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RELIGION & GODS
Augury and the Will of the Gods
Colossal Statues of Ancient Greece
Divination in Ancient Rome
Healing Cults in Ancient Rome
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 5: Religions of the Roman World
Seminar – Becoming a God; the Deification of the Roman Emperor
Seminar – Sacrifice & Ritual in Ancient Rome
Seminar – Who Were Priests and Priestesses of Ancient Rome?
Seminar (For Kids) – From the Old Gods to the New
The Goddess Isis in Rome
The Goddess Roma (Dea Roma)
Introduction to Ancient Rome
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INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ROME
April in Ancient Rome
Destroying Rome
February in Ancient Rome
Geology of Rome
Introduction to Ancient Roman Architecture & Engineering
Introduction to Ancient Rome
January in Ancient Rome
Layers of Rome
Regal Period
Sources
The Late Republic
The Republic
The Roman Metropolis
Buildings of Rome
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BUILDINGS OF ROME
Altar of Concordia Augusta
Antoninus et Faustina, Templum (Temple of Faustina and Antoninus Pius)
Ara Pacis Augustae
Arch of Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II
Arch of Portugal (Arco di Portogallo)
Arco della Ciambella
Arco di Druso (Arch of Drusus)
Arcus Argentariorum (Arch of Argentarii)
Arcus Augusti (Arch of Augustus)
Arcus Constantini (Arch of Constantine)
Arcus Domitiani (Arch of Domitian, Palatine)
Arcus Gallieni (Arch of Gallienus, Porta Esquilina)
Arcus Janus (Arch of Janus)
Arcus Septimii Severi (Arch of Septimius Severus)
Arcus Titi (Arch of Titus, Circus Maximus)
Arcus Titi (Arch of Titus, Roman Forum)
Argiletum
Atrium Vestae (House of the Vestal Virgins)
Basilica Aemilia-Paulli
Basilica Constantini
Basilica Iulia (Basilica Julia)
Basilica Neptuni (Basilica of Neptune)
Basilica Ulpia
Baths of Elagabalus
Bernini (Elephant) Obelisk
Capitoline Castors (Statuary)
Capitoline Trophies (Tropaea Marii)
Carcer Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)
Circus Maximus
Clivus Argentarius
Clivus Capitolinus
Cloaca Maxima
Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre)
Colossus, Neronis (Colossus of Nero)
Column of Marcus Aurelius
Column of Phocas
Column of Trajan
Curia Iulia
Protected: Curia Iulia (2025 Update)
Dioscuri Fountain & Statues of the Quirinale
Divus Hadrianus Templum, Hadrianeum (Temple of Hadrian)
Domus Aurea
Domus Tiberiana (House of Tiberius)
Esquiline Obelisk (Santa Maria Maggiore)
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – Forum Piazza
Forum Vespasian & Templum Pacis (Forum of Vespasian & Temple of Peace)
Hercules, Templum (Temple of Hercules, Forum Boarium)
Herculis, Invictii, Ara Maxima (Ara Maxima, Santa Maria in Cosmedin)
House of the Crescenzio Family
Imperial Rostra (Rostra Augusti)
Insula Capitolinus (Capitoline Insula)
Lacus Iuturnae
Largo Argentina (Argentina Square)
Lateran Obelisk
Ludus Magnus
Madama Lucrezia
Mausoleum Augusti (Mausoleum of Augustus)
Muri Aureliani (Aurelian Walls)
Murus Servii Tullii (Servian Walls)
Odeum of Domitian (Odeon of Domitian)
Pantheon
Pantheon of Agrippa
Piazza Navona
Piso Cippus
Pons Aelius (Aelian Bridge, Ponte Sant’Angelo)
Pons Aemilius (Ponte Rotto)
Pons Agrippae (Bridge of Agrippa)
Pons Cestius (Pons Gratiani)
Pons Fabricius
Portico of Harmonious Gods
Portico of Santa Maria dei Calderari
Porticus Octaviae (Portico of Octavia)
Portunus, Templum (Temple of Portunus)
Quirinal Obelisk
Regia
Republican Portico
Saepta Julia (Iulia)
Seminar – Pantheon Neighborhood Walk
Seminar – The Mausoleum of Hadrian (Castel Sant’Angelo)
Seminar – The Myths of Ancient Rome
Seminar – The Walls of Ancient Rome
Septizodium
Temple of Castor and Pollux (Castor, Aedes, Templum)
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Minerva Medica
Temple of Saturn (Saturnus Aedes)
Temple of the Nymphs
Temple of Venus and Roma (Venus et Roma)
Theatrum Marcelli (Theater of Marcellus)
Theatrum Pompeium (Theater of Pompey)
Thermae Antonianae (Baths of Caracalla)
Thermae Diocletiani (Baths of Diocletian)
Thermae Traiani (Baths of Trajan)
Tomb of Bibulus
Vesta, Forum (Temple of Vesta)
Via Appia: Episode I, Walking the First 6 Miles
Via Appia: Introduction, from Rome to Brindisi
Vicus Iugarius
Villa of the Gordians
Places and Spaces
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PLACES AND SPACES
Aventinus Mons (Aventine Hill)
Caelius Mons (Caelian Hill)
Campus Martius
Capitolinus Mons (Capitoline Hill)
Esquilinus Mons (Esquiline Hill)
Forum Augustum (Forum of Augustus)
Forum Boarium
Forum Holitorium
Forum Iulium/Caesaris (Forum of Julius Caesar)
Forum Nervae (Forum Transitorium, Forum of Nerva)
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – After Antiquity
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – Imperial Period
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – Introduction
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – Regal/Archaic Period
Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) – Republican Period
Forum Traiani (Forum of Trajan)
Forum Vespasian & Templum Pacis (Forum of Vespasian & Temple of Peace)
Ludus Magnus
Minerva, Aedes (Forum Nervae)
Obelisk of Augustus (Circo Maximo, Piazza del Popolo)
Palatinus Mons (Palatine Hill)
Quirinalis Collis (Quirinal Hill)
Sacra Via
Sacred Area of Sant’Omobono
Seminar – The Seven Hills of Rome
Stadium Domitani (Stadium of Domitian)
Theatrum Balbi (Theatre of Balbus)
Tiber Island
Tiber River
Velabrum
Viminalis Collis (Viminal Hill)
Museums and Exhibits in Rome
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MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS IN ROME
Ara Pacis Museum
Capitoline Museums
Centrale Montemartini
Crypta Balbi (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Il Plastico: the Model of Imperial Rome
Map of Ancient Rome (Forma Urbis Romae)
Museo delle Terme / Museum of the Baths of Diocletian (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museum)
Museum Week 2020 Collaboration – May 11-17
National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia
Palazzo Altemps (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Palazzo Massimo (Museo Nazionale Romano)
Roads of Arabia Exhibition 2020 (at Museo delle Terme/Baths of Diocletian)
The Circus Maximus Archaeological Site
The Early Medieval Museum “Alessandra Vaccaro”
The Museum of the Imperial Fora (Trajan’s Markets)
Cities of the Roman Empire
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CITIES OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Brescia, Italy (Brixia)
Byzantine Petra
Dating Pompeii I: The Literary Evidence
Dating Pompeii II: The Material Evidence
Decline and Rediscovery of Petra
El Djem
Istanbul, Turkey (Constantinople)
Little known Pompeii sites
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 1: An Introduction and Overview
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 2: The Significance of the Site/Rome’s Reflection
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 4: Daily Life
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 5: Religions of the Roman World
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 6: Baths and Bathing
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 7: Roman Construction
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 8: Death and Burial
Petra and the Nabataean Kingdom
Pompeii from above
Pompeii: A Brief Introduction from Foundation to Destruction
Roman Petra
The Lost Roman City Aquinum
The Newest Discoveries at Pompeii
The Seaside Villas of Stabiae – Who Were the Owners?
Via Appia: Episode III, Sky High Terracina
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
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DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME
Ancient Mages – Magic & Witchcraft in Antiquity
Ancient Roman Cuisine
Aqueducts (History)
Aqueducts General (Technology & Uses)
Dogs in Ancient Rome
Edict of Caracalla (Constitutio Antoniniana)
Insula Capitolinus (Capitoline Insula)
Lupercalia
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 4: Daily Life
Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica) – Chapter 6: Baths and Bathing
Roman Coins – Prosperity, Politics & Propaganda
Saturnalia – The Jolliest Week in Ancient Rome
Seminar – Shopping in Ancient Rome
Seminar – Slavery in Ancient Rome
Seminar – The Life of a Gladiator in Ancient Rome
Seminar – The Mob, Crowds & The People of Ancient Rome
Seminar (For Kids) – Daily Life in Ancient Rome for Kids
Seminar (For Kids) – Jokes & Pranks in Ancient Rome
The Seaside Villas of Stabiae – Who Were the Owners?
The Twelve Tables
Historic Dates
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HISTORIC DATES
Assassination of Julius Caesar – Ides of March (March 15) – 44 BC
Edict of Caracalla (Constitutio Antoniniana)
Regal Period
Rome’s Birthday (April 21)
Seminar – Antonine Plague
Seminar – Decline and Fall of Rome in Today’s Context
Seminar – Rome’s Conquest of Italy
Seminar – The Ludi Romani in the Circus Maximus
Seminar – The Myths of Rome’s Foundation
The Battle of Al Yarmouk (August 15-20 AD 636)
The Battle of Cannae (August 2, 216 BCE)
The Late Republic
The Republic
People and Personalities of Rome
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PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES OF ROME
Agrippina the Younger
Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Villains
Antoninus Pius
Augustus
Aurelian
Caligula
Caracalla
Claudius
Commodus
Constantine
Diocletian
Domitian
Elagabalus
Faustina the Elder
Faustina the Younger
Galba
Gallienus
Geta
Hadrian
Helena
Julia Domna
Julia Mamaea
Julia the Elder
Julius Caesar
Livia
Lucilla
Lucius Verus
Marcus Aurelius
Maxentius
Nero
Nerva
Octavia
Otho
Plotina
Seminar – Diversity and Peoples of the Roman Empire
Seminar – The Lives of Augustus
Septimius Severus
Severus Alexander
The Dacian
The Nabataeans
The Parthian
The Severan Dynasty
Tiberius
Titus
Trajan
Vespasian
Vibia Sabina
Vitellius
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