Post-Roman
There are 151 items in Post-Roman:
Sicily (8)
Sicily: large and rich island opposite the Italian mainland. In Antiquity, it was settled by Phoenicians and Greeks, and contested by the Carthaginians, Romans, Ostrogoths, and Byzantines.Late Antiquity …
Silistra, Slavonic palace |
Singidunum (Belgrade)
Singidunum (Greek: Σινγíδουνον): Roman fortress on the confluence of the rivers Danube and Sava, base of the Fourth Legion Flavia Felix, modern Belgrade in Serbia. …
Sirmium, Germanic pottery |
St-Germain-en-Laye, Musée des Antiquités nationales
The French Musée des Antiquités nationales (National collection of Antiquities) can be visited in St-Germain-en-Laye, a bit west of Paris. The museum is in an old castle with a nice garden. If you expect the main archaeological finds from France,…History of Syracuse (1)
Syracuse: the ancient capital of Sicily. Colonization and Tyranny Head of a deity If we are to believe the Athenian…History of Syracuse (6)
Syracuse: the ancient capital of Sicily. Roman Province Since the First Punic War, most of Sicily was part of the Roman empire; the Second Punic War added Syracuse. In c.200, any intelligent observer would have been able to see…Tarraco (Tarragona)
Tarraco: capital of a Roman province, Hispania Tarraconensis; modern Tarragona. Tarraco, tower and wall Built on terraces on a 160 meter high…
Tépe, Tomb of an Avar khagan, Gold filigree fittings from a sword |
Thamugadi (Timgad)
Thamugadi: Roman city in the Roman province of Numidia, modern Timgad in Algeria.History Timgad, Funerary stela of a couple c.100 CE: Founded by…The disappearance of ancient books
The disappearance of ancient books: the accidental disappearance of texts when no copyists of texts was found. Sappho Every now and then,…
Thuburbo Maius, Vandal church, Funerary mosaic of Arifredus |