Sentences with phrase «roman city»

There is graffiti in the Roman city of Pompeii referring to an election.

ExPlay 2013 organisers announce today that the games festival will take place again in the historic Roman city of Bath.

One of Italy's most famous destinations, Pompeii was an ancient Roman city destroyed at the hands of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and buried and preserved under 4 to 6 metres of volcanic ashes.

Important landmarks situated not far from the hotel are the aqueduct (symbol of Segovia), the Gothic Cathedral (considered the largest in Europe), or the Roman city walls.

Originally founded as a Roman city, Barcelona has developed into one of the most popular city breaks in Europe, offering an unbeatable selection of cultural sights, attractions, shopping opportunities, gastronomic delights and beach tours.

Originally founded as a Roman city, Barcelona has developed into one of the most popular city breaks in Europe.

A place where I could indulge in these fantasies to my heart's content is the ancient town of Jerash, located approx. 30m north of Amman and considered the most important and best preserved Roman city outside Italy.

Other than enjoying the wonderful beaches and the seaside, it is also worth visiting the 12th century Vila Vella city - walls, the Can Magí tower, the remains of the old Roman city, as well as the nearby Natural Park of Montseny.

You can also visit the atmospheric ruins of the Roman city of Pollentia, established in 123BC.

It is worthwhile taking a trip from Amman to the nearby Roman city of Jerash.

I haven't been to this Merida, but I have been to the original one, in Spain; I lived there for 3 months last year, and it's a lovely Roman city, but no where nearly as colourful as this one!

A history that began in the fourth century with a Roman fortress and settlement has bestowed a wealth of stunningly - preserved historic buildings upon Boppard from the remains of the original Roman city wall to the twelfth - century Church of St. Severus, notable for its twin spires and beautiful stained - glass windows, and to the many half - timbered houses which were built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Jordan is a journey through religious and ancient history: from Mount Nebo, burial site of Moses, from where he viewed the «Promised Land» to Bethany, baptism site of Jesus on the river Jordan; from Madaba's mosaic map of ancient Palestine to Jerash, best preserved Roman city of the Decapolis and known as «Pompeii of the East»; from the evocative Desert Castles of the Umayyad caliphs, used as a refuge by T.E. Lawrence to the Crusader castle of Kerak on the King's Highway.

Seville, capital of Andalusia, Roman city, Arabic, renaissance, baroque, American, Mary - devoted, flamenco, bullfighting, modern, festive, luminous, perfumed, seafaring, traditional, hospitable, gracious, cosmopolitan, religious... All these adjectives and many more that could be added to describe this city, that aside from personifying the typical «Spanish» and «andaluz», has so many attractive artistic, cultural, social and tourist qualities that has converted it into one of the most universal, well - known and most - visited cities in the world, cradle of inspiration for writers, painters and artists in general.

A major city in Provence, Aix was originally a Roman city and is known for its old quarter, its cultural life and its links to Paul Cezanne, the most famous Aixois painter.

The latter is a site of old Roman city ruins where the theatre is still in remarkable condition.

Just outside the town, you'll find the extensive ruins of the Roman city of Pollentia, which was established in 123BC, and has some remarkable mosaics and the atmospheric ruins of a Roman theatre.

You may never have heard of Sepphoris but this former Roman city has some fantastic mosaics.

She stomps through the Roman city determined to replace potential heartache with a quest.

Explore Hammamet and its surroundings and grab an excursion to at least one of the following: Nabeul, the city of potters; Kélibia the Byzantic port; Kerkuane, Greco - Roman city; El Haouaria, the city of raptors but also the Tunis capital; Sousse, the pearl of the Sahel; or Kairouan holy city.

Visit Pamukkale, which means «Cotton City», to admire the ruins of the ancient Greco - Roman city and wallow in the hot springs.

Regarded as the best - preserved Roman city in the world having spent the best part of two millennia buried by volcanic ash.

Join this guided sightseeing day tour from Seville and visit the Roman City of Italica as well as...

Wave goodbye to the package holidaymakers at the airport in Tunis and jump aboard a louage to the Roman city of Dougga or the lovely mountain town of Le Kef.

While it was abandoned and forgotten until its rediscovery in 1748, the ash worked to «freeze» Pompeii and its people in time; having spent the best part of two millennia buried by ash, Pompeii is considered the best - preserved Roman city in the world.

Discover beautiful Tarraco, the Roman city declared a World Heritage Site with plenty to offer for the whole of eternity.

Day 8 Visit the Roman city of Volubilis and the hill town of Moulay Idriss.

Hallmark Hotel Llyndir Hall is a magnificent country house hotel and spa set in beautiful landscaped gardens, enjoying the peace and tranquility of the glorious Welsh countryside and yet only minutes from the Roman city of Chester.

• Visit the wine - growing estates of the Douro (wine tastings, tasting dinners and walks among the vines) • Visit the region's emblematic eateries to try the typical gastronomy of the north of Portugal (Guide to «Tascas») • The pilgrims» way to Santiago de Compostela starting from Vidago • Hiking trails of different degrees of difficulty (with guide or without) • Itinerary to the old Roman gold mines at Vila Pouca de Aguiar • Itinerary to the roman city of Chaves

«Daytripping in Jordan: visiting the Roman city of Jerash and a crusader castle in Ajloun,» TravelAge West, June 11, 2010.

On a guided visit, see the town's splendid Gothic cathedral, 12th - century stone bridge, and the Porta Praetoria — the ancient Roman city gate.

On a guided visit, venture into the medieval center to see its splendid Gothic cathedral, 12th - century stone bridge, and the Porta Praetoria — the ancient Roman city gate.

Around 15 minutes away on the outskirts of the Roman city is the Roman theatre.

Our visit to the Museum of London started with a look into the lives of people in the Lower Thames Valley from prehistoric times until the creation of the Roman city of Londinium.

For us, Barcelona Smart City means the 5.0 transformation in the city: 1.0 was the Roman city, 2.0 the Medieval city, 3.0 the Industrial Revolution, and the last one was the 4.0 for the Olympic Games in 1992.»

Game Of Thrones» Kit Harington faces more stacked odds as Milo, a slave who must rescue not only his best pal (fellow gladiator Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje) but also the woman he loves, Cassia (Emily Browning), when Vesuvius erupts and begins to bury the shining Roman city of Pompeii under ash and debris.

Telling the tale of the Roman city's destruction by Mount Vesuvius, the film follows Milo (Game of Thrones» Kit Harington), a scrappy Celtic gladiator with washboard abs and a chip on his shoulder, as he is moved to Pompeii to serve at the pleasure of Rome.

Anderson can't help but turn the open - air, urban setting into yet another deathtrap tunnel system, and CGI aerial shots dot Pompeii's opening stretch, showing the complex grid of roads, narrow streets, and aqueducts which make up a Roman city — and through which, of course, the characters will eventually have to escape.

This is especially true for the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, since there is nothing but un-shaded ruins.

Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompei.

UC teams of archaeologists have spent more than a decade at two city blocks within a non-elite district in the Roman city of Pompeii, which was buried under a volcano in 79 AD.

In a study by the Department of Forensic Medicine at the MedUni Vienna in cooperation with the Department of Anthropology at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern, bones were examined from a gladiator cemetery uncovered in 1993 which dates back to the 2nd or 3rd century BC in the then Roman city of Ephesos (now in modern - day Turkey).

Roman city in North Africa is Carthage.

(If they were stonemasons building a Roman city, how would Rome have paid them?)

Unlike cities of the modern West, the Greco — Roman city was as much a religious as a political organization, and citizens were expected to participate in thoroughly religious civic festivals, which included sacrifices to the gods and goddesses who served as protectors of the city, whether Athena in Athens, or Artemis in Ephesus.

Roman cities were overcrowded, raw sewage ran in the streets, people locked their doors at night for fear of being robbed and plagues were rampant.

Forget those antiseptic portraits of Roman cities you see in biblical moves such as «The Robe.»

Indeed, for a first - century audience, more attuned to the «differential charge» locations within Greco - Roman cities could possess, such temples would have appeared all the more impressive, occupying, as they did, crucial sites in their symbolic geography (in Athens, for example, the cult temple was constructed in the Acropolis, near the Parthenon, in the historic and religious heart of the city).

The May 1984 National Geographic showed through color photos and drawings the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79.

Christianity revitalized life in Greco - Roman cities by providing new norms and new kinds of social relationships able to cope with many urgent urban problems.