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The amazing #Roman ruins at Ostia Antica (Italy), an astonishing (& enormous!) site near #Rome. #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology
Researchers taking care of extraordinary "Mosaico di Orione" (Orion Mosaic) from late 2nd-early 1st Century BC; located in “House of the Orion”, Pompeii. “House of Orion” survived with much of its interior preserved. From 12 August 2021, the areas of the new excavations of the…
Bronze bust of Scipio Africanus, mid 1st century BC, found in the Villa of the Papyri. #Herculaneum #Roman #Art #History
Night time shot of the 'Terrace of the Lions' on the Greek Island of Delos. The row of lions in this photo are replicas of the originals erected ca. 600 BCE by the people of Naxos in honour of the god Apollo. The surviving originals are in the Museum of Delos. 📷 Loukas Hapsis.
The Apollo Ivory Mask. Dated to 5th century BCE. This mask is thought to be from a chryselphantine statue of Apollo, which many experts believe was created by the famous Greek sculpture Phidias. It was 'found' by the Baths of Claudius, north of Rome. 📷 Paul E Williams
Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio 444-440 BCE, Attica/Greece ©makis_akrivos #Archaeology #AncientGreece
The bronze 'Piraeus Athena' dated to the 4th century BCE. This sculpture was found along with three other bronzes in Piraeus, Greece, in 1959, when workers were drilling to install underground pipes. It is now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. 📷 Athenologio
Born today 356BC Alexander the Great, Macedonian king and military leader, born in Pella, Macedonia (modern Greece). By the age of thirty, Alexander created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.
Yet one more shot of the one and only mosaic ever found in Palmyra. Excavated by a Polish mission in the year 2002 it was found in the large banquet hall behind the shops of the Grand Colonnade ... #MosaicMonday
Exquisite Roman blue glass cup bearing the name of the master glassmaker ‘Ennion’, AD 30-70. He was the first known glassmaker to sign his work by incorporating his name into the inscriptions that formed part of the mold’s design. 📷: The Corning Museum of Glass #Archaeology
#MosaicMonday - The glass mosaic (“Skeleton Mosaic”) with a drinking pot, bread and a wine pot. Found in the dining room of a house from the 3rd century BC. The words, written in Greek: “be cheerful, live your life.” bit.ly/3uUT9wW
The Gold of the Macedon. Three golden wreaths from tombs in Macedonia, 4th-3rd c. BCE Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki ©GreekVoyager #Archaeology #AncientGreece
Dusk falls over the Roman road that stretches the length of #Pompeii. #RomanRoadsFriday
A fresco on the wall of a thermopolium (fast food joint) in the #Roman city of Ostia Antica (Italy) depicting foodstuffs including vegetables & fruits - advertising the products for sale, or just an appetising piece of decorating? #FrescoFriday #RomanArchaeology
One of the oldest libraries in the world, in Herculaneum; discovered in 1752 CE.
Ancient city of Jerusalem; situated on a plateau in Judaean Mountains between Mediterranean and Dead Sea, it is one of oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. #archaeohistories
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