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Nearby was the northern agora, constructed between 5th century BC and 3rd century AD. It was 500 feet long with 64 columns and 30 shops. To its north, around the silted-up Lion Harbor, are the ruins of Roman baths, built toward the end of the 1st century AD. This area is flooded at certain times of the year.

"Iasos or Iassos was a city in Caria located on the Gulf of Iasos (now called the Gulf of GAllAk), opposite the modern town of GAllAk, Turkey.Ancient historians consider Iasos a colonial foundation of Argos, but archaeology shows a much longer history. Iasos was a member of the Delian League and was involved in the Peloponnesian War. It became part of the Hecatomnid satrapy in the 4th century and was conquered by Alexander. With the rest of Caria, it became Roman in 125 BC. It seems to have been abandoned in about the 15th-16th century AD.In the Ottoman period, a small town was founded nearby named Asin Kale or Asin Kurin"

The Colosseum or Coliseum; also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo); is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome; Italy.; Built of concrete and sand; it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72; and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus. t was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles (for only a short time as the hypogeum was soon filled in with mechanisms to support the other activities); animal hunts; executions; re-enactments of famous battles; and dramas based on Classical mythology. Vertical composition. Image developed from RAW format.

Vintage engraving of a scene from Ancient Rome the Murder of Tiberius Gracchus. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was a Roman Popularis politician of the 2nd century BC. As a plebeian tribune, he caused political turmoil in the Republic with his reforms of agrarian legislation that sought to transfer wealth from the wealthy, patricians and otherwise, to the poor.

Xanthos is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the city. As an important city in Lycia, it exerted significant architectural influences upon other cities of the region, with the Nereid Monument directly inspiring the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria. Xanthos is the Greek appellation, acquired during its Hellenisation, of Arñna in the Lycian language. The Hittite and Luwian name of the city is given in inscriptions as Arinna (not to be confused with the Arinna near Hattusa). The Romans called the city Xanthus.

Rome, Italy, January 07 - An evening view of the Roman Forum in Piazza di Largo in Argentina, a few hundred meters from Piazza Venezia and the Imperial Forum. Archaeological excavations have brought to light numerous structures of the Roman republican era, among them the Temple of Fortune, the Temple of Gluturna and the Curia of Pompeo. And exactly at the base of the Curia of Pompeo, where the Roman Senators met occasionally, the conspiracy and assassination of Emperor Julius Caesar took place. Today among the Roman ruins it is easy to meet dozens of cats that live protected in this famous place in the heart of Rome. Image in High Definition format.

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