Table of Contents

Building Rome – Basic Terms & Concepts

• Introduction to Ancient Roman Architecture & Engineering

  • Building materials of Rome (tuff, cement, marble) (in progress)

• Building Types

  • Amphitheatrum (Amphitheaters) General

  • Arcus (Arches, General)

  • Basilica (General)

  • Bridges (General)

  • Roads (General)

  • Theaters (General)

  • Tombs (General)

• Public Projects

  • Aqueducts: History

  • Aqueducts: Uses & Technology

  • Roads

  • Walls

    • Walls of Rome (Seminar)

    • Muri Aureliani (Aurelian Walls)

    • Murus Servii Tullii (Servian Walls)

Forum Romanum (Roman Forum)

• Roman Forum: Introduction

• Roman Forum: Regal Period

• Roman Forum: Republic Period

• Roman Forum: Imperial Period

• Roman Forum: After Antiquity

• • Column of Phocas

  • Forum Piazza

  • Antoninus et Faustina, Templum (Temple of Faustina and Antoninus Pius)

  • Arcus Augusti (Arch of Augustus)

  • Atrium Vestae

  • Temple of Castor and Pollux (Castor, Aedes, Templum)

  • Lacus Iuturnae

  • Temple of Saturn (Saturnus Aedes)

  • Curia Iulia

  • Cloaca Maxima

  • Imperial Rostra (Rostra Augusti)

  • Portico of Harmonious Gods

  • Regia

  • Argiletum Road

  • Basilica of Maxentius with Smarthistory.org

  • Basilica Aemilia

  • Arch of Septimius Severus with Smarthistory.org

  • Tue Comitium, Quintessential Structure of Republican Rome

  • Sacra Via

  • Vesta, Forum (Temple of Vesta)

Palatine Hill

• House of Augustus (in progress)

• Temple of Apollo Palatinus (in progress)

• Temple of Magna Mater (in progress)

• Palace of Domitian (in progress)

• Domus Tiberiana (in progress)

• Baths of Elagabalus

• Arcus Domitiani (Arch of Domitian, Palatine)

Velia Hill

• Temple of Venus and Roma (Venus et Roma)

• Arch of Titus (in progress)

Imperial Fora

• Forum Iulium/Caesaris (Forum of Julius Caesar)

• Forum Augustum (Forum of Augustus)

• Forum Nervae (Forum Transitorium, Forum of Nerva)

• Forum Vespasian & Templum Pacis (Forum of Vespasian & Temple of Peace)

• Forum Traiani (Forum of Trajan)

  • Trajan’s Column with Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Campus Martius

• Ara Pacis Augustae

• Arch of Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II

• Arch of Portugal (Arco di Portogallo)

• Arco della Ciambella

• Bernini (Elephant) Obelisk

• Basilica Neptuni (Basilica of Neptune)

• Odeum of Domitian (Odeon of Domitian)

• Pantheon

  • Pantheon Neighborhood Walk: Exploring the Baths of Nero & Agrippa

  • Pantheon: Early Morning Neighborhood Walk

  • Pentecost Pantheon: Rose Petal Shower

  • Pantheon: April 21, Sunlight Strikes the Doorway

  • Pantheon: Summer Solstice (in progress)

• Piazza Navona

• Largo Argentina Temple A

• Madame Lucrezia

• Portunus, Templum (Temple of Portunus)

• Republican Portico

• Saepta Julia (Iulia)

• Porticus Octaviae (Portico of Octavia)

  • Campus Martius Walkthrough with Darius Arya – Theater of Marcellus to the Portico of Octavia

• Theatrum Marcelli (Theater of Marcellus)

• Temple of the Nymphs

• Divus Hadrianus Templum, Hadrianeum (Temple of Hadrian)

• Stadium Domitani (Stadium of Domitian)

• Theatrum Balbi (Theatre of Balbus)

Capitoline Hill 

• Capitoline Castors (Statuary)

• Capitoline Trophies (Tropaea Marii)

• Clivus Argentarius

• Clivus Capitolinus

• Insula Capitolinus (Capitoline Insula)

• Tomb of Bibulus

Forum Holitorium

Velabrum (in progress)

• Piso Cippus

• Vicus Iugarius

Forum Boarium

• Hercules, Templum (Temple of Hercules, Forum Boarium)

• Herculis, Invictii, Ara Maxima (Ara Maxima, Santa Maria in Cosmedin)

• House of the Crescenzio Family

• Arcus Argentariorum (Arch of Argentarii)

• Sacred Area of Sant’Omobono

• Altar of Concordia Augusta

• Arcus Janus (Arch of Janus)

Circus Maximus

• The Circus Maximus Archaeological Site

• Lateran Obelisk

• Arcus Titi (Arch of Titus, Circus Maximus)

Colosseum Valley

• Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre)

  • The Gladiator Effect: 20 years of the Film Gladiator

  • Stand on Top of the Colosseum as Part of the Restoration Project Sponsored by Tod’s

  • Colosseum: Then & Now

  • The Life of the Gladiator

  • When In Rome: Live From the Colosseum

• Ludus Magnus (in progress)

• Colossus (in progress)

• Arch of Constantine

• Meta Sudans (in progress)

Aventine Hill

Esquiline Hill

• Esquiline Obelisk (Santa Maria Maggiore)

• Lateran Obelisk

• Baths of Trajan

• Arcus Gallieni (Arch of Gallienus, Porta Esquilina)

Caelian Hill

Quirinal Hill

• Quirinal Obelisk

Viminal Hill

• Baths of Diocletian (in progress)

Tiber Island

• Pons Cestius (Pons Gratiani)

• Pons Fabricius

• Pons Aemilius (Ponte Rotto)

Ostian Gate – Testaccio

• Pyramid of Cestius (in progress)

• Monte Testaccio (in progress)

• Porticus Aemilia (or Navalia) (in progress)

Transtiberim

Park of the Via Appia Antica

• Via Appia (in progress)

• Villa of Maxentius (in progress)

• Tomb of Caecilia Metella (in progress)

• Park of the Aqueducts (in progress)

Sites Outside the Aurelianic Walls

• Villa of the Gordians

• Tomb of Helena (in progress)

• Tomb of Constanza (in progress)

Museums & Exhibits

• Museo Nazionale Romano

  • Palazzo Massimo

  • Museo delle Terme / Museum of the Baths of Diocletian

  • Crypta Balbi

  • Palazzo Altemps

• Ara Pacis Museum

  • Museum of the Ara Pacis – Podcast with Darius Arya

• Capitoline Museums

  • Exclusive Walkthrough with Darius Arya

  • Ancient art returns to public view in Rome – CBS segment with Darius Arya

• Centrale Montemartini

• Museum Week 2020 Collaboration – May 11-17

• National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia

• The Circus Maximus Archaeological Site

• The Early Medieval Museum “Alessandra Vaccaro”

• The Museum of the Imperial Fora (Trajan’s Markets)

• Vatican Museums

• Alto Medioevo Museum

• An introduction to Roman art in the Uffizi Galleries

  • The greatest Roman art of the Uffizi Galleries

Preserving History Series

• The Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Goods: A Long and Ignoble History

Famous Moments in History

• Assassination of Julius Caesar – Ides of March (March 15) – 44 BC

  • Ides of March: Walk in the Footsteps of Julius Caesar in Rome on His Last Day – Podcast with Darius Arya

• Rome’s Birthday (April 21)

• Seminar – Antonine Plague

• Justinian Plague (in progress)

• Ludi Romani (September 4-19) 

• The Conversion of Constantine with Religion for Breakfast (October 28. 312 AD)

• Saturnalia (in progress)

  • Saturnalia Podcast with Darius Arya

Cities of Empire

• Italy

  • Lazio

    • Praeneste (in progress)

    • Ostia, Italy (Ostia Antica)

      • An Introduction and Overview

      • The Significance of the Site

      • Daily Life

      • Religions of the Roman World

      • Baths and Bathing

      • Roman Construction

      • Death and Burial

  • Umbria

    • Carsulae (in progress)

  • Lombardia

    • Brescia, Italy (Brixia)

    • Milan (in progress)

  • Campania

    • Herculaneum (in progress)

      • Villa dei Papiri

      • Suburban Baths

    • Pompeii

      • Pompeii: A Brief Introduction from Foundation to Destruction

      • Dating Pompeii I: The Literary Evidence

      • Dating Pompeii II: The Material Evidence

      • The Newest Discovers at Pompeii

      • Suburban Baths (in progress)

    • Paestum (in progress)

    • Stabiae (in progress)

    • The Seaside Villas of Stabiae – Who Were the Owners?

  • Abruzzo

    • Alba Fucens (in progress)

  • Sicily

    • Siracusa (in progress)

    • Selinunte (in progress)

• North Africa

  • El Djem

• Turkey

  • Istanbul, Turkey (Constantinople)

  • Ephesus (in progress)

• Jordan

  • Petra (in progress)

  • Jerash (in progress)

• Greece

  • Athens (in progress)

• Germany

  • Trier (in progress)

• Croatia

  • Split

    • Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia – Podcast with Darius Arya

• Britain

  • Hadrian’s Wall (in progress)

People and Personalities of Empire

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Tiberius

• Seminar – Diversity and Peoples of the Roman Empire

• Seminar – The Lives of Augustus

• The Dacian

• The Parthian

• The Egyptian (in progress)

• The Nabataean (in progress)

• The Greek (in progress)

• The German (in progress)

Daily Life in Ancient Rome

• Dirt & Disease

• Insula

• Metropolis

• Aqueducts – A History

• Aqueducts – Uses & Technology

• Antonine Pandemic

• Justinian Pandemic (in progress)

• Jobs (in progress)

• Triumph (in progress)

• Piracy (in progress)

• Slavery

• Army (in progress)

• The Mob, Crowds & The People

• Jokes & Pranks in Ancient Rome

• Daily Life for Kids in Ancient Rome

• The Twelve Tables

• The Life of a Gladiator in Ancient Rome

• Shopping in Ancient Rome

Ancient Religions of Rome

• Priests, Priestesses

• Making a Sacrifice

• Deification of the Emperor

• Old & New Gods

• Rise of Christianity in Rome (in progress)

• Christians & the Roman Army

• Seminar – The Myths of Ancient Rome

• Ludi Romani

  • Isis (in progress)

  • Mithras (in progress)

Excavations of Rome and Empire

• A Pompeii Excavation (University of Cincinnati)

• Gabii Excavation (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

• Stabiae (Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation)

• Parco dei Ravennati

• Church of St. Mark between the Via Appia and Via Ardeatina

• Palatine hill