The remains of the #ancient (late 4th/5th century) Christian baptistery in the old #roman church of San Crisogono. #rome #archaeology #ancientromehistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture

The #medieval fortification Tor Fiscale, built into the #ancient #roman aqueduct of Claudius… and a not so ancient toilet. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture

Interesting assortment of #ancient and #medieval architectural elements, as well as an ancient #marble funerary urn, used to frame the entrance to three chapel of Zeno in Santa Prassede. #rome #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancienthistory #archaeology

Some very nice #ancient #roman columns reused in the #medieval church of Santa Prassade in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture

The confusing remains of an #ancient #roman house and 8th century church underneath the later 12th century #medieval church of San Crisogono. #rome #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #ancienthistory #archaeology #ruins #medievalhistory

An #ancient #marble entablature with acanthus plant decoration from a #roman building was cut up and used as the doorframes of the #medieval church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture

#ancient #roman architectural elements reused inside the #medieval church of Santa Prassede. #rome #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #archaeology #romanhistory

The overgrown stump of the woefully neglected #medieval tower that is built over and into the #ancient Servian walls of #rome at the site of the Porta Capena, the beginning of the Via Appia. #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientrome #archaeology #medievalarchitecture #viaappiaantica

The #medieval church of San Giovanni ai porta latina, with #ancient #roman columns holding up the porch and an early medieval wellhead in front of it. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture #rome

The #medieval basilica of San Clemente in #Rome and with an #ancient inscription from a #roman building referring to the #emperor #trajan in pavonazzetto marble reused as the door lintel. #archaeology #spolia #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #romanhistory

The #ruins of a late antique/early #medieval bridge and watermill complex north of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #lateantiquity #medievalarchitecture #romanhistory

A series of #ancient #roman marble funerary inscriptions reused in the #medieval paving of the church of San Clemente in #rome. #archaeology #reuse #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture

Made from cutting and recycling marble from #ancient #roman buildings, the #cosmati paving of the basilica church of Santa Maria Maggiore was laid in the 12th century and restored for the Jubilee Year of 1750. #rome #ancienthistory #ancientarchitecture #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture #mosaics #marblecarving

View from the back of the #roman racetrack the circus maximus, with the #ruins of #ancieht arch of Titus in the foreground, a #medieval tower constructed over the seating, and the structures of the Palatine Hill in the distance. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #ancientarchitecture #medievalarchitecture

The #medieval fortification torre delle milizie in #rome, built on top of the #ancient #roman ‘Market of Trajan’. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanempire #medievalarchitecture #medievalhistory

An #ancient #roman #marble candelabrum with rams heads and sphinxes, now in the church of Sant’Agnese beyond the walls, #rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #ancientart #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture

A #medieval portico built from recycled #ancient #roman columns. #rome #romanarchitecture #medievalarchitecture #ancienthistory #romanempire #italy #romeitaly #archaeology

An ‘open air’ toilet built into the top of the #ancient city walls of #rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture #romanempire #toiletdesign #architecturalhistory

A small farm house built on top of an #ancient #roman tomb, near near Tor Fiscale in #Rome. #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture