Chris Ludwig

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Father of two grown children, business owner, guitarist and Roman history aficionado from Chicago.

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Site of the Cloaca Maxima
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Site of the Cloaca Maxima

The site of the main sewer, called the Cloaca Maxima located in the Forum Romanum. Believed to be drained around 600...
Detail of the Arch of Titus
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Detail of the Arch of Titus

Detail shot of the Arch of Titus in the Forum Romanum.
Exterior, Terme di Caracalla, Rome
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Exterior, Terme di Caracalla, Rome

Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. Completed 235 CE.
Terme di Caracalla, Rome
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Terme di Caracalla, Rome

Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Built around 215 CE.
Theater of Marcellus
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Theater of Marcellus

The remains of the Theater of Marcellus & Temple of Apollo Sosianus. The theater, started by Julius Caesar and completed...
Forum of Augustus
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Forum of Augustus

The remains of the Forum of Augustus. Built by Caesar Augustus after his victory at Actium (probably around 20 BCE after the...
Basilica Aemilia
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Basilica Aemilia

The remains of the Basilica Aemilia. Originally built in 179 BC by the consuls Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Marcus Fulvius Nobilor...
The Curia
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The Curia

The Curia. The meeting house of the Senate of Rome. The present building was begun by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and later completed...
Floor of the Curia
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Floor of the Curia

Detail of the mosaic floor of the Curia. Just inside the doors of the Curia in the Forum Romanum.
Via Sacra
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Via Sacra

Rubble strewn Via Sacra near the Rostra. On right side can be seen the remains of the Basilica Julia & off in the distance the three...
Detail of marble-work
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Detail of marble-work

Located in the Forum Romanum, the picture illustrates a broken piece of marble and the wonderfully preserved condition of...
Door of The Temple of Divus Romulus
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Door of The Temple of Divus Romulus

Temple of Divus Romulus, built in the 4th century AD. The building is mostly intact due to it being converted...
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