Ancona: Arch of Trajan

It is without a doubt the most striking archaeological monument in Ancona: the slender marble triumphal arch that the Senate and people of Rome erected in the second century for the emperor Trajan (Trajanus; 98-117). The arch itself indicates why Trajan deserved the monument: because he had extended the port…

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The mosaics of Ostia

Between the ruins of ancient Ostia we still find many beautiful mosaics. In a previous post I already discussed the mosaics in the mithraeum of Felicissimus, which are not just impressive, but also provide us with a lot of information about the mystery cult of Mithras. Ostia’s many complexes of…

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De mozaïeken van Ostia

Tussen de ruïnes van het oude Ostia zijn nog vele prachtige mozaïeken te vinden. Eerder heb ik al de mozaïeken in het mithraeum van Felicissimus besproken, die niet alleen mooi zijn, maar ook het nodige vertellen over de mysteriecultus van Mithras. Ook in de vele verschillende badencomplexen van Ostia vinden…

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