Scenes of Parthian prisoners on the #ancient arch of Septimius Severus in the #roman #forum. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

Laying the new pavement outside the #colosseum following the excavation of the area. #rome #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory

An unusual #ancient #roman column capital with pomegranates and other fruit instead of acanthus, from #rome now at Nemi. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #classicalarchitecture #architecturalhistory

Spring in the #roman forum. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #ruins #flowers #spring

An #ancient #roman road linking the via Appia with the Sanctuary of Diana at lake Nemi, running through the middle of the museum. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #rome #nemi

A #roman tomb rising behind a restaurant on the #ancient via Nomentana. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome

A fragment of #ancient #roman entablature with ringlets between the dentils and faces in the foliage. #rome #architecture #architecturalhistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #archaeology

Since I am in Rome for a couple of days, I decided to come to work at the Library of the Senate of the Italian Republic this fine morning.

The library staff is not friendly at all, but the place is crazy.

I was asked what kind of laptop this is, and of course I proudly replied: “it’s a @frameworkcomputer, you should get one ”

The Neronian branch of the #roman aqua Claudia aqueduct, with a large brick arch spanning the route of an #ancient road, as restored during the time of the Severan emperors. #rome #archaelogy #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory

The #ancient #roman bridge the Ponte Nomentano over the Aniene river at #rome, with #medieval fortifications on top. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Restoration work has begun on the #ancient Aurelianic wall near the #roman gate Porta Latina. #rome #archaelogy #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory

A large #ancient #marble foot probably belonging to the colossal cult statue of the goddess Isis. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Plaster casts of two enormous #ancient marble reliefs found under Palazzo Cancelleria, showing the #roman emperor Vespasian and Nerva, the latter recut from a portrait of Domitian. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanart

Late night roadworks next to the #ancient #roman Neronian Aqueduct leading to the Palatine Hill. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome

The #ruins of the #ancient #roman temple of Mars Ultor, with the enormous firewall of the Forum of Augustus behind. #rome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #archaeology

The freshly cleaned #ancient #roman tomb put up by the senate and people of #rome to Gaius Bibulus, currently under restoration. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory

Part of the #ancient #marble entablature of the #roman temple of Venus and Roma, with a socket for a decorative fixing in the coffering underneath. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory

A stretch of the #ancient via Praenestina lined with #roman tombs in the suburbs of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientruins #ancientrome