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Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome.bsky.social · 4d

More than 700 rarely opened historic sites in Italy will open for free next weekend.

Italy's hidden gems open their doors for FAI Autumn Days

FAI opens historic sites in Italy on 11-12 October. More than 700 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open to the public for free on the weekend of 11-12 October as part of the annual Giornate ...

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RoaminTheEmpire @roamintheempire.bsky.social · 4d

New post this week, part three on ancient Kos! This week continues through the reconstructed Casa Romana before detailing the adjacent remnants of the southern area of the agora.

www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20...

#RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 4d

#RomanSiteSaturday The Vicus Caprarius archaeological site, known as the “City of Water,” is an underground complex in #Rome located near the Trevi Fountain. An insula, a domus and medieval dwellings coexist in this space
More here: romeandbeyond.altervista.org/vicus-caprar...
#archaeology #history

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 4d

A short section of the late 3rd century AD stone wall encircling the #Roman Town of CORINIVM DOBVNNORVM (Cirencester) with projecting polygonal tower

Originally extending for 2 miles (3.2 km), enclosing an area of 240 acres (97 ha), this is the only bit exposed today

📷 Oct 2025

#RomanSiteSaturday

Lower courses of stone built wall with foundations of projecting tower on the right and internal square tower to the left. Surrounded by grass. Trees in the background

Squared facing stones of a Roman wall with rubble core exposed. Grass in foreground, trees and sky behind

Interpretation board set up to explain the Roman walls of Cirencester

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The Rest Is History @theresthistory.bsky.social · 4d

Our video and socials have been nominated for the Lovies...and we need your votes to win!

We've been nominated for THREE awards.

📜History In Podcasts
📺Best Video in Podcast
📚Science, Education & Discovery in Social

The link to vote is in the reply to this post!

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful 😍

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 7d

Front piece of sarcophagus
with lion hunt scenes and the myth of Meleager.
Beginning of 4th century CE. From Grottaferrata, currently on display at Museo Archeologico dell’Abbazia di San Nilo
#Rome #archaeology #ReliefWednesday

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Dr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 14d

#ReliefWednesday - In this relief, a decorative element from the funerary monument of an unknown cloth merchant, we see a Roman matron being shown a sample of fabric: ca. Mid 1st century AD. #Roman #Art 🏺

Image: Uffizi Gallery (Inv. 1914, No. 313). Link - uffizi.it/en/online-ex...

Roman relief of a shop scene: two shop assistants, observed by a supervisor, pull a fine fabric out of a container and show it to a couple seated on a bench to the right of the panel. Above them, cushions and fabrics hang from a pole set beneath the tiled roof of the shop.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful!

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 9d

“Un paesaggio urbano di simboli, riti e cerimonie: la Via Sacra tra età antica e medioevo.” Conferenza di Domenico Palombi, professore associato di Archeologia Classica della Sapienza Università di Roma. Introducono Edith Gabrielli e Paolo Carafa
youtu.be/yAlnkupq76w
#archeologia #Roma

Un paesaggio urbano di simboli, riti e cerimonie: la Via Sacra tra età antica e medioevo

YouTube video by VIVE - Vittoriano e Palazzo Venezia

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Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79.bsky.social · 16d

That magical moment when the pumice is gently cleared away revealing, for the first time in nearly 2000 years, a white mosaic.
#MosaicMonday #Pompeii

Most of the image is of a white mosaic and the top part is small pumice stones

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 9d

Mosaics from yesterday’s visit to the Roman site of Tres Tabernae, on the Via Appia. More on Tres Tabernae: romeandbeyond.altervista.org/tres-tabernae/
#MosaicMonday #archaeology #history

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

I love this!

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

Beautiful! Love the foliage too 🍁

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

Ok, thank you. I went on a cruise of the Helsinki archipelago this summer and fell in love with the landscape!

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

It’s due to open to the public in the near future according to Soprintendenza 😊

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

You’re most welcome! 🏛️

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

You’re welcome! First time visiting Tres Tabernae as it’s usually not open to the public. Free guided tour from Soprintendenza today for European Heritage Days 😊 it was so amazing to be able to visit! Lovely day as well, sunny and warm 😊

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

Is this Helsinki? 😍

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

Today, the site of Tres Tabernae is an important archaeological area. Excavations have brought to light significant findings, which offer insights into the ancient settlement. Efforts are underway to further explore and preserve this historical site (currently not open to visitors).

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

The prosperity of Tres Tabernae waned as it was attacked and eventually razed to the ground by barbarians and later by Saracens in 868 CE. The inhabitants sought safety elsewhere, leading to the foundation of the nearby community of Cisterna.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

The settlement became an episcopal see (seat of a bishop) in the early Christian era, but this function was later merged with the diocese of Velletri around the 9th century due to a decline in population. In the photos are the remains of the early Christian church unearthed here in 2024.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

According to the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, St. Paul was met by a group of Roman Christians at Tres Tabernae during his journey to Rome, an event that gave him courage and is often cited as a key moment in the early Christian history of the region.

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Rome and Beyond @romebeyond.bsky.social · 10d

Tres Tabernae is mentioned in historical and religious texts highlighting its importance. The Roman orator Cicero stayed there and referenced the location in letters he wrote to his friend Atticus in the years 61 and 59 BCE. Tres Tabernae is also present on the Tabula Peutingeriana.

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