TimeTravelRome Mobile App
5.000 Ancient sites
10.000 Pictures
300 Ancient Texts
Time Travel Rome is a unique Mobile App that finds and describes every significant ancient Roman city, fortress, theatre, or sanctuary – in Europe, Middle East as well as across North Africa.
5000 ancient sites are geo-located on the map, ranked by interest, and supported by our unique up-to-date descriptions. The library includes 300 ancient texts and the Gallery is >10000 pictures rich.
The App is available on Google and Apple appstores.
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🪔 Ancient Greeks had their TV sets too ! 😉 In fact, it's a clay figurine of a woman in front of a baken oven. Dated to the 5th c. BC. 📸 Own photo. Another one is in the 1st comment. 👉
🪔 For #ReliefWednesday: This "Amor & Psyche" statue shows lovers from the ancient novel "The Golden Ass" by Lucius Apuleius. The Psyche - goddess of the soul - was often depicted with butterfly 🦋 wings, as on this 2nd c. BC relief. 📸 Own photos.
3🪔 For eyes pleasure: This spectacular posthumous Julius Caesar portrait was produced in Egypt in 1-50 AD. Made from green sandstone - greywacke - it is idealised, in line with the artistic taste of the early Imperial Age. Berlin Altes Museum. 📸 Own photos.
3🪔 For #EpigraphyTuesday: The inscription from the wall of Constantinople. It was originally placed on the Selymbria Gate tower and refers to repairs made by Emperor John VIII in the year 1439, shortly before the fall of the city in 1453. Bode Museum, Berlin. 📸 Own photos.
🪔 For #MosaicMonday: "Pair of Centaurs hunting cats of prey". This mosaic comes from the Villa Hadriana near Tivoli - it was part of the floor decorating the dining room of the Hadrian palace. Now in the Altes Museum, Berlin. 📸Own pics.
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