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Temple of Vesta, keeper of the eternal fire. The High- Priestess was always accompanied by a college of Vestalian virgins. Because of the eternal fire, the temple burnt down six times and was restored for the last time in 191 CE by the wife of Septimus Severus.
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Temple of Vesta, keeper of the eternal fire. The High- Priestess was always acc...

Temple of Vesta, keeper of the eternal fire. The High- Priestess was always accompanied by a college of Vestalian virgins. Because of the eternal fire, the temple burnt down six times and was restored for the last time in 191 CE by the wife of Septimus Severus.
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Temple of Vesta, keeper of the eternal fire. The High- Priestess was always acc...

Temple of the Dioscuri on the Forum in Rome. Only three columns remain. Erected 484 BCE in memory of the aid of the Dioscuri Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus, in Rome's battle against Latins and Tarquinians in 496 BCE.
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Temple of the Dioscuri on the Forum in Rome. Only three columns remai...

Lacus Juturnae on the Forum in Rome, spring of the goddess Juturna where Castor and Pollux watered their horses after the battle of Lake Regillus against Latins and Tarquinians in 496 BCE.
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Lacus Juturnae on the Forum in Rome, spring of the goddess Juturna w...

Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome, erected by Emperor Domitian (51-96) in 81 CE in memory of the conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE by Emperor Vespasian (9-79 CE) and his son Titus (39-81 CE).
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Arch of Titus on the Forum in Rome, erected by Emperor Domitian (51-96)...

The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, built by the Emperors Vespasian and Titus between 72 and 80 CE.
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The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, built by the Emper...

The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, built by the Emperors Vespasian and Titus between 72 and 80 CE.
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The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, built by the Emper...

The Pantheon in Rome, erected in 17 BCE by the Roman general Marcus Agrippa (64-12 CE). It was destroyed by fire in 80 CE and rebuilt under Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE) in 110 CE.
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The Pantheon in Rome, erected in 17 BCE by the Roman general Marcus Agrippa (64-...

Round temple of Vesta on the banks of the Tiber, originally dedicated to Portumnus, a river god, or to Sol, the sun. Classic style of the Augustean era, Rome, Italy.
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Round temple of Vesta on the banks of the Tiber, originally dedica...

Round temple of Vesta on the banks of the Tiber, originally dedicated to Portumnus, a river god, or to Sol, the sun. View through the columns. Classic style of the Augustean era, Rome, Italy.
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Round temple of Vesta on the banks of the Tiber, originally dedica...

Tomb of Scipio Hispanus (Africanus Minor, 185-129 BCE) on the Via Appia Antiqua in Rome.
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Tomb of Scipio Hispanus (Africanus Minor, 185-129 BCE) on the Via Appia Antiqua...

Tomb of Pomponius Hylas (1st CE) in the Columbarium of the Via Appia Antica,Rome
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Tomb of Pomponius Hylas (1st CE) in the Columbarium of th...