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Statue of Antinous restored as Ganymede, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port...
An over life-size Parian marble statue of Antinous restored as Ganymede can be admired at the Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight on the Wirral (near Liverpool, UK). Antinous, c. AD 130-138,...
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Roman frescoes on show in Toulouse (France)
Last weekend I travelled to Toulouse to visit the fabulous exhibition on Roman frescoes being held at the Musée Saint-Raymond. The exhibition entitled ‘L’Empire de la couleur – De Pompéi au sud des...
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Exploring Verulamium, the Roman city of St Albans (UK)
Anyone with an interest in Roman Britain should have St Albans on top of their list of places to visit. I myself visited St Albans twice and enjoyed it on both occasions. A short train ride north of...
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Photoset: The Punic-Roman Temple of Antas, Sardinia
Nestled in the middle of the Iglesiente mountains in the southwestern part of Sardinia, the ruins of the Punic-Roman Temple of Antas offer visitors a truly majestic sight. After lying abandoned for...
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The Hadrianic Baths at Aphrodisias, Caria (Turkey)
“THIS ONE CITY I HAVE TAKEN FOR MY OWN OUT OF ALL ASIA” Octavian, from a Letter of Octavian to Stephanus (governor of Laodicea) concerning Aphrodisias, c. 38 BC Mosaic depicting Aphrodite, from the...
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The Temple of Hadrian at Ephesus, Ionia (Turkey)
The Temple of Hadrian at Ephesus is regarded one of the most famous monuments of the ancient city of Ephesus. It lies on the south side of Curates Street, one of Ephesus’ main arteries connecting the...
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The Nerva-Antonines in Florence
The Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence is one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world. In addition to Renaissance masterpieces including works from Botticelli, Michelangelo and Leonardo...
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A guide to the mosaics along the Roman Baetica Route (Spain)
On a recent trip to Southern Spain, I travelled along the Roman Baetica Route and I visited many of the archaeological sites and museums that Andalusia has to offer. Among the plethora of ancient...
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With thousands of archaeological sites, Jerusalem is one of the most excavated cities on the planet and to walk its streets is to walk through a thousand years of history. This ancient city has been...
View ArticleMy 2017 travel round-up
2017 was a very special year for me as the year marked the 1900th anniversary of the accession of Hadrian to the imperial throne and the start of my Hadrian 1900 project. I travelled to 9 countries,...
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