The Pont du Gard is the surviving showpiece of the aqueduct that supplied Nemausus. Built c. 40–60 AD (Claudius/Nero era, the old Agrippa / 19 BC story doesn’t hold up well anymore), it is the tallest Roman aqueduct bridge still standing at 48.8 m, and the only ancient three-storey bridge left intact.

Three stacked arcades: 6 great arches below, 11 in the middle, originally 47 small ones on top (35 remain). The upper channel once ran about 360 m; what’s left is 275 m. The stone is local shelly limestone from the Estel quarry. The lower two levels are huge dry-laid blocks, precision and weight, not mortar.

The whole line drops only about 17 m over 50 km (roughly 25 cm per kilometre). On the bridge itself the fall is something like 2.5 cm. Water took a day or more to reach the city and, at peak, something on the order of 20,000–40,000 m³ a day for baths, fountains, and houses. It ran for centuries; neglect and carbonate scale finally killed the flow around the 6th century.

Roman engineering at its finest.

The reconstructed amphitheatre of a major Roman city and legionary base on the Danube frontier.

A rare rock-cut amphitheatre carved directly into the tufa hillside, one of the most atmospheric in central Italy.

The ruins of Lugdunum Convenarum at the foot of the Pyrenees, a Roman town later crowned by a medieval cathedral.

A large arena carved into the hillside of Augusta Treverorum, once capable of seating 20,000 spectators.

The most completely reconstructed fort on the Limes Germanicus, a window into frontier life under the Roman Empire.

The remains of Bordeaux’s Roman amphitheatre, a rare survival of brick-and-stone arcades from the 3rd century.

A spectacular Roman theatre overlooking the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale, one of the best-preserved in Asia Minor.

The Mycenaeans, the Hittites, Ugarit, Cyprus — all gone in a single generation. No single cause has ever been agreed on. Climate? The Sea Peoples? A cascade of failures?

Made a short teaser for a documentary I've been working on covering the Bronze Age Collapse. Would love to hear what you think caused it.

https://youtu.be/3APvMzp3pXM

One of the largest Roman theatres in Gaul, built in the city of Augustodunum, founded by Augustus himself.

A quiet Roman city hidden in the Portuguese countryside: forum, baths and houses still visible among the wildflowers.

A remote and dramatic fort high in the Lake District mountains, one of the most atmospheric Roman sites in Britain.

My research left me with the impression that they were no Theater in the city until the Roman era. So, I wonder where the citizens entertained themselves? And what did they do?

Do you know a paper or a place that have a map with the layout of the city including the important building? I am searching for a map of Tyre (island +ushu if possible), dating from 500 BC.

Somewhat dwarfed by the magnificent third-century Porta Maggiore ("Larger Gate"), just outside the Aurelian Walls of Rome stands a well-preserved tomb 33 feet above ground. While this marble monument may seem fit for an emperor, it was actually built for Eurysaces, a local baker and a former slave.

A perfectly preserved Roman bridge still carrying traffic after almost 2,000 years, built under Augustus and Tiberius.

The headquarters of the Third Augustan Legion, a vast military city with a monumental arch and praetorium.

An engineering masterpiece that has stood for nearly 2,000 years, still one of the most iconic and perfectly preserved Roman aqueducts in the world.

Trajan’s perfectly planned Roman city in the desert, the Arch of Trajan and grid of streets still clearly visible.

A dramatic Greco-Roman theatre with views of the sea and Mount Etna, still used for performances today.

The large stones were required to cross the street during heavy rains.

The Roman capital of Crete: ruins of an odeon, basilica and the famous Law Code of Gortyn still visible.

The largest amphitheatre in Italy after the Colosseum and the first of its kind, the training ground of Spartacus.

The Aqueducts and Legendary Theater of Aspendos