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The Arch of the Sergii (a famous patrician family in ancient Rome) at Pula (Croatia). The arch was built at the end of the 1st century BCE (around 29 to 27 BCE) by Salvia Postuma Sergii with her own money, in honour of the three members of...

The Temple, situated in the Forum, was dedicated to the goddess Roma and the Emperor Augustus. It was constructed between the year 2 BCE and 14 CE. The frieze of floral motives on the architrave is continued around the temple. On its frontal...

The Verige Roman Villa is a villa rustica located in the bay of Verige off the coast of Istria, within the Brijuni National Park in Croatia. The construction of the villa began in the 1st century BC, reaching its heyday in the 1st century...

Nesactium, located in modern-day Croatia near Pula, was the capital of the Histri tribe and a Roman municipium. The site contains the remains of a prehistoric cemetery, a Roman municipium, and an early Christian basilica from the 6th century...

The mosaic of the Punishment of Dirce in Pula (Croatia) was found in 1959 during construction work near the Chapel of St. Mary Formosa, and it has been completely preserved. The multicoloured mosaic floor, dated to the 3rd century CE, covered...

The Small Roman Theatre of Pula in Croatia could accommodate about 1,000 spectators and was situated within the city walls on the eastern slopes of the central hill of the town, a few hundred metres from the larger one. Only its reconstructed...

St Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle was previously used as a ballroom and is now the location for the Irish presidential inaugurations. The room and its interior date from the 18th century.

The main hall of Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin. The prison was established in 1796 and was operative until 1924. Many Irish revolutionaries were imprisoned here, especially after the Easter Rising of 1916.

St Patrick's Cathedral was established in 1191 and the building you can visit today originates from c. 1220.

The 8th-century BCE Tumulus MM, otherwise known as the 'Tomb of Midas', outside Gordium, capital of Phrygia (modern Turkey). It is the second-largest ancient tumulus in Anatolia.