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The three-bay triumphal arch at Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco) stood south of the Capitolium and faced the Forum. It was built during the reign of Antoninus Pius (r. 138-161 CE).

The Capitolium of Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco), a temple dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva), was built on two terraces arranged on a rectangle 46 m long and 26 m wide. It was subdivided into several...

The Forum of Sala Colonia (modern-day Rabat in Morocco) was a trapezoidal structure paved with large blue limestone slabs. Built during the reign of Trajan (r. 98-117 CE), this public square was closed by two monumental gates. Bases of honorary...

Caesarea was actually the name of three separate cities: one in Palestine, one in Cappadocia (Asia Minor), and one in Mauretania, present-day Algeria. The first city, Caesarea Maritima, was built by Herod around 25 BCE and, like the other...

Morocco, then known as Mauretania, was annexed by the Roman Empire in 40 CE. The Romans in Morocco left a vast legacy with archaeological sites that dot the country's northern landscape, especially Volubilis, with its vestiges of Roman houses...

Ancient Britain was a landmass on the northwest of the continent of Europe first occupied by humans c. 800,000 years ago prior to it becoming an island c. 6000 BCE due to flooding which separated it from the mainland. Agriculture began to...

During the reign of Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117–138 CE), urban patronage became a central tool of imperial governance and representation. Unlike his predecessor Trajan, whose rule emphasized territorial expansion, Hadrian focused on consolidation...

Thugga (also Dougga) was a town in North Africa which was first a Numidian and then a Carthaginian settlement before being incorporated into the Roman Empire. The town was built on a strategically favourable limestone hilltop overlooking...

Set on the North African coast, Tunisia is home to some of the finest Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. After the fall of Carthage, Rome transformed the region into the prosperous province of Africa, enriched by its fertile plains and bustling...

Located at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula, Croatia’s westernmost outcrop, Pula is a town of extraordinary beauty with a 3000-year history. This important Istrian port boasts a rich and varied cultural heritage and has some of the...