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Outer Hebrides

  • The Outer Hebrides are an Archipelago of 15 inhabited Islands and over 50 uninhabited islands.to the west of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.
  • The five largest Islands are Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist, Benbecula and Barra.

Ancient Monuments

 

 

Isle of Harris

Horrea Galbae

  • The Horrea Galbae were the State Warehouses in Rome where the Public Grain Supply was stored.
  • Other Supplies were also kept here such as Olive Oil, Roman Wine, Food, Clothing and Marble.

History

  • The date of foundation of the Horrea Galba is uncertain, but was possibly in c. 100 BCE.
  • The warehouses were arranged in three long rectangular courtyards, positioned in parallel.
  • Each courtyard contained arcades of shops.

Monte Testaccio

  • Behind the Horrea Galba is the Monte Testaccio, a mountain formed from the shards of broken Amphorae that contained the Olive Oil.

 

Monte Testaccio was next to the Horrea Galba

Umbilicus Urbis Romae

  • The Umbilicus Urbis Romae was the ‘Navel of the City of Rome’. It was a marble covered brick structure from which all distances to the cities in the Roman Empire were measured.
  • It was located in the Forum Romanum next to the Golden Milestone. Only the brick centre survives today.

The Golden Milestone

  • The Milliarium Aureum was Ancient Rome’s Golden Milestone. It was a Marble Column shrouded in Gilded Bronze upon which all distances from Rome were written on the outer Bronze casing.
  • It was located in the Forum Romanum, probably next to the Temple of Saturn, it became a Meeting Point and a venue for Public Speeches. It no longer exists today.

 

Umbilicus Urbis

Library of Celsus

  • The Library of Celsus at Ephesus (117-135 CE) was the third largest of the Libraries of the Ancient World and had over 12,000 Works.
  • It was built as a Mausoleum for Celsus by his son. Celsus is buried in a Sarcophagus beneath the Library.

History

  • Celsus beacame a Consul in 92 CE, and was appointed Proconsul of Asia in 105-106 CE.
  • He left a donation to build the Library and a gift of 25,000 Denarii to purchase the collection of works.
  • The Library was completed sometime between 117-135 CE and remained open until it was destroyed by fire in 262 CE.
  • A late earthquake in the 10th or 11th century CE left the structure in ruins.

The Site today

  • The Facade was rebuilt in the 1970’s and copies of the four female statues are displayed in the alcoves on the lower floor.
  • The original statues are in the Ephesos Museum in Vienna. They are the personification of the four virtues: Wisdom, Knowledge, Intelligence and Excellence.
  • The Sarcophagus of Celsus is located in the Crypt below.

 

Library of Celsus, Izmir

Timgad

  • The Ruins of Timgad or Thamugadi are located 35 miles (40km) from Batna in Algeria. It is a World Heritage Site.
  • Originally located in the Roman Province of Numidia, Timgad later became part of Africa Proconsularis.

History

  • Timgad was a Roman city founded by Trajan in c.100 CE for the veterans of the Legio III Augusta.
  • The Legion was based nearby at Lambaesis.
  • Timgad was placed at an intersection of six Roman roads.

Roman Sites

  • Roman Grid Plan
    • The Ruins are notable for displaying a perfectly preserved Grid Plan.
    • Roman Town Planning required the use of a grid plan when constructing their cities.
  • Theatre
    • well preserved with seating for 3,500 spectators
  • Roman Baths (12)
  • Basilica
  • Capitoline Temple
  • Forum
  • Arch of Trajan
  • Library
  • Markets
  • Fountain Liberalis
  • Pagans Necropolis
  • Christian Necropolis and Church
  • Latrines
  • Byzantine fort
    • (a little to the south of Timgad)

 

Timgad Roman Ruins

National Museum of Damascus

  • The National Museum of Damascus is located at Shukri al-Quwatli Street in Damascus in Syria.
  • The Museum contains artefacts from all Periods of History including artefacts from the Roman Period which have been excavated from all areas of Syria.

Links

  • National Museum of Damascus
    •  Located at Shoukry Al-Qouwatly, Damascus.

 

Damascus National Museum, Syria

Arch of the Bankers

Getting There

  • Location: Basilica of San Giorgio en Velabro, Via del Velabro, Rome.

 

 

Jerash

  • Jerash is a city in Jordan, which holds one of the best preserved Roman cities, Gerasa, which was known as the Pompeii of the East. Many of its buildings are still standing.
  • Gerasa was one of the ten cities of the Decapolis until it was absorbed into the Roman Province of Arabia Petraea.

Roman Ruins

  • Hadrian’s Arch (c.130 CE)
  • Temple of Artemis (with columns)
  • North Theatre
  • Roman Forum
    • with an oval colonnade
  • Cardo Maximus
    • with standing columns
  • Propylaeum of Artemis
  • Hippodrome
  • Northern Tetrapylon
  • Sanctuary of Zeus
    • (with an ornate frieze)
  • Nymphaeum

Museums

  • Jerash Archeological Museum
    • Located on ‘Camp Hill’, overlooking the Oval Plaza, Jerash.
    • It holds Collections from all Periods of Jordan’s history including statues of the Muses of the Greek Pantheon.
  • Jerash Visitor Centre
    • This Museum displays a history of the development of the city of Jerash, including artefacts such as the Statues of Zeus and Aphrodite, and a head of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus.

Roman Roads

  • Via Traiana Nova
    • Jerash was connected to this north-south Highway which linked Mesopotamia with Egypt.

 

Jerash Archeological Museum

Bar Hill

The Antonine Wall

  • The Antonine Wall was a Roman Defensive Wall in Scotland built of stone and turf between 138-142 CE.
  • It ran from coast to coast between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Its Remains are still visible in places.

Roman Sites

  • The floor plan of the Bar Hill Headquarters and Bathhouse are visible.

 

 

Bar Hill Roman Fort (floor plan), Antonine Wall

National Archeological Museum of Athens

  • The Museum is located at 28is Oktovtiou 44, Athens, Greece.
  • It holds one of the world’s greatest collections of artefacts from Ancient Greece and Rome.

Notable Artefacts

  • Antikythera Shipwreck
    • Artefacts from this Roman wreck (c. 25 BCE) include statues, coins and the world’s oldest known computer.
  • Antikythera Mechanism
    • Room 38.
    • This is the world’s oldest known computer.
    • It has over 30 gears, and by rotating a crank that showed a date, the positions of the Sun, Moon and the major Planets could be predicted.
    • It also predicted the Solar Eclipse and the Lunar Eclipse, using the Saros Cycle, and the date of the Olympic Games.
  • Mask of Agamemnon (c.16th century BCE)
    • Mycenaean collection, Room 4
    • A hammered gold death mask,
  • Bronze Statue of Zeus (or Poseidon) (c.460 BCE)
  • Marble Statue of Poseidon (c.125-100 BCE)
  • Marble statue of Kouros Kroisos (c.540-515 BCE)
    • Funerary statues, Room 34.
  • Giant Head of Hadrian (c.130-138 CE)
    • Roman collection, Room 32.
  • Nestor’s Cup (c.1500-1500 BCE)
    • a goblet made of gold.
  • The Boxer Fresco (16th century BCE)
    • Thera collection, Room 48.
  • Marble Statue of a Sphinx (c.570-550 BCE)
  • Bronze Statue of Augustus (c.12 BCE)
  • Mycenaean Warrior Vase (12th century BCE)
  • Jockey of Artemision (c.149 BCE)
    • Statuary collection, Room 34.

 

National Archeological Museum of Athens