Archaeology
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- Dominus Aurea of Nero
- Name means "Golden House." Built by rich Emperor. 100s of rooms, but no bedrooms.
- Baths of Diocletian
- Bath house now used as church and museum
- Theatre of Pompey
- First permanent theatre in Rome
- Baths of Caracalla
- Bath house constructed in AD 215. Fantastic marble flooring
- Column of Trajan
- 128 ft high marble column
- Hadrian's Villa
- Emperor's house. Based on places he went while in office
- House of Vettii
- Owned by ex-slave brothers. Known for beautiful gardens and wall paintings
- Column of Antonius Pius
- Column lost; only base standing.
- Column of Marcus Aurelius
- 100ft high marble column
- Theatre of Balbus
- Third permanent theatre in Rome
- Arch of Septimus Severus
- Awarded to emperor and his sons, Carcalla and Geta, for defeating Parthians. Inscription altered to remove Geta.
- Arch of Constantine
- Made of pieces of other works of art. Inscription mentions emperor receiving divine intervention
- Bronze She-Wolf
- Bronze statue of she-wolf
- Forum Boarium
- Houses Temple of Hercules (mistaken with Temple of Hera) and the Temple of Portunus
- Ara Pacis Autastae
- Large "alter of peace" built by order of Augustus/Senate
- Pantheon
- 3 versions, 2 burnt 3rd surviving today. largest concrete span in the world until 1958. Massive dome. Named for "all the gods"
- Imperial Fora
- Five large, public spaces made to make emperors popular.
- Colosseum
- (Flavian Amphitheater) Held 40,000,000 Gladitorial contests, mock naval battles, and executions.
- Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
- Dedicated to emperor's wife in AD 140.
- Theatre of Marcellus
- Theatre later turned into apartment building
- Bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
- Statue built to honor an emperor on horseback
- Circus Maximus
- Large "racetrack" for chariots.
- Temple of Hadrian
- Now the roman stock exchange
- Pyramid of Cestius
- Marble pyramid at Ostia Gate, Rome. Inspired by Egyptian buildings.
- Arch of Titus
- dedicated to divine Titus, Carvings show this fact and the sack of Jerusalem
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Concrete, tufa, marble burial place of first emperor of Rome
- Tomb of Caecilia Metella
- Large tomb on the Appian Way. Later converted to fortress