Top Ten Famous Roman Monuments

Below is a list of the Top Ten Roman Monuments that are a testament to Roman Engineering. All are still standing and can be visited by the Public.

  1. Colosseum, Italy
    •  Largest Roman Amphitheatre, Rome, Italy.
  2. Baalbeck Roman Temples, Lebanon
    •  Largest Roman Temple Complex in the Empire, Baalbeck, Lebanon.
  3. Pantheon, Italy
    •  First Temple with a giant unsupported concrete Dome, Rome, Italy.
  4. Pompeii, Italy
    •  Roman city buried under volcanic ash, near Naples, Italy.
  5. Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct, France
    •  Viaduct, near Nimes, Southern France.
  6. El Djem Amphitheatre, Tunisia
    • Third largest Roman Arena, 37 miles (60km) south of Sousse, Tunisia.
  7. Diocletian's Palace, Croatia
    • Roman Palace preserved within the city walls, Split, Croatia.
  8. Verona Roman Amphitheatre, Italy
    •  Third largest Roman Amphitheatre, Verona, Italy.
  9. Pula Arena, Croatia
    •  Sixth largest Roman Amphitheatre, Pula, Croatia.
  10. Hadrian's Wall, Britain
    • 80 mile (129km) long Wall, Dyke and system of Forts and Fortresses, Newcastle, Northern England.

Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome

  1. Via Appia (312 BCE)
  2. Aqueducts of Ancient Rome (312 BCE-226 CE)
  3. Colosseum (81 CE)
  4. Circus Maximus (98-117 CE)
  5. Trajan’s Column (113 CE)
  6. Pantheon (128 CE)
  7. Baths of Caracalla (212-216 CE)

Best Preserved Roman Cities

  1. Pompeii (Italy)
  2. Herculaneum (Italy)
  3. Baelo Claudia (Spain)
  4. Glanum (France)
  5. Cyrene (Libya)
  6. Sabratha (Libya)
  7. Leptis Magna (Libya)
  8. Volubilis (Morocco)
  9. Timgad (Algeria)
  10. Lugo (Spain)
  11. Dougga (Tunisia)
  12. Sbeitla (Tunisia)
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