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Exploring Sagalassos… images from the city in the clouds (part 1 – Upper Agora)
Panoramic view of Sagalassos and the mountainous landscape, Sagalassos, Turkey© Carole Raddato The first visit of my recent trip to Turkey was the archaeological site of Sagalassos in Pisidia. We had...
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Exploring Sagalassos… images from the city in the clouds (part 2 – Lower Agora)
View of the Lower Agora and the Roman Baths complex, Sagalassos, Turkey© Carole Raddato As mentioned in part 1, Sagalassos made the headlines in the international press in 2007 and 2008, due to the...
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Exploring Aspendos… images from a wealthy city of Pamphylia
The second place I visited during my recent trip to Turkey was Aspendos (on 28 March 2013… see itinerary map here). Aspendos is one of the most popular historic sites in the Antalya region. It is...
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Exploring Seleukeia (Lyrbe)… images from the forgotten city of Pamphylia
The ancient city of Seleukeia (or Lyrbe) is located 15 km north of Manavgat and was only rediscovered by archaeologists in the early 1970s. The city is known to have been founded as a fortified...
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Picture of the day: The Temple of Apollo at Claros, Ionia
Temple of Apollo Clarios© Carole Raddato The Temple of Apollo at Claros (also called Klaros) was a very important center of prophecy as in Delphi and Didyma. The temple, which probably replaced an...
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Picture of the day: Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland (UK)
Hadrian’s Wall, Sycamore Gap© Carole Raddato An absolutely beautiful spot! This iconic tree was made famous by the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). It is one of the best Hadrian’s Wall views...
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Picture of the day: Cat among the ruins of the Prytaneion at Ephesus (Turkey)
Ephesus is teeming with cats. I happen to love cats and this is my best cat shot from Ephesus. The reason I chose this photo today is that I just caught Cat Scratch Disease, an infection following the...
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Wandering along the Appian Way… images from milestone I to VI
“O Appian way, which Caesar consecrates under the form of Hercules, and renders the most celebrated of Italian roads…” Martial, Spectacula 9.101 Via Appia, near the Villa dei Quintili© Carole Raddato...
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Hadrian goes to Phaselis – images from a Lycian harbour city
Phaselis was an ancient Greek and Roman city on the coast of Lycia, today situated 35km south of Antalya. Shaded by towering pine trees, its ruins lie scattered around three small beautiful bays. Once...
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Picture of the week: The Capitolium, temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and...
The Capitolium at Thuburbo Majus© Carole Raddato Jupiter, Juno and Minerva were honored in temples known as Capitolia, which were built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and...
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Picture of the week: The Porte Mars, an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims...
The Porte Mars, Durocortorum (Reims, France)© Carole Raddato The Porte Mars is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims, France. It dates from the third century AD, and was the widest arch in the Roman...
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Picture of the week: The arches of the Burnum principium in Dalmatia (Croatia)
Arches of the Burnum principium, Burnum legionary camp, Dalmatia© Carole Raddato I just got back from a one week holiday in Croatia. I had a fabulous time exploring wonderful places which will...
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Exploring Classical Pula – images from the other Adriatic Pearl
Located at the Southern tip of of the Istrian peninsula, Pula sits at a location highly appreciated by ancient civilizations. It is a town of extraordinary beauty and culture with a three thousand year...
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Picture of the week: Curetes Street and the Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus (Turkey)
Curetes Street and the Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus, Turkey© Carole Raddato It is one of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. The temple of Hadrian was built before 138 A.D...
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Walking Hadrian’s Wall – images from milecastle 42 to milecastle 37
Hadrian’s Wall has long attracted hikers and history fans and is now the heart of an 84-mile-long (135 km) National Trail through some of Britain’s most beautiful countryside. Hadrian’s Wall stretches...
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Photoset: The Temple of Trajan on the Upper Acropolis of Pergamon (Turkey)
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the accession of Trajan to the imperial throne (28 January 98 AD). As a tribute, here is a selection of images from the Temple of Trajan at Pergamon, an ancient...
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Photoset: The Roman Amphitheatre of Salona (Croatia)
Salona, once the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated near the present-day city of Solin (near Split), in one of the most beautiful bays of the East Adriatic coast. Salona was a...
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Photoset: The temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Rome
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (Templum Divi Antonini et Divae Faustinae) was built by the emperor Antoninus Pius in A.D. 141 on the north side of the Via Sacra shortly after the death of his...
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Roman mosaics from Lusitania (Portugal)
Among the most impressive Roman remains that can be seen today in Portugal are the large, prosperous farms and luxurious villas built in the countryside by the elite. The villas were splendidly...
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Exploring Hadrian’s Athens
Hadrian was a dedicated philhellene who admired Greek culture and did his best to be accepted and admired by the Greeks. He visited Greece three times when he was emperor (124/5, 128/9 and 131/2 AD)...
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