New post this week, the second of three on ancient Vindonissa! Included in this part, two of the fortification gates, a bathing complex, sewer line, and the reconstructions of the camp: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky🏺

New post this week! The first of two parts on Vindonissa (modern Windisch, Switzerland) starting with the history of the site as well as the amphitheater and a series of pottery kilns: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky🏺

New post this week, part II of Lucus Augusti (modern Lugo)! This week finishes up with a mithraeum, well-preserved baths, and nearby sanctuary of Cybele that was later repurposed to a church. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky🏺

New post this week, the first of a two parts on ancient Lucus Augusti, famous for its circuit of walls originating during the Roman period, but home to other remnants of antiquity as well: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week! The final part on ancient Spalatum! This week's post features the Split archaeological museum and the (heavily reconstructed) aqueduct that supplied Diocletian's Palace: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week! The penultimate post on ancient Spalatum featuring the remaining gates, walls, and roads of Diocletian's Palace: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week; Spalatum part III! The new post delves into the religious architecture of Diocletian's palace as well as the mausoleum and elements of the emperor's apartment. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week, part two of five on ancient Spalatum! This installment finishes up with the basement area of Diocletian's Palace and includes the famous peristyle of the palace. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week! The first in a series on ancient Spalatum; originally a Greek colony but later a Roman town and then the location of Diocletian's Palace in the late 3rd century CE. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week, the conclusion on the ancient Cretan city of Aptera! The final post on Aptera continues through the vaulted cistern, theater, and defensive walls of the settlement. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post! The first of two on ancient Aptera, the supposed location of the singing contest between the Sirens and Muses. The archaeological area is renowned for its cisterns and theater. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week, the conclusion for ancient Carsulae! Part II finishes up the forum area and moves on to the theater/amphitheater complex and the northern necropolis. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week on Carsulae, the first of two on the Roman settlement founded along the Via Flaminia in the 3rd century BCE and later largely abandoned in the 5th century CE. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post, the second and final part on ancient Sirmium! This week's post explores the remnants of the imperial palace, the museums featuring ancient material, and other vestiges of the city: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week on Sirmium! The ancient city became a focal point of activity starting in the 3rd century CE as an imperial capital and birthplace of a number of emperors. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

This week, the fourth and final part on ancient Salona! Things wrap up with some sites outside of the archaeological park, including a necropolis, city gate, and early Christian basilica. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week! The third of four parts on ancient Salona, which includes the forum area with the city's theater as well as the amphitheater in the western extent of the city: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week, Part II on ancient Salona! This post gets into the late core of the site; originally extramural, it was enclosed in a new circuit of walls in the late 2nd century CE. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week starting a new series on (Colonia Martia Julia Valeria) Salona! The colony was established by Caesar in 47 BCE, and would later be the birthplace of Diocletian: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post, the fifth and final part on ancient Kos! This post focuses on the famed Asclepieion, located a few kilometers outside the ancient city and active through the Roman period. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

#RomanSiteSaturday; A new post this week, part IV of the ongoing series on ancient Kos. The current installment finishes up the main town with the northern agora and harbor area. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺 #InternationalArchaeologyDay

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 🏺

New post this week, part two on ancient Kos! This week's post details the large Western Archaeological Zone with its mosaics and frescos as well as the city's 1st-2nd century CE odeon. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

#MosaicMonday From last week's post on ancient Kos, a 2nd-3rd century CE mosaic depicting Asclepius arriving on Kos. He is greeted by a Koan as Hippocrates sits nearby. Archaeological Museum of Kos. More here: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post last week on the ancient city of Kos! The first in a five part series explores the history, museum, and sites in the northwest of the city. Bonus cat for #Caturday in picture 4. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post this week, the second and final part on Colonia Caesar Augusta (modern Zaragoza). Included this week, parts of the form, baths, sewers, and the city fortification walls. www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

#RomanSiteSaturday and #WorldHoneyBeeDay; the Xemxija apiary in northern Malta. Originally constructed in the Punic-Roman period, it may have first functioned as tombs before later being repurposed as an apiary. #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

New post last week on Colonia Caesar Augusta, which became modern Zaragoza, Spain. The first of two parts starts off with the Museo de Zaragoza and the archaeological area of the ancient theater: www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20... #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

For #ReliefWednesday this week, a small lead votive tablet depicting imagery associated with the Danubian Horseman. Displayed in the National Museum Požarevac (Serbia) and found at the nearby site of Viminacium. Dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

For #MosaicMonday, a mosaic depicting the abduction of Europa by Zeus in the guise of a bull. In situ at the House of Mosaics in Sparta. Dated to the 3rd century CE. #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky🏺