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Theatre of Marcellus
The Theatre of Marcellus was first planned by Julius Caesar but was unfinished at his death in 44 BCE. It was completed in 13 BCE and formally inaugurated in 12 BCE by Augustus, who named the building after his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus, who…
Opus sectile panel
This opus sectile panel, made of colorful glass fragments, depicts Junius Bassus on a biga, or a chariot led by two horses. Junius Bassus is flanked by four men on horses as he leads the processus consularis, a procession that occurs with the…
Mosaic panels depicting actors
These hexagonal mosaic panels were found in a countryside villa on the Via Aurelia dating to the early 3rd century CE. Each panel has a central image of two actors surrounded by floral patterns.
Mosaic panels depicting actors
These hexagonal mosaic panels were found in a countryside villa on the Via Aurelia dating to the early 3rd century CE. Each panel has a central image of two actors surrounded by floral patterns.
Mosaic panels depicting actors
These hexagonal mosaic panels were found in a countryside villa on the Via Aurelia dating to the early 3rd century CE. Each panel has a central image of two actors surrounded by floral patterns.
Mosaic panels depicting actors
These hexagonal mosaic panels were found in a countryside villa on the Via Aurelia dating to the early 3rd century CE. Each panel has a central image of two actors surrounded by floral patterns.
Mosaic panels depicting actors
These hexagonal mosaic panels were found in a countryside villa on the Via Aurelia dating to the early 3rd century CE. Each panel has a central image of two actors surrounded by floral patterns.
Ludus Magnus
The Ludus Magnus was one of the four training grounds for Roman gladiators in Rome. It was built by the emperor Domitian (81-96 CE) east of the Colosseum.
Gladiator relief
This relief fragment commemorates the victories of a gladiator. It dates from the 3rd century CE, and it was found along the Via Appia The victorious gladiator is depicted conquering a retiarii, a type of gladiator who fought with a net and trident. …
Colosseum
The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium), is a large arena built in the 1st century CE. Begun in 70 CE by Vespasian it was finished by his son Titus and inaugurated in 80 CE. It was the biggest amphitheatre in the…