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Picture of the day: The circular temple dedicated to the Venus of Knidos,...
The temple dedicated to the Venus of Knidos is a small circular temple with doric columns situated on the Temple Valley at Hadrian’s Villa. It belongs to the latest building phase at the villa,...
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Exploring Minturnae, a forgotten ancient city on the Appian Way
On a recent trip to Italy, I visited the Archaeological Area of Minturnae, a little-known but impressive archaeological site along the Appian Way. Minturnae was originally an Auruncian city (of which...
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Art and sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa: Marble head of Hypnos
This month’s sculpture from Hadrian’s Villa is a marble head of Hypnos, the Greek god of Sleep. Marble head of Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep, 117-138 AD, Hadrian’s Villa Palazzo Massimo alle Terme,...
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When in Rome… a visit to the Centrale Montemartini
During a recent trip to Rome, I paid a long overdue visit to the Centrale Montemartini, an annexe of the Capitoline Museums located on the Via Ostiense just beyond Porta San Paolo. Centrale...
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Art and sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa: Herms of Tragedy and Comedy
This month’s sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa are a pair of marble herms whose heads are traditionally identified as Tragedy and Comedy. According to the Italian archaeologist Giovanni Battista...
View ArticleGuest post: How Hadrian helped rebuild the Pantheon
Learn about how Hadrian created the Pantheon as we know it today from the ruins of previous temples built by Marcus Agrippa and Domitian. A guest post by Context Travel Tours. Hadrian - the great...
View ArticleAD 119 – Hadrian visits Campania to aid the towns by gifts and benefactions...
After less than a year spent in Rome since his arrival in the capital as the new emperor, Hadrian made a journey into Campania, the southern region of Italy where Greek civilization had once...
View ArticlePicture of the day: The circular temple dedicated to the Venus of Knidos,...
The temple dedicated to the Venus of Knidos is a small circular temple with doric columns situated on the Temple Valley at Hadrian's Villa. It belongs to the latest building phase at the villa,...
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