Roman architecture (450 Subjects)
Frontispiece: The Acropolis of Athens.
View of Acropolis from Ilissus river.
View of Byblos (Jubayl), Lebanon. On the left, the Crusader's castle and the Roman peristyle. In the foreground, the medieval walls of the city.
View and architectural features of the temple of Bacchus (or Lesser Temple) at Baalbek, Lebanon.
Plan of of the temple of Bacchus (or Lesser Temple) at Baalbek, Lebanon.
Mausoleum of the Roman era at Mylasa, Asia Minor. The entrance to the temple of Apollo (Portara) at the Chora of Naxos.
1. Elevation of the facade of the temple of Bacchus (or Lesser Temple) at Baalbek, Lebanon. Architectural features of the same temple. 2. View of the archaelogical site of Baalbek.
View of Pula, Croatia.
Panoramic view of Athens from Areopagus. On the left, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the monument of Philopappus.
The Roman amphitheatre in Verona.
View of the castle of Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon, with the temple of Zeus in the background. Architectural and decorative features from the temple of Zeus in Baalbek. Dervish and Muslim holy man.
Antiquities of Paestum: 1. Exterior of a gate 2. Interior of a gate. 3. Plan of the Roman theatre. 4. Plan of a gate. 5.Column capital from the excavation site. 6. Ancient coins.
Comparison of architectural features of the temples of Paestum (column, entablature and corniche) with Doric temples of Athens and Rome in order to show the place of Paestum in the evolution of the rhythm. 1. Comparison of the Second Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon in Athens. 2. Comparison of the temple of Athena in Paestum to the theatre of Marcellus and the Colosseum in Rome. 3. Comparison of the Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Athena in Paestum and the theatre of Marcellus in Rome. 4. Comparison of column capitals.
The Acropolis from the south-west.
The temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens, from the east.
Plan of the theatre and stadium at Sikyon.
Map of ancient Nicopolis, showing the monument of Augustus, erected by Octavianus Augustus after his victory in Actium and dedicated to Apollo, Poseidon and Ares.
Plan of the remains of the Roman aqueduct of Nicopolis on a tributary of Louros river .
Plan of the odeon and the Greek theatre of Nicopolis. Plan of part of the walls, the aqueducts and cisterns.
Inscription from Roman sarcophagus supposed to be the tomb of Saint Luke the Evangelist, at the church of Hagios Loukas, Thebes.
Part of wall of the Hellenistic or the Roman period at ancient Aptera, near Chania.
Part of the Roman cistern of Aptera.
Views of Erechtheion, Propylaea, Hadrian's Arch and the Gate of Athena Archegetis, Athens.
1. Plan of early Byzantine basilica at Loutsa, close to Foinikounta, Messenia. 2, 3. Roman ruins at Loutra, close to Foinikounta, Messenia.
Remains of the Greek baths, the thermae of Kladeos river and the Roman guesthouses at ancient Olympia.
Remains of the Greek baths, the thermae of Kladeos river and the Roman guesthouses at ancient Olympia.
1,2. Fountain with Roman relief from the church of Hagios Ioannis Theologos at Mystras. 3,4,5: Antiquities from Mystras.
1. Section and plan of the Roman theatre at the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia at Sparta. 3-6. Plans of the Roman baths of Sparta.
1. The ancient theatre of Argos. (C) shows the Serapeum, later Thermae. 2. Remains of the Roman baths. 3. Plan of Roman square building (monument M).
Plan of the Roman theatre of Milos with details of the retaining wall.