Rome and Beyond

Italy's hidden gems open their doors for FAI Autumn Days FAI opens historic sites in Italy on 11-12 October. More than 700 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open to the public for free on the weekend of 11-12 October as part of the annual Giornate ...

More than 700 rarely opened historic sites in Italy will open for free next weekend.

New post this week, part three on ancient Kos! This week continues through the reconstructed Casa Romana before detailing the adjacent remnants of the southern area of the agora.

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#RomanSiteSaturday The Vicus Caprarius archaeological site, known as the “City of Water,” is an underground complex in #Rome located near the Trevi Fountain. An insula, a domus and medieval dwellings coexist in this space
More here: romeandbeyond.altervista.org/vicus-caprar...
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Lower courses of stone built wall with foundations of projecting tower on the right and internal square tower to the left. Surrounded by grass. Trees in the background

Squared facing stones of a Roman wall with rubble core exposed. Grass in foreground, trees and sky behind

Interpretation board set up to explain the Roman walls of Cirencester

A short section of the late 3rd century AD stone wall encircling the #Roman Town of CORINIVM DOBVNNORVM (Cirencester) with projecting polygonal tower

Originally extending for 2 miles (3.2 km), enclosing an area of 240 acres (97 ha), this is the only bit exposed today

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Beautiful 😍

Front piece of sarcophagus
with lion hunt scenes and the myth of Meleager.
Beginning of 4th century CE. From Grottaferrata, currently on display at Museo Archeologico dell’Abbazia di San Nilo
#Rome #archaeology #ReliefWednesday

Roman relief of a shop scene: two shop assistants, observed by a supervisor, pull a fine fabric out of a container and show it to a couple seated on a bench to the right of the panel. Above them, cushions and fabrics hang from a pole set beneath the tiled roof of the shop.

#ReliefWednesday - In this relief, a decorative element from the funerary monument of an unknown cloth merchant, we see a Roman matron being shown a sample of fabric: ca. Mid 1st century AD. #Roman #Art 🏺

Image: Uffizi Gallery (Inv. 1914, No. 313). Link - uffizi.it/en/online-ex...

Beautiful!

YouTube video by VIVE - Vittoriano e Palazzo Venezia Un paesaggio urbano di simboli, riti e cerimonie: la Via Sacra tra età antica e medioevo

“Un paesaggio urbano di simboli, riti e cerimonie: la Via Sacra tra età antica e medioevo.” Conferenza di Domenico Palombi, professore associato di Archeologia Classica della Sapienza Università di Roma. Introducono Edith Gabrielli e Paolo Carafa
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Most of the image is of a white mosaic and the top part is small pumice stones

That magical moment when the pumice is gently cleared away revealing, for the first time in nearly 2000 years, a white mosaic.
#MosaicMonday #Pompeii

Mosaics from yesterday’s visit to the Roman site of Tres Tabernae, on the Via Appia. More on Tres Tabernae: romeandbeyond.altervista.org/tres-tabernae/
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I love this!

Beautiful! Love the foliage too 🍁

Ok, thank you. I went on a cruise of the Helsinki archipelago this summer and fell in love with the landscape!

It’s due to open to the public in the near future according to Soprintendenza 😊

You’re most welcome! 🏛️

You’re welcome! First time visiting Tres Tabernae as it’s usually not open to the public. Free guided tour from Soprintendenza today for European Heritage Days 😊 it was so amazing to be able to visit! Lovely day as well, sunny and warm 😊

Is this Helsinki? 😍

Today, the site of Tres Tabernae is an important archaeological area. Excavations have brought to light significant findings, which offer insights into the ancient settlement. Efforts are underway to further explore and preserve this historical site (currently not open to visitors).

The prosperity of Tres Tabernae waned as it was attacked and eventually razed to the ground by barbarians and later by Saracens in 868 CE. The inhabitants sought safety elsewhere, leading to the foundation of the nearby community of Cisterna.

The settlement became an episcopal see (seat of a bishop) in the early Christian era, but this function was later merged with the diocese of Velletri around the 9th century due to a decline in population. In the photos are the remains of the early Christian church unearthed here in 2024.

According to the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, St. Paul was met by a group of Roman Christians at Tres Tabernae during his journey to Rome, an event that gave him courage and is often cited as a key moment in the early Christian history of the region.

Tres Tabernae is mentioned in historical and religious texts highlighting its importance. The Roman orator Cicero stayed there and referenced the location in letters he wrote to his friend Atticus in the years 61 and 59 BCE. Tres Tabernae is also present on the Tabula Peutingeriana.

Tres Tabernae originated as a "mansio" or "mutatio"—a post station and rest stop for travellers on the Via Appia. Its name likely derives from the three taverns or shops that served travellers at this crossroads. The thermal complex in the pictures was part of the mansio.

#AncientSiteSunday A glorious day in Tres Tabernae! Tres Tabernae (meaning "Three Taverns") was a significant ancient Roman settlement located on the Via Appia, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Rome. A thread 🧵 #archaeology #history

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My photo shows the ruin of an eight-sided Roman brick lighthouse with four stepped levels. There is a doorway at ground level, above which, on the upper three levels, are narrow rectangular window openings. It stands 15.8 metres high and is 12.2 metres wide at the base. Roman fabric survives to a height of 12.5 m. The brickwork of the uppermost level was reconstructed for use as a church bell tower for the adjacent Anglo-Saxon church of St Mary in Castro of which a small portion can be seen in my photo on the right hand side. The Pharos is dated 1st century - early 2nd century AD and is one of a pair originally built on the headland flanking each side of the Roman port of Dubris (Dover). It now stands within the grounds of Dover Castle.

The amazing Roman pharos (lighthouse) at Dover, still standing after almost 2,000 years! 🤩

The tallest surviving Roman structure in Britain, and one of only three surviving lighthouses from the former Roman Empire! Dated 1st-2nd century AD.

📷 by me

#RomanSiteSaturday
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A sight to behold this morning at Parco Castelli Romani: Cyclamen hederifolium everywhere! It is a tuberous perennial known for its late summer and autumn flowers and attractive winter foliage. 🌷
#Rome #CastelliRomani #nature