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The Athenian treasury at Delphi as it was in 5th century BC vs today

#OnThisDay in 44 BC, on the Ides of March, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators, including Cassius and Brutus. Caesar’s murder, carried out amid his sweeping political reforms, plunged Rome into turmoil and led to the fall of the Republic. 📸 Getty

The Ides of March are come! 🗡️#IdesofMarch Julius Caesar was assassinated #OnThisDay in 44 BC and stabbed 23 times by the senators during a meeting in the Theatre of Pompey. Julius Caesar was later deified, and a temple was built in his honour in the forum. People still leave

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#OnThisDay in AD 180, Marcus Aurelius dies at Vindobona (now Vienna, Austria). His son Commodus becomes the sole emperor.

#TombTuesday - The so-called tomb of the Horatii and the Curiatii at Albano in Italy. The tomb was situated at the fifteen mile of the Appian Way and is dated to the late-Republican period. It was built in huge peperino blocks with four truncated cones on a square base (only two

#WorldWaterDay 💧 The Zaghouan Aqueduct in Tunisia is a Roman aqueduct built by Hadrian to supply the city of Carthage. In AD 128, after a five-year drought, Hadrian visited Carthage and, hearing of the water shortage, commissioned a new aqueduct running from the mountains at

Happy #WorldBearDay! 🐻 Here are some depictions of bears on Roman mosaics.

Tomb of Tausert and Setnakht! - KV 14 Valley of the kings - Luxor 📸 me

#WorldTheatreDay 🎭The extraordinary Roman theatre at Hierapolis in Phrygia (Turkey), built during the reign of Hadrian and renovated decades later under Septimius Severus. Extensive restorations were recently completed.

#RomanSiteSaturday - The so-called Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa was a complex of 35 rooms built on a circular island surrounded by a moat. It is generally thought to have been intended for Hadrian’s personal use. Two bedrooms (cubicula) provided living space, while Hadrian

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Roman Bridges followinghadrianphotography.com/2017/04/02/rom…

In situ mosaic in the House of Amphitrite in Bulla Regia (Tunisia) depicting Venus being carried ashore by a pair of Ichthyocentaurs (fish-tailed centaurs) following her birth from the sea foam. Two flying Cupids prepare to crown her with a myrtle wreath.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

In AD 121, on Rome's birthday, Hadrian established new games and chariot races in the Circus Maximus. A rare aureus commemorates the event and gives an absolute date of 874 years since the city's founding. The coin shows the Genius of the Circus Maximus holding a chariot wheel

The Natale di Roma parade to celebrate Rome’s 2,778th birthday has been cancelled as a mark of respect for Pope Francis who died today.

Happy 1904th birthday, Marcus Aurelius! 🎉

Just met a lovely cat in Hertford. Turned out to be a nazi.

On this day in 1992, anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his police escort were killed in the Via D'Amelio bombing. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-rem…