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Temple of Portunus
Location: Rome
Date: c. 120-80 BC
Details: Roman temple dedicated to the god Portunus, associated with harbors, keys, and livestock. Originally located near the harbor of the Tiber river in ancient Rome.
Date: c. 120-80 BC
Details: Roman temple dedicated to the god Portunus, associated with harbors, keys, and livestock. Originally located near the harbor of the Tiber river in ancient Rome.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Location: Rome
Date: Most of the present church was built in 1140-1143 by Pope Innocent II atop a fourth century basilica (which in turn went back to a third century house-church). The mosaics in the apse date from the 12th and 13th centuries.…
Date: Most of the present church was built in 1140-1143 by Pope Innocent II atop a fourth century basilica (which in turn went back to a third century house-church). The mosaics in the apse date from the 12th and 13th centuries.…
Nero's Golden House (Domus Aurea)
Location: Rome
Date: 64-68 AD
Details: The Domus Aurea was a large park-and-residence palace built by the emperor Nero on the Oppian Hill. The building was constructed largely in the area destroyed in the "Great Fire" (AD 64), and included groves,…
Date: 64-68 AD
Details: The Domus Aurea was a large park-and-residence palace built by the emperor Nero on the Oppian Hill. The building was constructed largely in the area destroyed in the "Great Fire" (AD 64), and included groves,…
Aurelian Walls & Porta San Sebastiano
Location: Rome
Date: 271-275 AD
Details: These fortifications replaced the fourth century BC "Servian Walls." Built by the emperor Aurelian in the late third century AD, the walls ran in a 12 mile circuit around the city and included regular…
Date: 271-275 AD
Details: These fortifications replaced the fourth century BC "Servian Walls." Built by the emperor Aurelian in the late third century AD, the walls ran in a 12 mile circuit around the city and included regular…