Continued From Paestum – Part I Southern Sanctuary Heading toward the southernmost part of the city and the southern sanctuary are the other two major temples of Paestum. The northern most of these two temples is the Temple of Hera II, or the Second Temple of Hera. Built between 460 BCE and 440 BCE, the…
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Today located in the fertile region of modern Campania (but was in antiquity part of the region of Lucania), the city of Paestum was founded by Greek colonists as Poseidonia sometime in the middle to late 7th century BCE. Strabo claims that the colonists were Achaean settlers from Sybaris, a Greek colony on the toe…
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History Today, Porto Torres is one of the most important ports on the island of Sardinia. In antiquity, the city’s Roman predecessor, Turris Libysonis (alternatively Turris Libyssonis or Turris Libisonis), held a similar status on the island. Despite the name seeming to suggest some connection with North Africa, Turris Libysonis appears to be a settlement…
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Most Recent Visit: June 2011 Quick Info: Address: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo Piazza del Duomo, 23 56126 Pisa PI Hours: 8:00-20:00 (April-September) 9:00-19:00 (October) 10:00-17:00 (November-February) 9:00-18:00 (March) Admission: 5 Euro Currently closed for renovation (2017) Even in antiquity, the ancient precursor to Pisa was considered an “old” city. While that was agreed upon by…
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Most Recent Visit: August 2015 Quick Info: Address: Museo Civico Archaeologico Via di Villa Adele, 2 00042 Anzio RM Villa Imperiale Neroniana Viale Fanciulla D’Anzio, 20 0042 Anzio RM Hours: 10:30-12:30, 16:00-18:00 (15:00-19:00 in July and August) Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday Admission: Free Located about 50 kilometers south/southeast of Rome, Antium is located at…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2015 Quick Info: Address: Loc. Nezakcij, Frazione Valtura 52202, Ližnjan (Lisignano) Hours: 9:00-12:00, 16:00-20:00 Admission: Free The Roman settlement of Nesactium (Vizače [Istrian], Nezakcij [Croatian]) is located on the site of a pre-Roman settlement of the Istri that shows evidence of occupation dating back to the 11th century BCE. Not much…
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Most Recent Visit: July 2013 Quick Info: Address: Via Margaritone, 10 52100 Arezzo Hours: Monday-Saturday 8:30-19:30 Sunday 13:30-19:30 Admission: 6 Euro Present day Arezzo began as an Etruscan settlement called Aritim, probably in the 9th century BCE. For the sake of clarity, I’ll use the Roman name, Arretium, throughout to refer to the ancient city,…
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