Photographs by Margaret M. Curran
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Maecenas is a collection of images of ancient Greece and Rome. The following photographs of Rome by Margaret M. Curran have recently been added to the collection.
Auditorium of Maecenas
Maecenas, a friend and advisor of Augustus, was among other things a collector of art. The Maecenas web site is named after him. This "auditorium" stood in his extensive gardens.
Auditorium of Maecenas 1
Auditorium of Maecenas 2
Auditorium of Maecenas 4
Auditorium of Maecenas 6
Auditorium of Maecenas 8
Capitoline Hill - Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius newly refurbished 30
Cloaca Maxima
The Cloaca Maxima drained water from the Forum into the Tiber. These are photographs of its outlet.
Cloaca Maxima, just downstream from Ponte Palatino. 1
Cloaca Maxima, just downstream from Ponte Palatino. 2
Column and Forum of Trajan
Column and Forum of Trajan. Column. Lower part. Triumph.
Column and Forum of Trajan. Column. Base. 2
Column and Forum of Trajan. Column. Inscription on base
Curia
Curia. Facade 2
Curia. Facade 3
Curia. Interior 1
Curia. Interior 2
Curia. Interior 3
Domus Aurea (Golden House of Nero)
The Domus Aurea was the enormous palace Nero built for himself. These vast chambers, now underground, are its remains.
Domus Aurea 1. Entrance (Ruins of Baths of Trajan)
Domus Aurea 3. Octagonal room
Domus Aurea 9. Ceiling. Room of Achilles on Skyros.
Domus Aurea 11
Domus Aurea 12
Domus Aurea 13
Domus Aurea 14
Domus Aurea 15
Domus Aurea 16
Forum of Julius Caesar
Forum of Julius Caesar 5
Forum Romanum - Central
Shrine of Juturna (in background)
Forum Romanum - West
Temple of Saturn, Basilica Julia, Palatine from Capitoline 1
Temple of Saturn, Basilica Julia, Palatine from Capitoline 2
Upper Clivus Capitolinus
Forum Romanum by night
Forum by night
Moon over the forum
Temple of Saturn
Hadrianeum or Temple of Hadrian
Hadrianeum 3.
Hadrianeum 4.
Insula at base of Capitoline Hill (Second Century AD)
An "insula" was a multistory apartment building or tenement.
Insula (2c AD) at base of Capitoline 1
Insula (2c AD) at base of Capitoline 2
Largo Argentina. Republican Temples
Largo Argentina: Temple B from NE
Mamertine Prison
A short-term underground prison and place of execution. This photograph is its modern above-ground entrance.
Mamertine prison. Entrance
Tomb of Augustus
This large structure consisted of five concentric walls surrounding a central core in which Augustus was buried.
Tomb of Augustus. Walls 1, 2, 3 (of the 5 walls)
Tomb of Augustus. Entrance from S. Walls 1, 2, 3.
Tomb of Augustus. Entrance from SW. Walls 1, 2, 3.
Tomb of Augustus. Walls 5 & 3 (of the 5 walls)
Tomb of Augustus. Wall 5 in center, walls 3 & 4 at left
Tomb of Augustus. Wall 5 in center, walls 3 & 4 at left
Tomb of Augustus. Wall 5 (of the 5 walls)
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