Roman Empire Archaeological Sites
Harbor at Ostia Antica
The Roman harbor at Ostia Antica, built by the Emperor Claudius in the first century A.D., was the major port city for the Roman Empire.
Vindolanda
The Roman fort of Vindolanda was first built about AD 85, on the Stanegate Road before Hadrian's Wall was begun.
Burnum (Croatia)
Burnum, also known as "Hollow Church" because of its extant architecture, was an important Roman Empire city in the Sibenik-Knin district of central Croatia
The Streets of Pompeii
The streets of Pompeii are fascinating examples of Roman construction.
Butrint (Albania)
The World Heritage site of Butrint, located in southwest Albania on the Mediterranean Sea, is a unique blend of Greek and Roman and Byzantine and Venetian architecture, a result of its long and checkered history.
Corinth (Greece)
The archaeological site of Corinth was an ancient capital city of Greece, first occupied during the Neolithic period, and most famous for its Greek and Roman occupations.
Numantia (Spain)
The ruins of Numantia are located in the Upper Duero valley of northern Spain, about 7 kilometers from the modern town of Soria.
Regensburg (Germany)
The modern city of Regensburg, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers in Bavaria, has the largest Iron Age Roman fortification in the region.
Vindolanda (UK)
Vindolanda is the name of a Roman fortress, constructed at the behest of Agricola in AD 79 after the conquest of northern Britain
Capitolium
Interesting site about ancient Rome, with live "web cam" view of a couple of the sites in Rome, lots of information. Italian and English.
Fishbourne (England)
Fishbourne is the name of a palace dated to the Roman empire, and built in Sussex, England, during the 1st century AD. The site, now open to the public, boasts Britain's largest collection of Roman mosaics still in their original setting in the floor of the palace.
Chester Amphitheatre
A partnership between the Chester City Council and English Heritage has resulted in the investigations (mostly noninvasive) of the largest uncovered Roman amphitheatre in the United Kingdom. With a live web cam, even, so you can see what's going on for yourself.
Fiesole
A Roman and Etruscan villa, complete with a virtual tour, maps of the site, and artifact pictures, from Musei Fiesole, in Italian.
Hechingen-Stein Roman Villa
An open-air museum in Hechingen, Germany. This web site provides a virtual tour of its reconstructed Roman Villa, dating to between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD.
Iulia Felix (Italy)
The Iulia Felix (also spelled Julia Felix) is the name of a Roman ship wrecked in the Adriatic Sea six miles off the coast of the town Grado during the last part of the 2nd century or first half of the 3rd century AD.
Ivory Bangle Lady
The Ivory Bangle Lady is what archaeologists call the elite burial of a Roman woman from North Africa, buried in the Roman town of York.
Luna (Italy)
The ruins of the Etruscan, Roman and post-Roman trading port of Luna are located on the coast of northern Italy.
Lepcis Magna
One of the best preserved and most significant Roman sites in Africa, and owned and protected by the World Heritage Organization.
Numantia (Spain)
The About guide for Go Europe, James Martin, is (shhh!) an archaeologist by training. James recently visited the site of Numantia and took some great pictures of the site conquered by the Romans in the second century BC.
Palmyra (Syria)
Palmyra was an important trading colony for the Roman Empire, connecting the Mediterranean and far east.
The Palace of Diocletian
Maps and descriptions and references to over 60 Roman period sites, from the marvelous Perseus Project.
Zeugma (Turkey)
From the United States Public Broadcasting Service, a website built for the PBS special on the Roman villa salvaged by French archaeologists before being inundated by a dam on the Euphrates river.
Pont du Gard and Aqueduct of Nimes (France)
The Pont du Gard is a bridge, part of the aqueduct of Nîmes, which was built by the Roman Empire between AD 40 and 60 to transport fresh water across the Gard river.