The Obelisk of Augustus was one of the obelisks in the centre of the Circus Maximus, that Augustus, Roman emperor, brought to the city in 10 BC following the conquest of the Egyptian region by the Romans twenty years earlier. The monument, from the Egyptian city of Heliopolis, not far from Cairo, d...

The Circus Maximus is the oldest and largest of the buildings designed by the Romans, used mainly for chariot races. Over the course of the imperial age, similar structures became increasingly important in the life of the Roman citizen. According to a legend, Romulus was behind the idea of having t...

The Circus Maximus is the oldest and largest of the buildings designed by the Romans, used mainly for chariot races. Over the course of the imperial age, similar structures became increasingly important in the life of the Roman citizen. According to a legend, Romulus was behind the idea of having t...

The racing field of the Circus Maximus was divided lengthwise by the spina, a narrow basement embellished over time with statues, fountains, columns and obelisks, which ended in two semicircular elements, the metae, to indicate the points where the chariots had to turn during the seven laps of the r...

The racing field of the Circus Maximus was divided lengthwise by the spina, a narrow basement embellished over time with statues, fountains, columns and obelisks, which ended in two semicircular elements, the metae, to indicate the points where the chariots had to turn during the seven laps of the...

In the Roman domus, the peristyle consists of a large courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded four-sided portico. This room usually had the function of hortus conclusus, an enclosed garden, decorated with statues and ornamental plants, often with pools and fountains. Porticoed courtyards were also bu...

In the Roman domus, the peristyle consists of a large courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded four-sided portico. This room usually had the function of hortus conclusus, an enclosed garden, decorated with statues and ornamental plants, often with pools and fountains. Porticoed courtyards were also bui...

The hall is a quadrangular room of greater importance than the room used in the domus for reception. Its solemnity is underlined by the presence of an apse, which expands the space, covered by a segmental hemisphere; sometimes there are columns that enhance the connection between the semi-dome of th...

In some areas of Sicily, some Roman villas dating back to the 3rd to 4th century AD have been identified. A particularly well known seaside villa situated along the northern coast of Sicily is Patti Marina, in the town of Tindari. The excavations brought to light a vast area that might include both...

In some areas of Sicily, some Roman villas dating back to the 3rd to 4th century AD have been identified. A particularly well known seaside villa situated along the northern coast of Sicily is Patti Marina, in the town of Tindari. The excavations brought to light a vast area that might include bot...