☀️ The theater of Cartagena was discovered and excavated only 30 years ago. Altars, sculptures and dedicatory inscriptions of the theater were saved from destruction as it was first transformed into a macellum, and later buried under medieval and later constructions.
📜 Link to the post on Timetravelrome.com 👉https://www.timetravelrome.com/2023/12/17/roman-theater-of-cartagena/
For #RomanSiteSaturday the late Roman tomb of Silistra/Bulgaria. Dating around 350 AD, the tomb is richly decorated with fresoes showing not only the tomb's owner and his wife but also their servants/slaves carrying garments and other items.
Another stunning object from yesterday's visit to the National Museum Copenhagen:
A enamel-painted #Roman glass cup found in a burial of a man at Himlingøje, 3rd c. AD. Vessels like this are known as circus cups because they are decorated with images of animals hunted in the arena during the venationes (hunting spectacles). The cups were a product of workshops in the Rhineland.
☀️ The Pont du Gard is the highest known aqueduct bridge in the Roman world. It was designed to carry water from Uzès to the city of Nîmes over the Gardon river. Built in the 1st century AD, the top of the bridge rises 49 m above the river. 📸 Own photos.
☀️ For #ReliefWednesday: A 4th c. AD stele with a dedication of a wife to her deceased husband, Centurion of Cataphracti: "To the Manes and in eternal memory of Klaudius Ingemuus, Centurion of the Senior Cataphracti Horsemen, who died at the approximate age of 35. Candida raised this tomb to her cherished husband and dedicated under the Ascia".
☀️ This is the Arch of Orange - it stood on the Via Agrippa to honour legionaries who conquered Gaul, then Tiberius had it renewed to celebrate victories over German tribes. During the Middle Ages, the arch became part of the town wall, which allowed it be exceptionally well preserved. 📸 Own pics.
#Roman bird-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail had to be broken to remove the perfume. This one is still intact and filled with the scented content!
The vessel was found in a burial at Rovasenda, Italy.