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Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome
- Ulpian LibraryEmperor Trajan issued a commission in 112 AD to build a library within his new Forum. This structure rose due north of the Roman Forum at the heart of the…
- Solarium AugustiEmperor Augustus erected the Solarium Augusti in 10 BCE within the Campus Martius of ancient Rome. He placed a thirty-meter Egyptian red granite obelisk from…
- Ludus MagnusEmperor Domitian commissioned the Ludus Magnus in the late first century A.D. as part of a massive building campaign across Rome.
- Trajan's MarketApollodorus of Damascus stood at the head of a massive construction project between 100 and 113 AD. This architect followed Emperor Trajan through his…
- Ostia AnticaThe name Ostia derives from the Latin word for mouth, marking the spot where the Tiber River meets the sea. Legend places its founding in the 7th century BC…
- Altar of Domitius AhenobarbusThe marble plaques emerged from the earth during construction work by the Santacroce family between 1598 and 1641. These workers were building a palace near…
- Atrium LibertatisThe year 212 BC marked the first recorded mention of a structure called Atrium Libertatis in ancient Rome. Livy wrote that hostages were kept within its…
- Circus MaximusThe valley between Rome's Aventine and Palatine hills once held rich agricultural land prone to flooding from the river Tiber.
- RegiaThe second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, built the Regia as a royal palace according to ancient tradition. This structure sat along the Via Sacra at the edge…
- Pantheon, RomeMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa began an impressive building program in the Campus Martius after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.