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Ancient period: I cen. b.C. – V cen a.C.
TURKEY
FRANCE
SPAIN
GERMANY
POLAND
ITALY
ROMANIA
GREECE
TheatreFoodMosaicsArch
NIMES ORANGE
FRANCE
ROME CASSINO
ITALY
EPHESUS ANTAKYA
TURKEY
COSTANTA
ROMANIA
EPIDAURUS
GREECE
MERIDA
SPAIN
At the heart of the ancient town of Nimes, in Southern France, some building works had uncovered a unique and fascinating piece of ancient history. The find of these pieces is dated on the era when the town was a principal city of Roman Gaul. The excavators discovered two magnificent Roman mosaics.The Roman mosaics are dated on the second century A.D. and they were located by the National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research.The smaller of the two mosaics is among the best-preserved examples in all Roman Gaul.
The wall is decorated. Under Augustus reign, the style is changed and so the geometric figures are "connected" to plant decorative themes, wicker, meanders, ect... In fact the decorations are extended to the entire floor, characterized by the repetition of circles, medallions and the form is square.
Nimes, France
It was built in I century b.C. using the slopes of the hill but this theatre has in part its own structure, too.
Rome,Italy
The Marcellus theatre was one of Caesar’s idea and it was built in 17 b.C. by August.It’s one of the first Roman theatre that does not use the slopes of the hill. It has a big structure that supports the weight of the audience.
A virtual recostruction of Marcellus theatre
It was discovered in 1939 and it was restored in 1950
This theatre uses the slopes of the hills, maybe it was built in the Augustan age, from 27 b.C. to 14 A.D.
Cassino, Italy
It was built in III century b.C. by Greeks and then it was amplified by Romans that used it for humans and animals fight like the fight in the Coliseum.
Ephesus, Greece
Antakya, Turkey
Costanta, Romania
It was built in 340 b.C. using the slopes of the hill. This theatre has still a perfect acoustic. In 1954 it was restored and from 1960 it was used for show.
Merida, Spain
