry, built i…
Siracusa is a Roman archaeological site in Italy. It is a significant example of Roman urban planning and architecture in the region.…
Under the grand eighteenth-century staircase of this vast palazzo, and deep in its cellars, lie the remnants of Turin’s eastern gate. The Porta Decuma…
Tucked behind the vast bulk of the Theatre of Pompey, this porticus was built in 55 B.C. as a grand, colonnaded walkway and garden. Such porticoes wer…
The Parco Archeologico delle Mura Messapiche covers 150,000 square metres northeast of Manduria, in the province of Taranto. Here survive extensive se…
Just west of the church of San Lorenzo, excavations between 1992 and 1998 uncovered a layered slice of Roman and early medieval life. The earliest evi…
The Roman domus unearthed beneath Vercelli was discovered by accident in 1987, when digging for underground garages hit something far older. The site …
The north-western segment of Segusium’s Roman city wall, caught between Porta Savoia and the modern piazzas, survives mostly as a ghost within later b…
In 1970, excavation for a commercial building here unearthed a substantial stretch of Roman city wall. It runs straight for about 37 metres, northwest…
On the edge of Ivrea’s morainic amphitheatre, a long, narrow plateau tells an unexpected story. This fluvio-glacial terrace, eight kilometres by littl…
Between Via Cavour and Via Galeazzo, a sequence of urban works between 1977 and 1996 exposed part of a Roman-era building complex covering some 800 sq…
In the heart of Novara, excavations have peeled back the city’s skin to reveal a palimpsest of stone and mortar. Here, beneath the modern pavement, li…
In the Campus Martius, where Rome’s ancient field of war once lay, stands a building that has outlasted empire and time itself. The Pantheon was first…
Entella was an ancient city in the interior of Sicily, on the left bank of the river Hypsas. Its position was nearly midway between the two seas: abou…
The Valle dei Templi, or Valley of the Temples, is an archaeological site in Agrigento, Sicily, though the name is a misnomer: the site sits on a ridg…
The Duomo di Monreale, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, is a Catholic cathedral and one of the finest surviving examples of Norman archite…
Cave di Cusa, also known as Rocche di Cusa, is an ancient stone quarry in Sicily, three kilometres south of Campobello di Mazara in the province of Tr…
The Temple of Concordia, an ancient Greek temple of Magna Graecia, stands in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento on Sicily’s south coast. It is the larg…
Scornavacche, in the comune of Chiaramonte Gulfi in the province of Ragusa, is a site on a hill on the left bank of the Dirillo river. Excavations hav…
The Sito archeologico di Vassallaggi is a Bronze Age settlement on a Sicilian hill of the same name, 704 metres above sea level near San Cataldo in th…
The Roman Forum at Syracuse occupies a liminal zone, stretched between the ancient island of Ortygia and the mainland district of Acradina. This space…
Ortigia is an archaeological site in Siracusa, Italy, from the Roman period. It is the historic core of the city, an island linked by bridges. Roman-e…
In the countryside near Arzachena, on the edge of a valley where the Rio Bucchilalgu flows, the Tempietto Nuragico Malchittu is a Nuragic complex. It …
The Nuraghe di Tanca Manna stands in the southern part of Nuoro, enclosed within the urban fabric yet set apart in its eponymous nuragic park on a pro…
Cùcuru Nuraxi is a nuragic sacred well on a hilltop in Settimo San Pietro, near Cagliari in Sardinia. Its entrance lies within the ruins of a trilobat…
The name Neapolis, meaning ‘new city’, belongs to an ancient Sardinian settlement founded by the Carthaginians in the sixth century BC. It stood on th…
The Complesso prenuragico di Monte Baranta is a significant archaeological area, dating from 2500 to 2200 BC. It stands in the Nurra region of north-w…
In the countryside near Birori, close to the borders of Borore, Bortigali and Dualchi, stands Sa Perda 'e S'Altare, a giant’s tomb from the Nuragic ci…
The Necropoli di Mesu 'e Montes is an archaeological site in the municipality of Ossi, about 10 kilometres from Sassari in Sardinia. This hypogean nec…
The Mesumundu Archaeological Park, near Siligo in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, covers over a hectare in an alluvial plain bordered by basaltic p…
The archaeological area of Tharros lies on the southern shore of the Sinis peninsula, near San Giovanni di Sinis in the province of Oristano. This was…
The Nuragic sanctuary of Santa Vittoria is an archaeological site in Serri, Sardinia. Its name comes from a Romanesque church built over a Roman place…
Nuraghe Santu Ortolu stands on the plain of Campu Lazzari near Siligo, a few kilometres from the town of Banari. This Bronze Age stone tower, a typica…
The nuraghe Palmavera, an archaeological site in the territory of Alghero, Sardinia, is a complex nuraghe composed of several towers joined together. …
Cornus, an ancient Punic-Roman town in Sardinia near Cuglieri, is now an unoccupied archaeological site. Its history includes the revolt of Hampsicora…
Nuraghe Genna Maria is a Nuragic complex on a hilltop in Villanovaforru, South Sardinia, from the Final Bronze Age. The Nuragic civilisation, active i…
Nuraghe San Pietro stands on a small rise in the middle of an alluvial plain, near the left bank of the Rio Posada, in the territory of Torpè, provinc…
The Nuraghe La Prisgiona, a nuragic archaeological site in the Capichera valley near Arzachena, Costa Smeralda in northern Sardinia, comprises a nurag…
Monte d'Accoddi is a Neolithic archaeological site in northern Sardinia, near Sassari. Its principal feature is a massive raised stone platform, thoug…
At the archaeological site of Mont’e Prama, in the comune of Cabras, central-western Sardinia, the Giants of Mont’e Prama stand as extraordinary witne…
The Nuraghe Sa Figu is an archaeological site in the comune of Ittiri, within the metropolitan city of Sassari in northern Sardinia. It stands at the …
Nuraghe Mannu is a nuragic archaeological site on Sardinia’s east coast, 180 metres above sea level, overlooking the village of Cala Gonone in the gul…
The Necropolis of Monte Luna is an archaeological site near Senorbì, in Sardinia, close to a hill of the same name. Excavations have uncovered the rem…
The Nuraghe Mura Lavros, referred to in texts as Mura Lavros de Suba to distinguish it from the identically named nuraghe slightly downstream, stands …
Nuraghe Orolo is an archaeological monument in the Marghine subregion, within the territory of the comune of Bortigali. Standing at 785 metres above s…
Nuraghe Lerno is an archaeological site near the town of Pattada, in the metropolitan city of Sassari. It overlooks the lake of the same name and lies…
Atika’s radar picks up Coddu Vecchiu, a Nuragic funerary monument near Arzachena in northern Sardinia, dating from the Bronze Age. This is a ‘giant’s …
Nuraghe Voes, in the territory of Nule, is one of the most imposing nuragic complexes in Sardinia. It sits at the centre of an area containing several…
The sacred well of Is Pirois is a Nuragic archaeological monument, located in the Is Pirois area within the municipality of Villaputzu, in the Metropo…
Nuraghe S'Ega Marteddu is a Nuragic-era fortress built on a hilltop just a few metres from Maladroxia beach, on the island of Sant'Antioco. This multi…
The nuragic complex of Lu Brandali, near Santa Teresa Gallura in Sardinia, is an archaeological site in the locality of Santa Reparata. It comprises a…
Funtana Cuberta is a holy pit in the Sarrabus-Gerrei subregion of Sardinia, within the territory of Ballao in the province of Cagliari. Dating to appr…
Nuraghe Losa is a complex prehistoric building in Sardinia, shaped like a tholos tomb with a triangular central structure. Its central tower was built…
The Nuraghe Elighe Onna, also called Crasta, stands on a basalt ridge in the territory of Santu Lussurgiu, a few kilometres from the hamlet of San Leo…
Nuraghe Mannu is a nuragic archaeological site on the east coast of Sardinia, set about 180 metres above sea level with a view over the village of Cal…
The Nuraghe Pranu, located in the territory of Ulassai in the province of Ogliastra, is the second largest nuraghe in the municipal area, after Nuragh…
The Nuraghe Oese stands in the territory of Giave, in north-central Sardinia, on the north-eastern slope of a locality called Campu giavesu. It lies w…
The Necropoli di Porta Ercolano is one of the larger burial grounds of ancient Pompeii, lying just outside the city walls near the Herculaneum gate. R…
The Herculaneum Gate marks the northern limit of Pompeii, where the Via Consolare met the road to the nearby coastal town from which it takes its name…
The Tempio di Venere is a Roman temple in Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and uncovered during the city’s archaeological excavati…
The Casa dei Ceii, also known as the House of the Hunt, House of Fabia and Tyrannus, or House of Queen Helen, is a Roman-era dwelling buried by the er…
The Casa del Citarista, a large residential property at I.4.5/25 in ancient Pompeii, takes its name from the bronze statue of Apollo playing the citha…
The city walls of Pompeii surround the ancient urban center and have several architectural phases.…
The Macellum of Pompeii stood on the Forum as the city’s main provision market, a commercial and social hub built in several phases. The earthquake of…
The Santuario dei Lari Pubblici is a Roman-era temple buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and rediscovered during archaeological excavations o…
The Casa dei Dioscuri, a Roman house buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, was uncovered during the archaeological excavations of ancient Pompe…
On an August afternoon in AD 79, Vesuvius buried Pompeii under metres of ash in hours, and in doing so preserved it. A whole Roman town survives here:…
The House of the Vettii is a domus in the Roman town of Pompeii, preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It is named for its owners, two…
Arco Felice Vecchio is not a town but a specific ancient monument: a large gateway built in the 1st century AD by the Emperor Domitian, serving as an …
The Grotta di Cocceio is an ancient Roman tunnel, nearly a kilometre long, burrowed through the tuff stone of Monte Grillo to connect Lake Avernus wit…
The Temple of Apollo, or Sanctuary of Apollo, stands in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii, southern Italy. Built in 120 BC, it was a Roman temple dedi…
The Tempio di Vespasiano, also known as the Aedes Genii Augusti, is a Roman-era temple buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and uncovered durin…
The Forum of Pompeii was the principal square of the ancient city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and uncovered during the archaeological…
The Quadriportico dei Teatri, also known as the Caserma dei Gladiatori, is a Roman-era structure in Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 …
The Temple of Isis in Pompeii is a small, almost intact Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. It was one of the first discoveries made …
The Castellum Aquae is a Roman-era building buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and uncovered during the archaeological excavations of ancient…
The Lupanare Grande, also known as the Purpose-Built Brothel, is a ruined building from ancient Roman Pompeii. Its particular interest lies in the ero…
The Carceri Vecchie, a first-century AD elliptical mausoleum, stands on the Via Appia in the comune of San Prisco. Its popular name, meaning 'old pris…
The Edificio di Eumachia, a public building from Roman times, was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and later uncovered during archaeologica…
The Palestra Sannitica is a Roman-era gymnasium, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and uncovered during archaeological excavations of ancien…
The Teatro romano di Ercolano is a Roman theatre buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and rediscovered during the archaeological excavations of…
The Ninfeo di Punta Epitaffio is a Roman nymphaeum, built in the 1st century AD under Emperor Claudius, now submerged about seven metres beneath the s…
Portus Julius, on the north-western shore of the Gulf of Naples near Baiae, was the first harbour built expressly as a base for the Roman western nava…
The Teatro Romano in Teano is the ancient Roman theatre of the town, located in the province of Caserta, Campania, about 30 kilometres northwest of Ca…
The Collegio degli Augustali is a Roman religious building in the ancient city of Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and uncover…
Beneath a private apartment block on Corso Aldo Moro in Santa Maria Capua Vetere lies the Domus Confuleius, the home of a freedman named Publio Conful…
The Praedia di Giulia Felice, or House of Julia Felix, is a substantial Roman property on the Via dell’Abbondanza in Pompeii. It originally belonged t…
The Villa di Tiberio is a large Roman villa that once belonged to the emperor Tiberius in the 1st century AD. It stands in the town of Sperlonga, in t…
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii, one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatres, lies in the ancient city near Naples. It was buried, along with Pompeii …
The Macellum of Pozzuoli, in the Roman colony of Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli, southern Italy), was the city’s market building. When first excavated in th…
From this clifftop villa the emperor Tiberius ran the Roman world for the last decade of his life, having abandoned Rome for Capri around AD 27. Villa…
The Stadio di Antonino Pio in Pozzuoli, uncovered in 2008, holds particular significance for its rarity: it is one of the few ancient stadiums in the …
The Area Archeo-Fluviale di Longola, in Poggiomarino near Naples, lies in the Sarno valley east of Vesuvius. Excavations here uncovered a Bronze Age v…
The Parco archeologico di Liternum preserves the remains of a Roman colony founded in 194 BC on the low sandy coast between Cumae and the Volturnus ri…
The Casa del Rilievo di Telefo is a Roman-era house buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and excavated from the ancient city of Herculaneum. It…
In the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, the Casa della Gemma takes its name from a jewel found inside, …
Pompeii's smaller, richer neighbour met a different end. Herculaneum was sealed not by falling ash but by a superheated surge that carbonised everythi…
The so-called “Forum Boarium” in Pompeii is a misnomer, a remnant of 18th-century archaeology’s eager guesswork. When excavators broke ground here in …
Trebula Baliensis, an ancient city of Campania, now lies beneath the modern village of Treglia in the comune of Pontelatone. Its name persists in the …
The Anfiteatro romano di Alife, in the comune of Alife in the province of Caserta, Campania, is a Roman-era amphitheatre and one of the most significa…
The Mausoleo di Ummidia Quadratilla is a tomb within the archaeological area of Cassino. The robust structure stands on the south-eastern slopes of Mo…
The Scavi Archeologici di Boscoreale refer to several Roman villas in the Boscoreale district, all buried and preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuv…
At the summit of Bacoli, overlooking the Gulf of Naples, stands the Piscina Mirabilis, an Ancient Roman cistern of staggering ambition. It is one of t…
The Heraion alla foce del Sele is an archaeological site of an Ancient Greek sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, originally built in Magn…
The Sito Archeologico di Compsa preserves the remains of an ancient Hirpini city, perched on a ridge 609 metres above sea level near the sources of th…
Azetium was an ancient settlement in the region of Apulia, near the modern town of Rutigliano. Archaeological evidence attests to its existence from t…
Torre Mordillo, also known as Torre del Mordillo, is an 11th-century watchtower that gives its name to the site. It stands on a hill in the territory …
The Timpone della Motta is a hill two kilometres southwest of Francavilla Marittima in Calabria, inhabited since the Middle Bronze Age. During the Iro…
The ancient Roman villa of Faragola, five kilometres from Ausculum in today's province of Foggia, was a large, luxurious residence. Excavations begun …
Three Greek temples stand in a field south of Salerno, older and better preserved than almost anything in Greece itself. Founded as Poseidonia by colo…
The First Temple of Hera at Paestum, also called the Basilica, is an archaic Doric Greek temple among the ruins of the ancient city of Paestum in Ital…
The forum of Roman Paestum occupies the ground once held by the Greek agora, a shift in purpose that mirrors the town’s own transformation. It is a br…
The Tavole Palatine are the remains of a 6th-century BC hexastyle peripteral Greek temple, part of Magna Graecia, dedicated to Hera and Apollo. Locate…
Paestum, on the Tyrrhenian coast, was a major city of Magna Graecia. Its ruins are famous for three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, built be…
The archaeological site of Roca Vecchia lies on the Adriatic coast of Apulia, a few kilometres from Melendugno and close to Lecce. Since the late 1980…
The ex-church of Sant'Ilario a Port'Aurea, of Lombard construction, stands in Benevento along via San Pasquale, a stretch of the Via Traiana. Its name…
The Roman amphitheatre of Avella lies in the south-eastern part of the ancient city, on ground once occupied by Samnite dwellings. It is the most sign…
Santi Quaranta are the remains of a Roman cryptoporticus in Benevento, between the San Lorenzo district and the rural area of Cellarulo, near a cliff …
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