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Bridge of Fabricius

The island in the Tiber is connected with the rivers banks by two bridges. The Pons Cestius between the island and Trastevere was destroyed between 1888 and 1892 and replaced by a modern bridge. According to the historian Cassius Dio, the elegant Pons Fabricius was built in 62 BCE and still survives. A satellite photo can be found here....

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Pyramid of Cestius

The pyramid of Cestius was built during the reign of the emperor Augustus, probably between 18 and 12 BCE. It is a remarkable monument, made of white Carrara marble and exactly 100 Roman feet (30 meters) high. Here, the pyramid can be seen from the Protestant cemetery, west of the tomb. In the background is the Porta Ostiensis....

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The Pantheon

Built more than 1800 years ago, the magnificent Pantheon building still stands as a reminder of the great Roman empire. The building's dome, more than 43 meters high is most impressive. It was the largest dome in the world until 1436 when the Florence Cathedral was constructed. At the top of the dome is a large opening, the oculus, which was the on...

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The Colosseum and The Forum of Augustus

Ancient Rome: Monuments Past and Present: The Colosseum and The Forum of Augustus...

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Porticus Deorum Consentium

The Portico of the Dei Consentes (Porticus Deorum Consentium) was a sanctuary for the twelve major gods and goddesses of the Roman pantheon, maybe in the style of the Greek dodecatheon. The portico is located on the slope of the Capitoline Hill towards the Forum Romanum, on the Clivus Capitolinus in a corner between the Temple of Saturn and the Tem...

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Comitum

The Comitium was the centre of all political activity in the Roman Republic. The senate met in the Curia, which was a part of the Comitium, and the consuls and other magistrates spoke to the Roman people from the Rostra, the speakers platform. Some of the most ancient monuments of archaic Rome has been found near or under the Comitium, such as the ...

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Palace of Tiberius

The Palace of Tiberius, also known as Villa Jovis, was a Roman palace located on the island of Capri, Italy. Built by Emperor Tiberius in the 1st century AD, it served as his primary residence during the last years of his reign. Perched on a cliff overlooking the sea, the palace offered stunning views of the Gulf of Naples and was known for its lu...

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Ponte Milvio

This is one of the oldest bridge in Rome. It was rebuilt by Emilio Scauro in 109BC. During the centuries, it was rearranged many times. The tower, rebuilt by Valadier in 1805, was certainly a part of Aurelian's fortifications. On the head of the bridge there are two statues: S. Giovanni Nipomuceno (by Cornacchini, 1731) and the Immacolata ( by Pigi...

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Tomb of Eurysaces

The tomb of Eurysaces near the Porta Maggiore, seen from the north. It was built in c.30 BCE by a man named Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces. A former slave, he had started a bakery and had become rich, which is shown in the decoration. Later, several aqueducts were constructed but the tomb was respected, and it was later included in one of the towers of...

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Temple of Apollo Sosianus

Vowed to Apollo Medicus (the healer) in 433 BC because of a plague and dedicated two years later by an ancestor of Julius Caesar (Livy, IV.29), this was the only temple of Apollo in Rome until the one built by Augustus on the Palatine. The Ludi Apollinares were instituted in 212 BC to honor the god and were celebrated in July. The temple, itself, w...

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