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A cache of ancient amphorae in storage. This room is off the rustic peristyle at Villa A at Oplontis.Picture taken at To...
31/05/2026

A cache of ancient amphorae in storage. This room is off the rustic peristyle at Villa A at Oplontis.

Picture taken at Torre Annunziata in Italy February 2026.

The Caseggiato di Diana (left) as seen from the Via dei Balconi. This is what apartment living looked like during the An...
31/05/2026

The Caseggiato di Diana (left) as seen from the Via dei Balconi. This is what apartment living looked like during the Antonine period (AD 138–192), with shops and storage areas on the ground floor. The building is thought to have risen four or five storeys high.

Photograph taken in February 2025 at Ostia Antica, near Rome.

This circular room is part of the Baths of the Seven Sages at Ostia Antica. Dating from the Hadrianic period, this room ...
30/05/2026

This circular room is part of the Baths of the Seven Sages at Ostia Antica. Dating from the Hadrianic period, this room is thought to have served more than one function over its lifetime, including a frigidarium. 12m in diameter, with polychrome mosaics depicting hunting scenes; this is a captivating space. Statues were discovered here in the 19th century and the structure was originally topped by a cupola.

Photos taken in Oct 2022 and February 2025

30/05/2026

Taking a walk through Herculaneum in March 2026, starting along the Decumanus Inferiore and continuing to the Palaestra. I felt vaguely queasy watching the video back … sorry for the wobblyness.

Video filmed in March 2026.

Looking through the Arch of Augustus towards the west side of the Temple of Jupiter at Pompeii. This paved area not only...
29/05/2026

Looking through the Arch of Augustus towards the west side of the Temple of Jupiter at Pompeii. This paved area not only formed a route from the Forum to the Vicolo dei Soprastanti, but also to the public latrines. Steps leading up to a second, smaller arch can be seen here. This was mostly an open space, although the remains of the Forum’s western porticoes (out of shot on the left) indicate that they ended at the rear wall of this area.

Photograph taken at Pompeii, February 2026.

Two columns topped with capitals stand at the entrance to the Macellum (food market) in Pompeii.Picture taken in Februar...
28/05/2026

Two columns topped with capitals stand at the entrance to the Macellum (food market) in Pompeii.

Picture taken in February 2026.

The theatre of Ostia stands on the north side of the ancient Decumanus Maximus. Originally built in the reign of Augustu...
27/05/2026

The theatre of Ostia stands on the north side of the ancient Decumanus Maximus. Originally built in the reign of Augustus, it was renewed and expanded in the late second century AD to a capacity of 4000. Summer performances are still a feature here.

Picture taken at Ostia Antica in Dec 2017. Inset is artists impression of how the theatre would have looked in its prime.

Telamons feature here in the tepidarium of the Forum Baths at Pompeii. They frame niches which, aside from their archite...
26/05/2026

Telamons feature here in the tepidarium of the Forum Baths at Pompeii. They frame niches which, aside from their architectural value, were likely used for storing oils and accessories such as strigils … used for scraping oils from the body.

Picture taken in February 2026 at Pompeii.

The museum description was brief … “Bust of a goddess, with veil and diadem; marble. 2nd century AD.” Not awfully helpfu...
25/05/2026

The museum description was brief … “Bust of a goddess, with veil and diadem; marble. 2nd century AD.” Not awfully helpful, but honest at least 🙂 Alas, some prodding of the universal knowledge base produced little more. Nonetheless, it is a striking piece.

This is displayed at the Roman Theatre Museum in Verona, and the photograph was taken in May 2024.

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