Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Ostia Antica [site]
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Preferred Title:
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Ostia Antica [site]
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Image View:
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General view of the remains of the synagogue
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Creator:
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unknown (Ancient Roman)
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Location:
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site: Ostia Antica, Lazio, Italy
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Date:
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4th century BCE-4th century CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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excavation (site)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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brick; marble
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Description:
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Ancient town and the port for Rome at the mouth of the Tiber River; founded in the 4th century BCE; rivalled Puteoli (Pozzuoli) as the major port in Italy by 100 CE; declined after 3rd century CE, abandoned ca. 850 CE; modern village of Ostia is just to the East. (Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-R-O-OA-V3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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